ginnyinWI
ginnyinWI's JournalFosters at five weeks
Five weeks old tomorrow! New things this week: they've got litter box training down pat and use it like they've been doing so for years. They have a red cube to play in now, and I brought in the kitten tower (top level only 20" off the ground) for them to practice their climbing skills on. Eating wet food, drinking water and still nursing with Mama Greta.
"King on the Mountain"
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/T4Jzw2]playing "king on the mountain"[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
The cube clubhouse
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Little baby teeth need to chew! Soda straws work perfectly.
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/UeH6X1]fullsizeoutput_9122[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
Kitten-sized climbing tower
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Mama Greta likes to look out of the window
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Milo (lighter color than Max and more almond shaped eyes, shorter fur)
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/U4nHPh]fullsizeoutput_911d[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
Max (longer fur, rounder eyes and a unique chirp)
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Alfie, the most people oriented one
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Ellie, the only girl, a torbie also pretty social
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/THq5TL]fullsizeoutput_9116[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
Naptime: see ya next week!
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/UikYRp]DSC09082[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
Fosters are four weeks old tomorrow!
A lot has happened between weeks three and four:
Box was breached! On Easter Sunday, Alfie learned how to jump out of the box. That meant it was time to open up the front flap and allow access to the rest of the room:
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Ears are up!
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Getting a bit crowded in the box, anyway! They are wrestling and tumbling with each other and learning to climb.
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Time to explore! They are sniffing and tasting things. I started them on wet food lessons and two are pretty good at it. They are also learning to use the litter box--we have three successful pees that I saw. Mama cat will be happy not to have that chore anymore!
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Mama Greta has been more social: she will now walk around the room when I'm there, instead of hiding under the bed or staying in the kitten box. This morning she even came up to me for a head scratch! Amazing. She's a good mom and calls the kittens to her to nurse. When there is "kitten drama" and one is mewing for some reason, she answers with that unique mama cat language, "purrrrrup?" to tell them that she is there.
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Kittens are three weeks old!
Here are highlights from their third week. Beginning to stand and get those bellies off the ground, although very wobbly. Beginning to sniff, scratch and lick their paws. Looking all around with new eyes. They can't climb out of the box yet (and their mama is glad for that) but they enjoy it when I pick them up and let them out for a while. Mama cat is getting more comfortable with me, and I can even lift her out of the box without a fight (she jumps right back in, though).They are interested in sniffing Mama's food, so that will be the next thing: in about a week they can try some. They are weighing in at about 12-13 oz.
Hi, Mama!
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Thgd8d]fullsizeoutput_90ae[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
beginning to play
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/ThgaBS]fullsizeoutput_90a4[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
looking at the big world
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two ginger boys and one sister playing hide and seek
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little bat ears are starting to stand up
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Meet the kids!
My fosters have names now. They will turn two weeks old tomorrow. 
Milo:
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/TpfzJw]fullsizeoutput_9068[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
Ellie:
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/T44um7]fullsizeoutput_905f[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
Alfie:
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Smxg99]fullsizeoutput_9067[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
and Max:
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/TD5ndD]fullsizeoutput_9066[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
Max is a little more red than Milo, and he has bigger and darker stripes on his tail. And he loves to complain!
Yup, two orange boys.
The dark tabby is also a boy, and the lighter tabby/torbie is exactly like Mama and a female.
I have an orange boy (3 y/o) of my own and I agree, they are the best! He met my sister-in-law today for the first tie and put on quite a big show, looking a her upside-down and being kitten-cute, really flirty and so friendly.
I know I have posted his pic in this forum before, but here he is again:
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/SdDHpm]IMG_20170104_221043404[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
It's kitten season again!
My new fosters are a mama and her four newborn kittens. I got them at less than a day old. The mom is semi-feral, used to being fed by people outdoors. But she came inside to have her babies, and the shelter took over from there. Fostered out to me. They are eight days old today and their eyes are beginning to open. Mom's name is Greta; haven't named the kids yet. She is learning to trust me but still flinches when I reach out to pet her. If not with the kittens, she stays under the bed! She lets me handle the babies, and hopefully she will come around all the way before we are through. 
She looks like a pretty young cat herself--maybe this is her first litter. She didn't seem all that familiar with kittens--how to lay down with them, etc.-- but has been a good mama.
One day old:
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Tv4nRx]fullsizeoutput_8f7a[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
Six days old:
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Sdyvd7]fullsizeoutput_9041[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
Eight days old:
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[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/Tv4HdP]DSC08729[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/ginnylym/]Ginny[/url], on Flickr
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