"C" Litter 8 Weeks Old

The kittens are growing and active, active, active! They are mischievous little things. I have uploaded on flickr 4 videos of them horsing around. Next week, they will be exposed to the living room with the "Big Cat" condo. They have mastered their little kitten condo. :) They are even ready for their first vaccinations this week.

All the kittens made an appearance in the videos, so you can get a better idea of their personalities. Crescent is by far the one who attacks people. He loves hands, feet, ankles, tail of your shirt, whatever. Where you go, he will find you, and attack. lol I think it's time to introduce him to the feather wand!! He will love it. Cassian is more laid back, would rather observe than the others, but also plays when something catches his eye. Cove is a mix between Crescent and Cassian. He isn't as "out there" as Crescent, but not as laid back as Cassian. He loves to play and is curious, but he won't try to attack you unless he sees Crescent doing it and then decides it might be fun too. ;) Caster is an even mix as well. Very similar to Cove in behavior. Castile is a bit more quiet than Caster, but not as laid back as Cassian. He and Caster are often seen doing something together while the black silver boys are doing something. Isn't it odd how they pair up like that, red/silver red, and black silvers? :) Little Miss Clary is a great girl and turning into a real beauty. She is playful, curious and doesn't mind cuddles. She prefers the ball or ball toys to the more rambunctious scaling things, although she will climb with the best of them now. :) All the kittens like to be pet down their back and will arch when you get to their tale bone. At this age, they are more interested in playing than being held, so get your kisses in quick because they are ready to launch and go at someone. :)

Poppy is the brown classic kitten in the video. She is our newest girl from Snowgum cattery in England. Poppy is a VERY sweet girl. She purrs ALL THE TIME. Plus, she is very playful and very busy. I have learned that when I hear her thumping paws running behind me, just stand still until she runs past you, or else she will run between your legs and you just might trip. lol Poppy has been wanting to play with the kittens forever. Since everyone can see each other through the glass doors (you can see Leo in one of the videos looking in), they get to know each other through sight and smell without the awkward time of hissing, etc. The kittens were finally big enough we have been letting Poppy play with them. Part of the reason we keep our kittens past 12 weeks is the socialization and the time they get learning how to be a cat from the older cats. Proper cat behavior and how to react to things is largely learned from observing other cats, so the kittens learn when something is dangerous and when something isn't. Also, they learn how to play properly, not to use their claws, etc. They also observe the older cats using the scratch boards. Keep in mind, it may look like Poppy was a bit rough with them in one video, but I promise, she was being gentle. She did not use her claws or bat them hard. She was taunting them jumping back and forth, but never hurt one of them. Although, you will see Cassian or Cove, can't remember, arch his back when she jumps toward the end of one video. He wasn't quite sure if she was playing. lol Again, learning behaviors and different reactions.

They are still in the messy stage. Somehow, they even found a way to get part of a paper plate to stick to my wood floor and I'm having a time getting it to come up! Crazy cats. They like odd things to play with as well, plastic bins, little rattle toys, towels that they jump around in and scrunch, then take naps on! lol I forgot to pick up a towel after cleaning up a spill one time, came back and it was their new toy! So, I now leave at least one towel in there for them and they haven't hurt it. So, if yours ends up having an affinity for towels left out, you can blame me. ;)

Enjoy the videos!!