I was in and out through the sun room a lot today (more on that in another post), which meant many opportunities to check on the kitties.
I ended up having to move the tiny one.
The girls had needed to pull the cat cage further from the wall to access kitties, and now Brussel likes to hang out in that space. The older kittens have no problem getting to her, but Caramel’s tiny baby can barely climb out of the cat bed she spends most of her time in. A few times going by, I saw her crying for mom – or at least some nip! – but Brussel kept behind the cat cage.
So I took the little grubling out. With the wet cat food we’ve been giving them, I’ve sacrificed a larger mixing spoon from the kitchen to be able to put it into the cat cage and not get attacked by Brussel. I ended up using it to hold the kitten to get it to the back of the cat cage, closer to Brussel. It worked well enough – she was able to get the rest of the way on her own!
The last I looked, two of the white and grey foundlings were snuggling in the cat bed. There is still no sign of the third one anywhere.
In the next picture, you can see the calico and her adopted sister snuggled together. The cats had knocked the self warming mat off the platform and I decided to leave it where it fell, and the kittens are making full use of it.
Oofus the Brave had been snuggled with them, too, but when he heard me moving about, he came over to say hello.
There were some issues with the new set up.
There was a skunk stuck in the corner, in the bottom of the shelf there. It couldn’t get out the usual way – behind the cat cage – because Brussel was there. It couldn’t get out in the only other direction, because it was blocked by the door of a cat carrier, and bundles of kittens.
There were two cat carriers stored there. I took one out completely, then move the other one aside, so the skunk could finally get out.
Except, it didn’t.
In fact, it seemed to be comfortably taking a nap in the corner!
The cats don’t seem bothered by it at all, in general.
I really hope it hasn’t decided to move in! We’ve already got one that keeps hiding under the counter shelf instead of leaving the sun room. It does eventually leave, but still…
The skunk wasn’t even there eating the cat kibble. There isn’t any, where it was sitting. It was just hanging out in the corner.
I want the sun room to be a safe place for the yard cats. Not the skunks!!
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 