As time goes by...

Buster & Boo

Was told by my contact Elizabeth that the cats had been covered in fleas when found, and each kitten had received a drop of Revolution on the back of the neck plus mom had received 3 drops. Elizabeth asked me to try to name them and report the names to her within 3 days if I could.

The guess was that mom was about a year and a half old, and the kittens were somewhere between 5 and 6 weeks. I witnessed the kittens nursing off mom at 8 pm on the first day, and saw everyone was using the litterbox. One of my jobs as a foster parent is to make sure the cats are well litter-trained, and that they don't scratch furniture.

Chico

During the following week, I learned that the kittens were all boys - though I should add that this has yet to be confirmed by someone with experience sexing kittens. I named mom Stella; the black short-hair Boo; his "twin" plus a tuft of white on his chest became Buster; and the furry charcoal kitten I named Chico, after a false start where I'd thought he was female and had called him Dustbunny.

As I watched how much they ate I came to the conclusion that Stella was scarfing down close to a can and a half per day, with Chico and Boo helping out a tiny bit. I was worried about Buster because I didn't see him eat any Wellness; I bought goat's milk and tried that with no luck. But considering it's a week later and Buster still bounces off the walls during playtime, he's obviously getting enough from mom.