Lacey's kittens: four weeks old!
Last edited Fri May 15, 2015, 06:09 PM - Edit history (1)
This is a landmark week for kittens. We will be introducing them to solid (wet) food, and the litter box. So far one has licked wet food off a spoon for me, and the other just accepted a taste. He'd rather try eating the kitty litter or newspapers. They're still nursing, of course, and with just two, mama cat has plenty of milk. They are both over a pound in weight today, fat and sassy.
In the last few days, both of them have learned to climb out of their box, but not always back in again. So I cut the side so that I can open it up all the way during the day, and close the side back up with duct tape overnight. That way they will stay cozy and together at night. The box is about 15 " high with the side up all the way, and that should hold them for a while. I had the front side folded down to about 9 " high, up until now, and that's the height a four week old can scale. But it helped the mom look out and make sure no danger was in the area. She's on the alert in case one of my cats might possibly get into the room-although they can't and won't ever.
I have a litter box set up but so far only a little digging and tasting and no action. But that will happen.
They were wrestling and when they saw the camera, stopped and stared. Perfect for getting a good photo.
Box with the front part open.
Mama has to get used to babies walking around the room.
They can walk but don't run or scamper yet. Still a bit wobbly.
Oh yes and they have names now! The black one (male) is Kona and the tabby (female) is Maui. We just had a vacation in Hawaii. 
They take after Mama around the eyes: they both have the rather deep-set eyes she has, that look a little squared off at the tops.
edited: I figured out how to post this video!
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Kitties!
A video--added to the original post.
