Well you asked for it...

[susie_flo]

So I took a gazillion more kitten pics.  Purely for the good of teh interwebz, you understand.

Catch them while they're still cute...
























They seem to be settling in really well so far.  They're both extremely playful and tend to follow me around the house in an endearing manner (I am willing to take cupboard love if that's what's on offer).  Now that they trust me, they also purr automatically when picked up or stroked, like a pair of little engines.  Sometimes during the day the two of them creep into the wardrobe in our bedroom and sleep in the hanging laundry baskets. 

Long-legged Truffle moves with casual grace, leaping easily from the floor to the arm of the sofa and back.  Harriet continues to be a cartoon cat, and gives us lots of comedy moments.  Sometimes she tries to jump after Truffle and goes *splat* into the arm of the sofa, with legs spread out, at which point she clings on with her claws for a few seconds, and then gradually slips back down to the floor. 

In the evenings after I feed them they run about like lunatics for an hour or two, and then when they get sleepy they turn into proper little purry lap muffins - hoorah.  Apart from when they are hiding in the wardrobe, they like to be in the same room as us, so when we go to bed, they tend to come too, which is really cute  :-)  

(Unfortunately Truffle has diarrea at the moment and may be a little under the weather.  I wIll have to keep an eye on her.)

For the hardcore, there are more kitteh pics on Flickr here 

Comments

[ms-siobhan.livejournal.com]

They look totally and utterly adorable, me and Mr Pops (aka soppy old sod *grin*) 'aaahhed' and 'oh bless' through those photos :-)

I hope Truffle is solid again soon - we used to have to mix boiled rice with boiled white fish for Brezeska to firm her up again before we discovered (after a lot of trial and error and carpet cleaner) that she was allergic to chicken and had to go on a special prescription only diet from the vets.

In knitting news - I've just knitted my first proper buttonhole - as opposed to hole made by mistake :-)

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

A couple of people have recommended rice for diarrea. I am just afraid to give them anythng odd whie they are v. young. I will keep an eye on her for now and see if she gets any better.

Now you are onto buttonholes the world is your oyster! I can recommend this fab pattern for Dr Horrible button-up wristwarmers... http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dr-horribles-sing-a-long-wristers

[ivory-goddess.livejournal.com]

Rice + something (plain fish, chicken, scrambled egg or just kitten/cat food) is often used to feed cats with stomach upsets. It's generally recommended for post-operative feeding as well.

Hope she gets better soon.

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks. I may try mixing a bit of rice into the kitten food.
They do also like cod, so I shall get some in for them.

[ms-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Paws crossed she'll be solid again tomorrow :-)

Those gloves are lovely but I'm afraid that pattern is beyond my still basic knitting skills at the moment, most if it makes sense but alas not all of it but I shall be using that method to make buttonholes in the future - cheers :-)

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

Bonnie was a very squitty kitty when we got her. She had a huge gassy belly and we had to give her a dose of kaolin every day which gave her a dirty nose. Bless. We kept her on dried food (Royal Canin Babycat) and it cleared up in no time.

Oh god they are such cute kittens! Such bright little eyes!

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

I've tried them on rice this morning... but if that doesn;t work, next plan will be dried food only

[r0ck3tsci3ntist.livejournal.com]

Daawww! Sleepin' on the back of the sofa! And so sweet together.

Sorry Truffle is feeling bad. You may need to change her food or limit it for a week - like not more than a half cup of dry kibble a day until she gets better. Also, watch out for that blinds cord. A kitten can get tangled up in that when you aren't home.

(over protective, me?)

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

I do worry a bit about the blind cord. I suspect it is one of many kitteh hazards all over our flat. (The up side is that G works from home, which means they are rarely alone)

[steer.livejournal.com]

For some reason these pictures of kittens appear not to have poorly spelled messages written across them. Is this a fault with my computer?

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

:-) Their language skillz haven't quite evolved yet. Give it a couple of weeks, and there will be lols!

[phonemonkey.livejournal.com]

Awww. Pretty little things!

[tvted.livejournal.com]

Serious cuteness.

My vet said take all food away but leave water for 24 hours...even for poor Harriet. Its the only thing to flush their system out.

[tvted.livejournal.com]

Question 1
Why aren't those kittens on COTD

Question 2
When I am I coming over for cuddles?