The kittens have issued a non negotiable demand

[Siwsan]

I am to bring them to the den IMMEDIATELY after they finish their breakfast. They have things to do that can NOT be done in the confines of the bedroom. Things like racing around, pouncing and wrestling, climbing the cat condo and cat tree, crawling up on my lap, styling my hair, and playing with the boys. So what else could I do but obey.

(Wait! So THAT'S where my sock went!!)

[hlthe2b]

1. Party on, guys!

[niyad]

2. Of course you must obey. How could one possibly ignore the imperative?

[Siwsan]

4. I'm going to leave them in the den while I run out on a quick errand

I was going to do that, yesterday, when I put in the garden but they found one ONE weak point in the door barricade and shamelessly exploited it. Needless to say I was pretty surprised when I walked down the hallway and saw 3 of the 4 kittens racing towards me.

Fortunately I figured out how they escaped and reinforced the space.

They still have to go back to the bedroom for their meals because Madoc would just steal their food. And I leave them up there for a while, hoping they will take a nap. They seem to think they should play, instead of sleep, for 18 to 20 hours a day.

[niyad]

8. Kittens are very smart, and will exploit any weakness or loophole. Now, if only

we could harness the energy of kittens!

[2naSalit]

3. They are growing fast!

What else could you do but obey? You're outnumbered!

[Siwsan]

5. They start their vaccinations on Thursday.

It's less than 2 weeks before two will be going to their forever home.

[2naSalit]

7. It's funny how...

They dominate so much time in the beginning, normalizing a kind of chaos such that you kind of miss it when some leave the pack and the chaos subsides.

[Siwsan]

9. At least it's an incremental transition

Freya will stay with me four a couple weeks longer.

[2naSalit]

10. True.

And when it's all done, you'll have three boys to keep you busy and well loved.

[crim son]

22. I have a cat called Freyja!

I hope her new owners keep the name. One of my cats, Freeloader, had three litters and the new owners always changed the kittens' names which made me a little sad.

[tblue37]

24. Freya is it he name the new owners have chosen for Bronwyn.

[Diamond_Dog]

6. That's quite a day care center you've got there!

I bet they wear you out!

[Siwsan]

11. They do!

They are like the velociraptors on 'Jurassic Park', constantly looking for weaknesses in the perimeter.

I just figured out another way they are escaping. I think I'll do a triple check that there is nothing harmful in the bathrooms that they can reach, and give up on worrying if/when they get out. Now that they are bigger they will be easier to find.

It did dawn on me that I will need to buy a few more scratching posts.

[nuxvomica]

12. It reminds me of when Tom and Huck were kittens

After an exhausting day with their antics, I decided to sequester them upstairs and had two 3-foot-high "gates" that I secured one atop the other at the stairwell to keep them upstairs while I watched some TV. I had just settled down on the sofa when the two of them appeared on my lap. So back they went upstairs and I monitored the gates where I couldn't be seen. In no time, they were climbing up the gates on one side and jumping from the top to their freedom.

[Siwsan]

14. My brother brought over a baby gate. I am skeptical.

I will put it up later this afternoon, just to see how quick they figure out how to conquer it. Of course I'll get video.

[nuxvomica]

16. You might also try aluminum foil pressed on the top

Cats don't like the feel of it on their paws but then again kittens may just trash it.

[Siwsan]

17. Madoc LOVES aluminum foil. He steals it from the kitchen!!

Fortunately the kittens are getting big enough that I won't worry about them, once they have the run of most of the house.

[nuxvomica]

19. LOL

[lillypaddle]

13. They think they are in heaven

having a blast. And maybe they are! So cute kitties.

[Siwsan]

15. The trick, now, is figuring out where they've zonked out

Dewi just crawled up next to me and fell asleep. The other kittens are somewhere, and since it's so quiet are no doubt also asleep.

And they do fall asleep in the weirdest places and in the funniest positions.

[brer cat]

18. Good luck! They are a handfull...

and a lap full.

[Bourgeois Liberal]

20. It's The Rug.

Oriental rugs have a way of doing that to kittehs.

[Rebl2]

21. 🤣😂🤣

[Glaisne]

23. If the cats ain't happy

ain't nobody happy.

[Nululu]

25. Lovely kitties

We had a cat who'd drag my husband's sock all over the house. He'd pull them from the dirty laundry basket.

[slightlv]

27. I had a cat (took a while to figure out which one!)

who, everyday, would rob my laundry basket of my underwear and drag them around the house!

[Nululu]

28. They are such goofs. Nt

[cstanleytech]

31. Well......every cat burglar needs a mask.

[Nululu]

33. Good one

[suncat]

26. It must be a blast

to have a bunch of kittens to keep the day full of purrs and messes!

[bluboid]

29. I am totally partial to Bootsie cats...

black with white paws & bib - these guys are adorable

[cstanleytech]

30. You know, puppies are ok but kittens melt my brain.

[whitelightmagic]

32. I've a cat

I have a cat who always use to do this