January 2012 archive

Pudgy lumps of kitten-ness

“Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald We let the Nutmeg-Talisker litter out of the nest today to take some pictures.  Since they were born on January 1st we decided to name them after champagnes.  Technically we should have named them after hangover symptoms, but …

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Safe and warm

Today we took some of the cats for their annual cardiac ultrasound this morning (just something we do as breeders to ensure healthy lines).  Dunkin was sufficiently traumatized by the experience that she needed to find a safe place to snuggle up this afternoon. It’s not all that horrible a process, but between the car …

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Slurp!

Two week old kittens. If they’re not sleeping, they’re eating.

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Happy New Kittens!

Well, this was an interesting way to spend New Years Day.  Nutmeg began giving birth this morning and squirted out four cuties in rapid succession (we don’t call her “Machine Gun Megs” for nothing).  Then she started to have trouble with Number Five.   Try as she might, it wouldn’t come out.  We ended up taking …

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