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10/03/2005: "More kitten"
After a quick trip back to the different location we were shooting at that day (Friday) the decision had been made that Bryn and I would keep her for awhile and give it a try, that perhaps we could help this little furball to have a better life and a good home. We actually had the next couple of weeks fairly open with no scheduled shoots or travel so this was a good time. We took her home, fixed her up a little kitty corner in the spare office/makeup room with pillows and towels and the kitty carrier, gave her a wee dish of water and some soggified dry kitten food.
She has an amazing appetite, drinks plenty of water and is active as could be. She is pooping and peeing pretty normally, however a litter box is a foreign object so far. We have been sitting in her room for hours each day, working her wobbly back legs and teaching her to stand… and you know what? As of today, Sunday, she can stand on all four legs pretty well, can curl her back toes and claws and actually makes the occasional try at a step. She tries (sort of and from far away) to scratch her itchy ears but just doesn’t have the muscles to reach them. She has discovered that she can push up to climb over things. There is still a lot of progress to be made, she doesn’t yet understand how to step forward, but we are working on it – after all it is only day 3 of kitten-therapy.
We have to keep her separated from the other cats since the kitten is too young for all her vaccinations and tests like Feline Leukemia. Our five are curious and jealous. Especially Basil and Julius, the kittens of the group. Boo really couldn’t care less. Tweek is pissy as all hell and is being cranky to everyone who gets in her way, human or animal. We try to shower them with extra love too but are routinely given the cold shoulder. Buster the scruffy old dog sniffs at her then gives us the “oh, not another cat” look. The kitten thinks Buster is pretty neat though and likes to play in his tail, much to Buster’s dismay.
