Kitten Update

First there were four, then there was three, then only

two! A week ago, little Whiskers went missing! After

she didn't show up after a few days I figured someone

took her or something ate her. :( Then Marmalade went

missing! I figured the same thing happened to him and for

2 days I just had Tiger and Mustache to play with.

Then yesterday morning, I looked out the kitchen window and Marmalade comes across the neighbor's yard! I went out on the porch and called him and he came...bringing Whiskers along with him! Wow~ I never thought I'd see either of them again! They ran to the violet patch under the crab apple tree where mom and the other two were sleeping. Mom was obviously surprised to see them and they greeted each other with licks and meows. Then the two starving kittens settled down for some milk, tails up in excitement.

Happy to be back together! Don't miss Tiger...his face blends into the tree! I'm always amazed at how photogenic mom is. She actually looks so scrawny and thin. She will sit beside me but still won't let me touch her. She's content to nap while I play with the kittens, though, so I guess she trusts me that much. I wonder if Marmalade went searching for Whiskers. Marmalade, being gone only two days was very thirsty but otherwise fine. Whiskers, who was gone a full week, was very thin, starved and dehydrated. See how much smaller she is? Everyone grew the week she was gone. Even the size of her head is so much smaller than the other's! I'll see if I can fatten her up so she's the same size as her twin again! Last night it was fun watching them all play together! And this morning I found them like this, still asleep.

Now that I can get closer to them, I've discovered that they are all males except for Whiskers! What do you know...a little girl to keep me company! At least she won't want to share my makeup or borrow my shoes! ha.

♥