The blog has been on hiatus due to unforeseen circumstances.....
Back a couple of posts ago, Walter was not alone. He had some company in the plant room. If you will notice, his company was as round as a basketball and waddled.
*note Mamma was a pregnant stray taken from an area with all four-lane roads, traffic and cement and now given a permanent, loving and SAFE indoor home with veterinary care.
SURPRISE!!!!
Walter welcomed into the world some newly minted gardening help. He was feeling a bit overwhelmed with his plant chores and thought some assistants would be a great idea.
This assistant is only three hours old.
The "Itty Bitty Pretty Kitty Committee" started off at four ounces and had its eyes tight shut and ears folded down.
Walter did not expect quite so much a resemblance because he is only the "uncle" to the young ones.
We spent a lot of time sleeping and eating.... eating and sleeping.
Walter paid only a short and tiny visit to the happy new family and knew that he should wait about a month until trying that again if he valued his anatomy in one piece!
We grew and grew and got weighed each day to see if we were making the proper progress.
One day we even got to go on a field trip and try out a new soft bed (mostly for photo purposes). That did not last however. Mamma preferred keeping her family were they were and where she could keep a very, very close eye on them.
And speaking of eyes, our eyes opened to reveal a stunning blue!
After the "Kitty Committee" grew for a while they moved to a room where there were more toys and more fun. They invented all sorts of games like "King of the Pillow" which is still a Committee favorite.
The Kitty Committee was charted and graphed and it amazed everyone that the growth was so perfectly linear. I wonder if they show you that at vet school?
The "Committee" even decided that being weighed wasn't so bad, they would assist in "helpful" ways.
We're now much bigger and feistier and will challenge all toys that get in the way.
But, really... after all that hard play and training for the new plant room assistant job, there has to be a little down time. They are practicing some "nap therapy" now, which involves a vigorous round of wrestling and then a sudden drop into a coma.
Walter, in one of his weaker moments, was caught being nice to the kittens and snuggling. He will make a fine "horticultural tutor" when the Kitty Committee is ready to learn.
Stay tuned for future updates on training for plant recognition, plant tasting and plant shelf selection.
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