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Kittens from this litter have all gone to their forever homes. |
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Updates on how these kittens have matured are on our Where Are They Now? page. |
| Grainne's Kitten Diary 2018 |
| This reads from the bottom up. New entries are added at the top so its easy to follow as they grow. |
| The music used on this page is Let Them Be Little by Billy Dean |
| These kittens are the progeny of our sire Polo and dam Grainne |
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Closing Stats #1 Peaches – is now Blue and lives in Lynn, MA. He will join a resident cat and dog, and a very excited teen boy as his buddies. #2 Genoise – is now Peaches and lives in Douglas, MA. with a pair of very excited boys to play with. #3 Creme Pat – is now Winnie and lives in Woburn, MA. She is joining a resident Grand Dame Siamese |
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| August 27th - Genoise went home yesterday. First reports
back are he is doing very well. He's enjoying playing and sofa sitting
with his boys. Momma Grainne is missing chasing through the house after
her sneak attack boys.
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| August 19th - Peaches family picked him up
this morning. We couldn't have asked for a nicer visit. He crawled right
into his new owners lap and was very happy to love on him and be loved
on. I think we will bond very well with his boy, and the rest of the
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Momma Grainne and her boys this morning |
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Genoise will be staying with us until Aug 26th because his family is on a vacation.
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Yesterday our eldest son and daughter visited with the kittens |
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Grandma Fenya got to spend time with her grandson's too. |
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Treats a shared love, lol |
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| August 15-17 - twelve weeks old - The kitten's went in for their alter surgery on their birthdays. They are did very well and came home very well behaved. They rested Wednesday night and were back to their normal activity, minus jumping, the next day. Creme Pat has done so well post surgery I agree to allow her to go home today, Friday. Her meowmy has a four day weekend and wants the time to bond with her. All three kittens were crawling on everyone's laps and into Creme Pats carrier. It was a very nice good bye for Creme Pat. She was not stressed at all. | |
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Home from the hospital and my laps too small. |
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Peaches on my lap before everyone else piled on top of him. |
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Right after they arrived home from surgery. |
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Dr. Gould did a wonderful job on Creme Pat. I can hardly tell where her tiny incision is. |
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Creme Pat sitting with me waiting for her family to arrive. |
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| August 8 -10 -eleven weeks old - The
kittens were supposed to have their surgery but it had to be
rescheduled. to next Wednesday. We've been playing instead. I'm
convinced these two boys make each other bitey. They seem to give each
other permission by biting each other in play. I can tell how they look
at me when I correct them that they understand not to bite but they rile
each other up and forget. Peaches is learning to substitute licking for
his soft bites. This is exactly what his grandmother Fenya did. She was
very oral as a kitten and learned licking was acceptable. As an adult she
no longer uses her mouth like she did when she was young. Once in a
while she will groom me or if I'm doing something to her that's annoying
her she will lick me as a warning to stop, lol.
I've realized with Creme Pat the best way to get one on one attention from her is to ignore her. She can't resist inserting herself into what I'm going. She will want to be on my lap. Genoise is such a snuggle buddy. He just loves everyone. He believes the best place is right between your feet when your standing. He will even sit on your foot, lol. |
Genoise 11 weeks of age |
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Genoise and Peaches |
Peaches 11 weeks of age |
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Sleepy Peaches napping on my lap |
Creme Pat was always wanting to be on my lap if she wasn't running |
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Creme Pat 11 weeks of age |
Creme Pat helping me with the diary |
Peaches needed to help me too! |
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| August 5 - This weekend we worked on proper curtain manners. Yes you can play behind the curtains. No you cannot claw or climb the curtains. They were really good and learned very quickly. |
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O-kay the plant may be a problem. I think it just said it wants to go outside for a little vacation, lol. |
Peaches likes sitting on the plant stand |
Creme Pat prefers to stand on it. |
Creme Pat helping me with the diary and finding me boring. |
Hoping the boys will show up |
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| August 1- ten weeks old - Genoise has become more relaxed and no longer feels he has to prove his dominance all the time. Peaches on the other hand has ramped up his level taking every bit his brother relinquishes to him. I've been introducing them to treats. Genoise caught on right away, It took Creme Pat a little while to understand that Treat mean come with me, lol Peaches seems indifferent to them. Now when I call treat and tell them to go to the treat bench they do come but were working on the bench part. Genoise love treats so much he hops at me like an excited puppy, lol. Momma already knows Treat desk and treat bench so she is helping them to learn. Next will be trying to get them to be not so excited so thy can gently take a treat and not try to steal everyone elses. Creme Pat is getting good at jumping and catching the bird. I was surprised to see her jump and catch it in her mouth like great great grandma Maeve used to do. Grannia and Fen have always grabbed it with hteir paws and stuffed it into their mouth. The kittens got to play with Peaches family this week. The boys enjoyed being rascals and Creme Pat was quite taken with the Mother. Creme Pat has also become a bit of a Mini Me to Momma Grainne. She shadows her at her side exactly. |
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Creme Pat - " I loves the mouse." |
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Peaches, " I get a boy as my new owner. He really likes my blue eyes so I'm showing them off, just for him." |
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| July 26th - Some better birthday photos of the kittens. This time I got Peaches too. |
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Genoise and Peaches racing up the tree |
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| July 25th - nine weeks old - Oh my we have
been busy with the hard work of playing and visiting with families. The
kittens adored having Genoise's family stop by. Nothing better
than playing hard with two boys. I expected for Genoise to lead the way
and was surprised when Peaches was the one running to the boys first. He
loved every minute of the attention.
I'm seeing a big of roll reversal this week. Genoise seems to be settling down a bit, he was a bit of a bully. Peaches actually had a scab on his scruff from Genoise. He's become much nicer with much less surprise attacking play. Peaches is now amping up his beast mode, lol. He's taking a liking to attacking Grandma Fenya's plush toy raccoon. I'm working with Creme Pat to get her less focused on the details of everything go on around her. She is coming around nicely. In the past few days she has taken to calling me and running to me when she can't find her brothers. They like to run off upstairs. We are seeing much more vertical play both in climbing and in jumping after toys. I found Genoise on the top of the cat tree but couldn't get a photo of him fast enough. They are also learning the word treat. Its the easiest way to wrangle them all when they are all over the house, lol. When downloading my camera I discover I had a number of Creme pat photos but not to many of anyone else. I make up for this this weekend and get some better photos of everyone, I hope, lol. They like to move fast.
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Usually its Creme Pat or Peaches walking the thin boards under the coffee table but I caught Genoise doing it too. |
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| July 19th - The kittens got to go for a ride in the car today, without Momma, to see the Vet for their first wellness check up. They all traveled quietly. They got to help a Veterinary student who was visiting learn about kitten exams. They were double checked by the Student and the doctor. They passed all the checks with flying colors. Of the three Peaches heart was racing the fastest He was Mr. Friendly and excited to be there so it must have been his excitement. Genoise was doing the cool dude thing, lol, but I really don't think he thought it was cool to be there. His paws were wet with sweat. Miss Creme Pat was buzzing, visibly. Her heart rate was fast too but I think hers was from her nerves. They each got their vaccination shot and were good to go. |
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" Do I have to be here?" Mr. Peaches was banging his face into the grate trying to get it open. |
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He was making biscuits and purring hard. And loving all the petting. He loves to be touched, he responds to touch. |
" Oh, Here she comes!" |
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| July 18th - eight weeks old - The thought process was, Ill go in and catch some nice photos of the kittens as they wake up. They will be more likely to sit for a bit. The joke was on me. They heard me walking and as soon as I entered the room they were down around my feet saying hello and sprinted out of the room to run and play. Okay, recalculating lol. I will take one at a time and set them on the desk nests for a photo shoot. Genoise was at my feet so he went first. Well this went well. He was a good boy and I got a few nice photo poses. I thought, no problem. Hahaha I hadn't thought through what was happening while Genoise was being good. The other two were off playing. I set Genoise down and he ran off. I enticed Peaches. He was pretty good I got a few nice photos of him too. Peaches knew he was missing out and could hear the other two dashing about, toys squeaking. He kept looking and wanting to leave. At this point I allowed him to run off and I stalked miss Creme Pat, basically tricked her with a toy and placed her on the desk. Two photos and she was gone. I hadn't accounted for each successive kitten to be more wound up from playing. So poor Miss Creme Pat has not so many and not so good photos. Ill have to get her first next time, lol. | |
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Peaches was so sweet yesterday he melted my heart. Normally they all nap together but yesterday he crawled up into my lap and onto my chest to sleep. No camera close to me of course. |
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| July 11th - seven weeks old - The kittens
are in the chasseing speed demon phase. They are driving Momma's nerves
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bi-weekly weigh in ........ Peaches is 2 lb. 1 ounce = 939 grams - up 71 grams Genoise is 2 lb. 2 ounces = 968 grams - up 71 grams Creme Pat is 1 lb. 12 ounces = 797 grams - up 64 grams Their weights are right on track with the weights of Grainne's past litters. We stop weighing at seven weeks when the boys hit two pounds. Both of these boy made that mark. Creme Pat has a little to go but girls are almost always smaller than the boys and she will get there weeks before her surgery date. Early S&N requires 2 pound or 8 weeks of age. They will surpass that requirement way ahead of time. |
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| July 7th - The kittens are making us laugh so much with they playful antics. |
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bi-weekly weigh in ........ Peaches is 1 lb. 14.5 ounces = 868 grams - up 68 grams Genoise is 1 lb. 15.5 ounces = 896 grams - up 57 grams Creme Pat is 1 lb. 9.75 ounces = 733 grams - up 75 grams |
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| July 4th - Happy Independence Day - six weeks old - We have removed the run fencing. Some photos were taken just before we removed it. We will be working on building confidence for whole house activity. Over the past few days we have spent time coming into the living room and basically sleeping behind the sofa. As they become more comfortable they will emerge more to play. Our goal for this coming week is to see them all playing out in the room. Creme Pat is the first to develop self awareness. She is very tuned into everything going on. The boys are still a bit oblivious. Self awareness in the big world at this age equals fear. They all go thought this phase. some more acutely than others. As they gain positive experiences they grow more secure with their place in the world. They learn the difference between what should be feared and what are normal everyday noises and movements. | |
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bi-weekly weigh in ........ Peaches is 1 lb. 12.1 ounces = 800 grams - up 75 grams Genoise is 1 lb. 13.5 ounces = 840 grams - up 68 grams Creme Pat is 1 lb. 7.1 ounces = 658 grams - up 46 grams |
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bi-weekly weigh in ........ Peaches is 1 lb. 9.5 ounces = 726 grams - up 78 grams Genoise is 1 lb. 11 ounces = 772 grams - up 68 grams Creme Pat is 1lb. 5.5 ounces = 612 grams - up 60 grams |
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In the range of nose shapes (not muzzle but actual nose leather) Keva has a more arched, rounded nose, Fenya has a flat wide nose. Grainne falls right between the two. Creme Pat's nose is looking more like Keva's. It's more of an arched rounded shape. It's a sleek, delicate looking nose.
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"I can't see you...no you can't come up. Its my lap. Girls only right now." Creme Pat with Peaches |
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I looked over and saw Peaches with both his front paws standing on the food inside the big kitty bowl. |
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| June27th - five weeks old - Over the past few days the kittens have been exploring... |
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Out into the house ....Noo one was timid about going out. |
Oh my all these new smells they don't know.... Momma's fussing meows didn't help Creme Pat lost her nerve first and ran back to her safe room. |
Genoise wanted to go further. But momma's fussing got louder and Peaches high tailed it back to the room too. Gemoise headed back but more in a "I'm still checking things out I'm not done yet" sort of way. |
He really, really wanted to go up. But he's too small and just couldn't get up. Genoise kept trying even though he fell back on his rear each time. I convinced him maybe he should try next week when he's a bit bigger. |
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bi-weekly weigh in ........ Peaches is 1 lb.6.75 ounces = 648 grams - up 75 grams Genoise is 1 lb. 8.75 ounces = 705 grams - up 107 grams Creme Pat is 1lb. 3.4 ounces = 551 grams - up 60 grams |
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| June 23-24th - I witnessed Peaches properly using the litter box. I'm sure Creme Pat is also. We have had no accidents at all. So I expanded the run area to three quarters of the room. I saved the last quarter in front of the door so I can safely enter and exit without being rushed by tiny escape artists, lol. We introduced a moving toy. The kittens have set up an observation panel to study this phenomena. They are trying to determine if it is safe or not. If it gets to close too quickly they don't hesitate to hiss a warning at it. Momma wants to eat its feathers, lol. The kittens are starting to drink from the big bowl. They have also successfully figured out how to climb up to the first level perch on the cat tree. Momma has decided she doesn't like the big family nest. Apparently 4 in a one cat nest is not too crowded for her. |
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Of course as soon as they heard the door they all woke up. |
Creme Pat, drinking out of the big bowl |
Peaches, Momma has nipped off all his whiskers cleaning his face. He is such a sweet and gentle boy. While the other kittens still like to bite/mouth my fingers, Peaches licks me. |
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Genoise in the hole and Peaches on my arm....falling asleep, lol. |
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I'm not sure who this is. It could be Creme Pat or Genoise. |
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Watching that moving toy carefully. Is it safe or not? |
Nap time, I had to get this photo through the glass on the French doors so I wouldn't wake them. |
Please may I come up on your lap? Note only whiskers on the right side, lol, left side nipped clean. |
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bi-weekly weigh in (23rd)...... Larger gains because of that change in the interval for weights. Peaches is 1 lb.4.1 ounces = 573 grams - up 71 grams Genoise is 1 lb. 5.0 ounces = 598 grams - up 43 grams Creme Pat is 1lb. 1.25 ounces = 438 grams - up 28.4 grams |
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| June 20th - four weeks old - The kittens are doing great. They are very active, goofy, and sweet. They are developing skills through play. I watched Peaches walk along the top edge of the big litter box today. I also witnessed that Genoise has master the use of the litter box. He left both a wet spot and a deposit at different times today. There have been no accidents so the transition to litter box use is going very well. As of today we will begin weighing bi-weekly. Once the kittens move to kibble weights very too much for daily weigh ins. |
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 1 lb.1.6 ounces = 502 grams - up 14.2 grams Genoise is 1 lb. 3.5 ounces = 555 grams - up 28.4 grams Creme Pat is 15.4 ounces = 438 grams - up 28.4 grams |
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 1 lb. 1 ounce = 484 grams - up 14.2 grams Genoise is 1 lb. 2.5 ounces = 527 grams - up 10.7 grams Creme Pat is 14.4 ounces = 409 grams - up 7.1 grams |
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Top to bottom, Peaches, Genoise, and Creme Pat |
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They have their teeth in. Peaches is the most gentle when he bites on my finger. They have done a good job of teaching each other pressure limits with biting. |
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Genoise needs to work a little bit on pressure compared to the other two but he responded and looked at me intently when I indicated it was a little bit too hard....it wasn't really hard at all but he could be gentler so I want him to learn. |
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| June 15th - I decided this morning to bring in a small bowl of baby cat kibble. I was so shocked to see them all run to it and begin eating it at the same time. This never happens. I wasn't even prepared with a camera, and it was so cute, darn. I ran and got my camera but had to sprinkle food on the rug to get eating photos. They are also still nursing. I need to get the room all set up with a training litter box too. They are exploring all over the room now. No longer tentative about leaving home base. |
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 14.75 ounces = 420 grams - up 10.7 grams Genoise is 1 lb. 0.125 ounces = 459 grams - up 25 grams Creme Pat is 12.75 ounces = 363 grams - up 17.8 grams |
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| June 14th - I'm convinced these kittens want more food then they are getting. They all lick on every surface. I think they are ready to eat kibble. |
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 14.4 ounces = 409 grams - up 14.2 grams Genoise is 15.25 ounces = 434 grams - up 7.1 grams Creme Pat is 12.1 ounces = 345 grams - up 3.5 grams |
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June 13th - three weeks old - On one end of the spectrum is
creme Pat. She is a busy little sprite. She was first into my lap and
very active. On the other end is Genoise. He is more of a thinker.
He is also social but just not a busy bee....yet. Watching his wrestle I
think he may end up being the leader in this litter. Peaches falls into
the middle between them. He likes to be busy with Creme Pat but can also
sit and study things with Genoise, until Genoise attacks him for a
wrestle, lol. All the kittens are social and curious with us.
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 13.9 ounces = 395 grams - up 21 grams Genoise is 15 ounces = 427 grams - up 21 grams Creme Pat is 12 ounces = 342 grams - up 14.2 grams |
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 12.1 ounces = 345 grams - up 10.7 grams Genoise is 13 ounces = 370 grams - up 17.8 grams Creme Pat is 10.6 ounces = 302 grams - up 17.8 grams |
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June 9th - We opened up the cabinet doors and placed the run fence
so that the kittens can start exploring. Creme Pat and Peaches have been
showing a lot of interest in wanting to learn about what's beyond the nest
edge. We will start out with a smaller area and expand it as they, and
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 11.25 ounces = 320 grams - up 17.8 grams Genoise is 11.9 ounces = 338 grams - up 14.2 grams Creme Pat is 9.75 ounces = 277 grams - up 10.6 grams |
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| June 7th - Gaining equally today. | ||||
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 10.6 ounces = 302 grams - up 14,2 grams Genoise is 11.4 ounces = 324 grams - up 14.2 grams Creme Pat is 9.4 ounces = 266 grams - up 14.2 grams |
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| June 6th - two weeks old - All three kittens are gaining color like seal points. | ||||
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Good Morning Babies
Left to right - Creme Pat, Peaches, and Genoise |
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Playing and biting on each other.....teething? |
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I noticed that Creme Pat keeps going to the back of the nest to the towel
behind it....
After bringing her forward I'm pretty sure she is self soothing her gums on the terry cloth nubs.
She does it to all the terry cloth. I rubbed my little finger in her mouth and she has little bumps of teeth under her gums. |
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Peaches has a more modified wedge head shape like his momma and a closer coat like hers too. |
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He's going to have nice dark saturation in his points |
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Peaches |
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Genoise |
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He didn't want to sit in my hand. He wanted his legs to hang, lol. |
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Genoise doesn't like posing for photos....yet. |
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Creme Pat |
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Creme Pat is a natural model. |
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Momma Grainne and Creme Pat |
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 10.1 ounces = 288 grams - up 17.8 grams Genoise is 10.9 ounces = 309 grams - up 17.8 grams Creme Pat is 8.9 ounces = 253 grams - up 7.1 grams Considering if I should supplement Creme Pat with some kitten milk to help her fatten up a bit. She's gaining okay but feels thinner by comparison. |
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| June 5th - They have now taken to enjoying a roll on their backs and waving their feet in the air, lol. I take it as an invitation to rub their tummies. I'll get good photos tomorrow for their two week birthday. | ||||
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 9.5 ounces = 270 grams - up 17.8 grams Genoise is 10.25 ounces = 292 grams - up 17.8 grams Creme Pat is 8.6 ounces = 245 grams - up 17.8 grams |
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| June 4th - Creme Pat you let me down. Eat baby eat. lol | ||||
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 8.9 ounces = 253 grams - up 14.2 grams Genoise is 9.6 ounces = 274 grams - up 14.2 grams Creme Pat is 8 ounces = 227 grams - up 7.1 grams |
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| Nice equal sharing today. They all gained the same amount of weight. | ||||
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 8.4 ounces = 228 grams - up 10.7 grams Genoise is 9.1 ounces = 249 grams - up 10.7 grams Creme Pat is 7.75 ounces = 210 grams - up 10.7 grams |
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June 2nd - We are starting to see the definition in the development of their eyes. Momma is much more settled again. |
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Creme Pat
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| This video is of Creme Pat visiting with me. The rapid ticking you hear is Genoise purring as he nurses. Peaches is also nursing you can see his back leg if you look closely, lol | ||||
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| Creme Pat better stop day dreaming and start eating again. Genoise is all about eating all the time. | ||||
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 8 ounces = 228 grams - up 14.2 grams Genoise is 8.75 ounces = 249 grams - up 14.2 grams Creme Pat is 7.4 ounces = 210 grams - up 3.5 grams |
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June 1st - This month started by scaring me out of my wits. Grainne was waiting for me at the door. I set down her wet food. I've been giving her some each day. I lifted the towel that covers the nesting box to see this.
Oh No, They were not under the beds, not in the box at all. I checked each possible place and no kittens. I scoured the room and started to panic. Momma where did you hide them? |
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The only place left was behind the old computer brain. Its no longer used
but I've kept it in place to fill the cubby so kittens don't go in
there. I pilled the brain forward. Sure enough. Momma had a bed back
there. Amazing she carried each one up over the case to put it back in
there. My guess is they had crawled out of the nesting box and she
didn't think it was safe anymore. I moved them.
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They are now in the corner cabinet nesting area with a box of food
blocking the opening, lol Babies can't crawl over the box but momma can
hop it.
The bed in front is just in case it goes wrong again. lol |
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| I left the case pulled out of the cubby and all opened up. I'll go back later after she has time to be quite and settled and clean it out and figure out what to do with it. | ||||
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 7.5 ounces = 213 grams - up 7.1 grams Genoise is 8.25 ounces = 235 grams - up 10.7 grams Creme Pat is 7.25 ounces = 206 grams - up 14.2 grams |
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May 31st - All ready for nighty night...welll almost
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 7.25 ounces = 206 grams - up 7.1 grams Genoise is 7.9 ounces = 224 grams - up 17.8 grams Creme Pat is 6.75 ounces = 192 grams - up 10.7 grams
All weighed and ready for bed |
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Silly sleeping places
Creme Pat |
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Peaches They love to crawl up out of the center of the nest. |
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Peaches one week old
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Genoise one week old
"Mommmmm, she's got me." You can see the ear color is coming in too ____________________ |
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Creme Pat one week old Her nose leather coloring up so much like the others has me questioning if she is chocolate or not. Her coat definitely has the whiter color of a chocolate. Time will tell. Maybe she will have deep chocolate points or maybe she will have a really light seal body, lol
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evening weigh in...... Peaches is 7.0 ounces = 199 grams - up 7.1 grams Genoise is 7.25 ounces = 206 grams - up 7.1 grams Creme Pat is 6.4 ounces = 181 grams - up 10.7 grams I need to make sure that sleeping outside the nest is not interfering with their nursing. I hope we see big gains tomorrow to compensate for the smaller ones today. They are right on track for weigh. They have basically doubled their birth weight in the first week. |
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Left to right - Peaches, Genoise, and Creme Pat. |
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May 29th- day six - Putting the new bed in made no
difference. They were all up on the bolsters on different sides until
Momma meowed at me. Then Peaches decided he needed to eat and crawled
down. Their noses are looking dark tonight.....even Creme Pat's. I'll
get some good birthday photos tomorrow for comparison.
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Genoise and Creme Pat |
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evening weigh in......
Peaches is 6.75 ounces = 192 grams - up 17.8 grams Genoise is 7.0 ounces = 199 grams - up 10.7 grams Creme Pat is 6 ounces = 170.8 grams - up 7.1 grams |
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| May 28th- day five - They are very independent lil guys I rarely find them clumped together. Maybe its time to put in a bumper bed, lol. | ||||
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evening weigh in......
Peaches is 6.1 ounces = 174 grams - up 10.7 grams Genoise is 6.6 ounces = 189 grams - up 21 grams Creme Pat is 5.75 ounces = 164 grams - up 14.2 grams |
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evening weigh in......
Peaches is 5.75 ounces = 164 grams - up 14.2 grams Genoise is 5.9 ounces = 167 grams - up 17.8 grams Creme Pat is 5.25 ounces = 149 grams - up 17.8 grams |
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| May 26th- day three - All is well this
morning. Momma is hungry and eating. A good sign. I see some eyes
peeping open.
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| If you want to give a go at guessing the kittens sexes here are some photos taken today. I'll add my guess tonight when I add the weights. Momma didn't want me to pick up Peaches so that's her paw at the bottom holding firm. | ||||
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I think Peaches and Genoise are seal point boys and Creme Pat is a chocolate point girl Time will tell if I am correct or not. |
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evening weigh in......
Peaches is 5.25 ounces = 150 grams - up 17.8 grams Genoise is 5.25 ounces = 150 grams - up 17.8 grams Creme Pat is 4.6 ounces = 132 grams - up 10.7 grams |
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| May 25th - day two - I'm going to start
today with good news. All three kittens and momma are fussy and hungry
this morning.
Now I have some bad news I've beat myself up this morning really well. There was another kitten. I found it delivered and cleaned but cold and unresponsive this morning. The staining on the towels indicated it was relatively recent delivery, still red. Wednesday night when the kittens were born, I thought I felt another kitten. I was uncertain because her last litter I thought the same thing. We took her for an x-ray and there was nothing. This time I allowed myself to be convinced I was wrong...again. With hindsight we should have gone and had her x-rayed to see what I was feeling. She could have been given oxytosin to induce contractions. I've added # 5 to the birth day post stats. I'm happy she delivered it...now we wait and watch. We watch momma to make sure she not developing an infection and watch weights to make sure the kittens are eating and strong. Not sick from bad milk. I'm already worried about how fussy they are. They are very hungry. I'm anxious to see tonight's weights. Now for some cute photos. There's a little bit of color coming into Peaches and Genoise nose leather.
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Creme Pat
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evening weigh in......
Peaches is 4.6 ounces = 131 grams - up 10.7 grams Genoise is 4.6 ounces = 131 grams - up 7.1 grams Creme Pat is 4.25 ounces = 121 grams - up 14.2 grams Acceptable weight gains for early on with the lions share going to the smaller kittens is good. |
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| May 24th - day one - All is well. A quick glance
this morning makes me think we have one chocolate and two seals. In this
photo Left to right is Genoise, Peaches and Creme Pat. Pat looks
lighter. That's usually an indicator of a chocolate point.
Since they were born late I will do weigh ins after dinner in the evening. We always weigh the kittens each day because you can see signs of trouble in their weights sooner then waiting to observe trouble through behaviors. Lack of mothers milk can be supported with a professionally formulated milk replacer if needed. These kittens are strong nursers they should have a good supply of milk with their strong demand calling for production. |
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evening weigh in......
Peaches is 4.25 ounces = 121 grams - up 17.8 grams Genoise is 4.4 ounces = 125 grams - up 14.2 grams Creme Pat is 3.75 ounces = 107 grams - up 14.2 grams
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| May 23, 2018 - Birthday - Grainne
lounged on me for two hours getting belly rubs until about 10:15 when
she started telling me it was time. We then went to her birthing box.
Her contractions were barely visible but she called out with each one. A
bubble of fluid appeared at 10:32 pm. The first kitten delivered easily
head first at 10:43 pm. Kitten 2 delivered head first easily at
11:00 pm . Then we waited about an hour for number three to appear. A
head first easy delivery too. Grainne needed no help from me. I just
offered petting for comfort. We had longer waits for the placentas
but we confirmed all were expelled. We allowed Grainne to eat all three
for the rich vitamins and minerals each contains.
It was another hour before I thought I saw a paw or tail but it turned out to be the head of an underdeveloped fetus. It was about one inch in length, at about 4 weeks the development arrested. This is the time when they go from being an embryo to a fetus. There must have been a critical error in the developmental process. We are very grateful this caused no problems for Grainne and the healthy kittens. The kittens were all strong and active as soon as they were born. #2 and #3 both nursed while still on their umbilical cords. Momma waiting for the attached placentas to it to deliver. I only assisted with the fetus delivery because it was too small and contractions had stopped. I also took away the placenta so she wouldn't eat it. Just in case it might make her sick. All is good.
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Stats at birth #1 10:43pm orange – Peaches – 103 grams (3.625 ounces) #2 11:00 pm blue – Genoise – 110 grams (3.875 ounces) #3 11.55 pm white – Creme Pat – 92.5 grams (3.25 ounces) initially marked red but we will not continue to mark. #4 12:55 am none – Fetus – about 1 inch long, arrested development ,with placenta #5 delivered on 5-25 early am still born more than 24 hours after the initial births. Photo link for those who are interested.
Diary naming scheme - I've been watching videos of the old British Bake offs. The kittens are a delicious seasonal treat. If you've never heard of Genoise, this is how to pronounce it, lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi9fdVxo5xU Mary Berry has a Fraiser cake recipe that uses Genoise, Creme Patissiere and summer Strawberries....but we think Peaches makes a cuter name, lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnjTCBX3MzI With the spring weather it should be an excellent peach season this summer. :) |
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Newborns latched on nursing - left to right Creme Pat, Genoise, and Peaches. |
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Tummy rubs while waiting for labor to begin |
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| May 15th -Not only can we feel the
kittens moving but we can now see them moving too.
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