Foster Kitten Friday

Hello from the Wild West! We're onto week 6ish with these little beauties. This has been the week the personalities have come out.

Mama Kate is one chill cat. When she's not feeding or sleeping, she likes being held and loved on. She thinks laps are just okay, but pick her up and hold her and love on her? She's in heaven. But when it's feeding time she makes a unique meow to signal to the babies that the buffet is open. The babes jump into action and head her way. If she's asleep and she hears one of the babies crying she'll head their way instead. She has her job down pat.

The buffet is open!

Mama and Wyatt just chillin'

Annie Oakley is quite the spunky little gal. She's a tortoiseshell cat and she lives up to the reputation of the torties. Independent, sassy, and ready to tackle the world. Annie is a big ball of soft fluffy fur and when she slows down she'll let ya love on her. But those slow times are few and far between.

I'm sassy and I know it.

Her sister Calamity Jane isn't a calamity at all but just another chill cat like mama. She's a lover of laps and a lover of the camera. Can you tell?

Their brother Wild Bill definitely does live up to his name. He's the first one to do everything, including finding places to hide where he shouldn't and getting into things he shouldn't. But he too is a lovey dovey and will head to my lap just like his sister CJ (Calamity Jane).

Someone is getting very sleepy.

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

And then we have Wyatt. He's looking so much healthier and he's taking more risks and getting more confident each day. I'm just so darn proud of the little guy. 

I again have a video dedicated just to him and the progress he made this week as he learned to make his way in the world with no back paws. Be sure to check it out below.

See you next Friday for another update on the Wild West Gang!

Learn more about living with the Wild West Foster Kitten Gang here.

Watch all the episodes of The Adventures of Wyatt Earp, the Foster Kitten with no back feet here.

Foster Kitten Friday

It has been another wild week in the Wild West Foster household. Actually, now that I think about it, it hasn't been so wild. Mama Kate is a chill cat and is setting the tone for the house. Babies want to eat? Play? Clean? All at the same time? She's up for it.

She doesn't even mind too much when they choose a saucer of gruel over her. Break time for Mama!

But like all kitties, they are wildly playful. Where last week most of their play was wrestling, this week they've progressed to the climbing and jumping phase. And, of course, the cute phase.

Wild Bill

Calamity Jane

Annie Oakley

Wyatt Earp

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

It has been a fun week with all of them. I again have a video on Wyatt, the little guy missing his two back paws. He's been working on exploring his space this week, so be sure to check out his adventures.

See you back here again next week for another Foster Friday!

Learn more about living with the Wild West Foster Kitten Gang here.

Watch all the episodes of The Adventures of Wyatt Earp, the Foster Kitten with no back feet, here.

Foster Kitten Friday

I've got some new foster kitties!!! (Can you hear the excitement in my voice?) We're calling this group the Wild West Gang.

We have the beautiful Mama Kate.

Mama Kate brought four little four week old babies along with her. We have little Miss Calamity Jane.

Miss Annie Oakley

Mr. Wild Bill

And a special little guy, Mr. Wyatt Earp. Do you notice anything unsual about this little fella? More about him in just a bit.

Nursing mama cats are fun to have around. If you take good care of mama, she takes good care of the babies. And boy, is Kate a sweet gal. She loves people loving and loves her little kitties. But like mamas with babies this old, she needs some alone time. It has taken some trial and error but we finally found the perfect configuration for her (and the kitties) happiness.

The two connected popup pens with one top open + an old TV tray butted up right against the opening = happy mama and babies. She can keep a close eye on them...

and make a quick entry and exit when needed. The babies aren't yet able to climb up the mesh sides so she can keep them corralled, feed and clean them when she needs to, and still get her privacy. Go Mama Kate!

We don't keep them corralled all day, though. Like all babies before them, they get supervised play on the couch. The only difference is I have an additional playground supervisor on duty.

The kids are quite the lively and cute bunch. I mean, just look at those faces! We started them on gruel this week so they are a bit messy. But still cute!

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

Now let's get back to Wyatt. If you noticed in his picture, Wyatt was born without any back paws. Now there's a special guy for ya! So special and so important I felt it best to show him off - and document his progress over these next few weeks - in videos. Take a look at this week's introductory video to see this little guy in action.

Sweet, right? I can't wait to see what next week holds. Be sure to come on back next Friday for more photos and another Wyatt video. Happy Foster Friday!

Learn more about living with the Wild West Foster Kitten Gang here.

Watch all the episodes of The Adventures of Wyatt Earp, the Foster Kitten with no back feet here.

Foster Kitten Friday

Yep, my job is done. The rest of the Yellowstone foster kitty crew - Beth, Dutton, Kaycee, and Monica - have grown up. Doggone it! They’re making their way to the adoption floor, eager to find their forever families. As usual, that makes today a bit sad. But it’s also a happy day as they will soon find someone who will just love them up like we did.  

Goodbye, Beth.

Goodbye, Dutton.

Goodbye, Kaycee.

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

Goodbye, Monica.

Goodbye, lap warmers.

Goodbye, girls.

Foster Kitten Friday

This was the week it happened. After weeks of early morning and late night feedings. Of lengthy supervised play times and short bursts of foster parent-initiated lovings. After weeks of wondering if these foster kitties would ever be ready, willing, and able. 

Well, they now are.

This is the week these little babies, the ones who came from a hoarding situation without having experienced the ever-so-important early positive human interactions, became lap cats.

I wasn’t sure I would be able to get them there, but this week's pictures prove that we all made it.

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

I guess my work is almost done.