Eli and the ant

I've started giving Jack vitamin C again. It was quite hard figuring out how to make sure he got what I gave him, with Muffin and Eli and Em and Olie ... so what I started doing was putting the little dish of food in the box on the cat tower. No one can sneak up on him and push him out of the way, and he licks the dish so clean I can reuse it over and over.

I was cuddling with Em, and I noticed the fatty deposits had returned on her back. So I tried to feed her a full lecithin gel cap. She wasn't having any of that, so I squeezed it ou on some food. She apparently doesn't like the taste or smell of the lecithin, so she used her paw to get the food under the liquid, and used her paw to eat it, so I mixed it in. She ate most of it. While we were fending everyone else off, I saw an ant in the house. The hubby wounded it but we were still concerned with Em, so he left it there. I told Eli to get it, and with a little help to get him to spot it, he went after it. He attacked it with his paw. The ant attached itself to his paw, to which Eli shook his paw with disgust. Then he went after it again, pawed at it again, and again it attached itself... again he shook it off. He did that four times, then got it in his mouth.. to which he immediately spat it out... but he continued to go after it.. it was quite amusing.

the kittens are out in their room causing havoc. I'm frightened to go down there.

Vet visit

got the pictures figured out :) I was playing with the elders tonight, and I so wish I could have gotten a few shots in particular but you know kittens.. by the time you can even pick up the camera they have moved on.

Charlie and the kits went to the clinic today.. Charlie checked out ok. the dr thinks she just threw up.. and it looked like blood cause it was tuna. I know tuna throw up, and that wasn't it.. but whatever. her stomach wasn't tender and she didn't have a fever so as long as she doesn't do it again, and she continues to act fine, then that will be that. Had him look at peanut too. he said he was deformed, but he was strong, and his lungs were clear, so there is hope that he'll be able to live with it. He is still too young to x-ray so there is no saying for certain, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Life with kittens.

I woke up this morning and realized I hadn't fed Charlie. I checked on her.. but failed to refill the water or food bowls.. so I got up and stumbled in there. she was happy to see me. While she was up eating I weighed peanut.. 6.7, and MP, 13.7 and then sat there patting charlie while she ate. I watched the kittens who seemed to be a bit frisky. It started with MP biting gonzo's ear. I wasn't sure it was deliberate. but soon it was out and out kitten play time. toddling around on legs that haven't quite gotten the hang of walking around yet, they would toddle up to a sibling, and try to bite an ear or a tail. I was overwhelmed with cuteness.

but now.. I am going to go back to bed. I'll figure out why those pictures aren't showing up in the morning. I uploaded them to two different places, and neither one works. These are the first pictures since they moved servers on me. which doesn't make much sense cause the blog entries are showing up.. but those are being FTP'd through blogger, and I uploaded the pictures via cuteFTP. No clue.

Peanut is holding weight and Jack has worms

peanut was still 6.4 yesterday. I haven't weighed him today. We have an issue with Charlie and the kittens. I went into their room yesterday and there were two stains on the piece of fabric I keep in the cage. One was beige, and looked a bit like throw up remnants, but the food I served was darker. the other was water and blood. Not a lot, but enough to be concerned. They are going into the clinic tomorrow. I'm sure it came from Charlie. She is acting totally fine. but the shelter wants me to bring her in, so in she goes.

The elder ones are a handful and a half. the litter box was a total waste land today. and absolute mess. But I will admit, having five kittens climbing up on you wanting attention and purring and being cute and having one climb up your back, and a few attacking your toes is an experience. One I can't recommend highly enough. I'd invite you all over, but ... well you know

Em is currently sitting on the arm of the chair wanting my attention, she's being adorably cute!! Now Ollie is sniffing my fingers. Gee.. I wonder if they are hungry..

Jack has tape worms. Would explain a lot. he's got some horrid smelling poops. Last night he had a cling-on, and when I was cleaning him off, I found one. So I got some pills from the clinic. He took them like an absolute trooper! He's amazing when it comes to being pilled... almost like me. I amaze my hubby cause I can take a handful of large pills at one time and often in one gulp. :)

Peanut is gaining.

SIX POINT FOUR!! yea!! KMR is a wonderful thing.
His breathing doesn't seem to be as bad as it has been. its still obvious, but slightly better, unless I'm imagining things.. which is fully possible.. its been a long day.

We are in the process of moving the kitten rooms around now. The elder ones are going to have the bigger room, so they have more room to run around. Only problem is that they were using the bottom of the ferret cage as a litter box.. they absolutely destroyed the last one with use. I covered the bottom with a trash bag then put the litter in, and they tore up the bag digging around, so that wont work again. question is do I want to just put the litter on the badly worn out and rusted tin, or do I want to cover that up with soft cushy towels and a quilt so they could sleep down there and put a litter box on the top level... decisions decisions.. I'm afraid if I put the litter on top they'll start sleeping in it... and getting covered in poop. I just took some pictures.. will have to process them and see what we've got.. Hopefully there is a good one of peanut's chest.. if not I'll have to wait till there is some daylight out. You would think since I knew that the flash distorts things a bit, I would have gotten around to taking some pictures when the sun was up.. oh well. I'll post any good ones in a bit.