Monday, May 07, 2007 , the wee hours

I’m lame, vote for me!

Flippy was ever so kind as to nominate me for ”Best Animal Blogger” at the Blogger’s Choice Awards (see the button in my sidebar), or click the link I just posted).  I then was very pathetic and voted for myself, because it’s a free country, man, and I can be as shameless as I wanna be.  Won’t you vote for me too?  I don’t have the slightest chance of winning, up against such powerhouses are Cute Overload and I Can Has Cheezburger, but I can still dream.

As an attempt to bribe you, here are cute kitten photos.  You will gaze deep into their eyes and then go vote for me… and cluck like a chicken.

playtime_at_the_ok_corral

The best part about fostering (besides the endless cuteness and love) is watching the kittens learn to play.  These two are heavily into wrestling and ambushes right now.

carlo_dining

Carlo has been the best little eater for the past three weeks, but he’s not much bigger than his food dish.

bunny_at_six_weeks

Little bunny, looking very grown-up, with all her crazy facial and toe markings.  Her blue eyes give her a constant case of red-eye with the camera, so I’ve touched this picture up a bit to try to remove the red-eye.  I’m sorry if it makes it look as if she really is trying to hypnotize you.  Do you feel like clucking like a chicken yet?

carlo_orders_pizza

When we don’t feed the kittens the instant they demand it, Carlo outsmarts us by ordering pizza.  We outsmart him, too, by hiding the credit cards.

cats_love_crocs

All our foster kittens adore Flippy’s Crocs.  We don’t know if it’s the colour they like, or if it’s just the shape of the shoe, but they sit on them, sit in them, chew them, kick them, scratch them, and the shoes never look any the worse for wear.

I weighed the kittens two days ago.  Carlo weighs 15.6 oz, and Bunny weighs 1 lb, 8 oz.  I’m hoping to finally get Carlo to the vet this week for some bloodwork, and maybe we’ll be able to track down what’s wrong with him.  Someone on the VSPN boards suggested to me that he could be hypothyroid.  That’s very rare in cats, but not impossible, and would definitely explain Carlo’s small stature.  What he lacks in size he makes up for with personality… he’s unbelievably cuddly and sweet.  Unfortunately, he and his sister are about ready to go to their new homes, so I don’t think we’ll have them for much longer.  Bring on the tears!

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 05/07 at 02:39 AM
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