This morning, Kai was cast out of the box. Sigh. But the good news is that through the night, everyone has gained some weight, with Indra leading now. 22-Feb 7pm 310 285 293 23-Feb 7am 339 294 312 23-Feb 6pm 339 310 330 24-Feb 6am 346 313 352 Feeding Indra. Feeding Akira. Feeding Kai. If…

Here’s another article: https://www.livescience.com/why-cats-have-white-socks-on-paws.html And it answers a question which was bugging me: Does it mean that the developmental quirk happened in all the white patches of a cat? Looks like the answer is YES. These distinctive fur colors and markings emerge while a cat embryo is developing. The cells that give cat fur its color first…

A very, very interesting article: https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-human-extinction-would-change-the-earth/?dicbo=v2-jo8tqdo I picked out some bits: Cats are predicted to survive better than dogs after human extinction. Cats have already reclaimed Chernobyl Exclusion Zone where humans dare not go into. Some remnants of human existence might remain – plastic. Yes, that Tupperware might still be there. Animals will thrive after humans…

Sigh… I went in to check and this is what I found: Kai is outside the box, all alone. Why did Samantha do this? Or even if Kai climbed out by himself, why didn’t Samantha carry him back? Well, the thing is, Kai has not gained any weight in the last 12 hours. Remember Kai…

Wow, I did not know this! Did you? https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/why-do-cats-have-white-paws/ These features are caused by a developmental quirk, which occurs whilst the embryonic kitten slumbers in its mother’s womb, and which stymies the ability of would-be pigment cells to mature properly.  Well, Indra not only has white paws, but white legs. Indra has two white hind…

Well, tomorrow we will know for sure about Kai and Indra’s gender! My guess? Yes, they are both males because of their weights. I know there’s an 80% chance of them being male, but this article says it is a 75% chance. https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/is-it-true-that-most-ginger-cats-are-male/ Yes, but not all. The ‘ginger gene’ which produces the orange colour…

Sigh. I heard Akira shrieking, so I know it is either (a) Samantha leaving the box to go to the toilet or to eat, OR (b) she is shifting the kittens again. I went up and saw Indra discarded quite a distance away, Akira discarded nearby and Kai alone in the box while Samantha was…

Riley has a new toy lion and Jayden wants to play with it too. So Jayden does a trade with Riley. He gives Riley his favourite blue Duplo elephant and giraffe in exchange for Riley’s toy lion. Fair’s fair. Riley graciously accepts the trade. You love this little lion, don’t you, Baby J? This is…

With Samantha gone from the porch (she’s in the bedroom upstairs now), a few cats have been trying to fill up the vacant slot. Leading this list is Socks, the pretty little tabby with white paws. Socks has been coming to eat very often whenever Gerald and Creamy leave unfinished food behind. So have the…

I got up for a night feed at 3am and we are on track now! 21-Feb 5.00am 291 269 276 21-Feb 7.00pm 298 277 285 22-Feb 5.30am 304 276 286 22-Feb 7.00pm 310 285 293 23-Feb 7.00am 339 294 312 So it looks like I need to feed them round the clock. All looks well…

There was some weight gain over the last 12 hours. Well, at least it is more than the minimum 5g per 12 hours. And Samantha has not cast out Indra after that one-off incident this morning. Phew! But I think only Kai is getting enough milk. Akira and Indra are not. So I make sure…

Sigh… The story begins last night when I heard Akira shrieking at the top of her voice. From the shrieks I know that Samantha is attempting to move them again. I know, it’s way overdue. The shifting of nests usually happens every 5 days. So I rushed up to see, again, the three kittens laid…