We have a kitten in the house! No no, it's not staying permanently...REALLY. A cat boarding client found a kitten mewing and wandering around his gate and he waited for the mother cat to turn up but she did not so he took it before it got mashed up on the road by passing vehicles. Then he thought...oh oh. Now what. It was a very young kitten (3 weeks, possibly) so he called to ask if I could foster it until it could eat solids and litter box trained. And that's how Merlene ended up at our place.
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| Coco was very interested in Merlene (everyone else, especially Meow-Me, hisses at her. Poor little thing) |
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| Ain't I just cute? I love my horse "mummy". Heh heh |
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| Oooopsie! |
Merlene is very active and each day brings new developments. When she first came just 4 days ago, she was still crawling unsteadily but today she is walking quite confidently and starting to pounce on her toys. She is still on milk and needs to be stimulated to eliminate. I hope to transition her to babycat kibbles sometime later this week and also litter box train her at around the same time. It's such a joy to watch her grow up.
Her "sister" is here for boarding and she isn't too happy with the tiny mewing kitten. But Chi Chi is a very friendly cat so we think she would accept the kitten if introductions are done correctly. Anyone has any tips on how to make the introductions go smoothly? Chi Chi is an almost 4 year old spayed female who has been an only child for that many years.
