Foster Kitten Friday

It has been another wild week in the Wild West Foster household. Actually, now that I think about it, it hasn't been so wild. Mama Kate is a chill cat and is setting the tone for the house. Babies want to eat? Play? Clean? All at the same time? She's up for it.

She doesn't even mind too much when they choose a saucer of gruel over her. Break time for Mama!

But like all kitties, they are wildly playful. Where last week most of their play was wrestling, this week they've progressed to the climbing and jumping phase. And, of course, the cute phase.

Wild Bill

Calamity Jane

Annie Oakley

Wyatt Earp

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

It has been a fun week with all of them. I again have a video on Wyatt, the little guy missing his two back paws. He's been working on exploring his space this week, so be sure to check out his adventures.

See you back here again next week for another Foster Friday!

Learn more about living with the Wild West Foster Kitten Gang here.

Watch all the episodes of The Adventures of Wyatt Earp, the Foster Kitten with no back feet, here.

Foster Kitten Friday

I've got some new foster kitties!!! (Can you hear the excitement in my voice?) We're calling this group the Wild West Gang.

We have the beautiful Mama Kate.

Mama Kate brought four little four week old babies along with her. We have little Miss Calamity Jane.

Miss Annie Oakley

Mr. Wild Bill

And a special little guy, Mr. Wyatt Earp. Do you notice anything unsual about this little fella? More about him in just a bit.

Nursing mama cats are fun to have around. If you take good care of mama, she takes good care of the babies. And boy, is Kate a sweet gal. She loves people loving and loves her little kitties. But like mamas with babies this old, she needs some alone time. It has taken some trial and error but we finally found the perfect configuration for her (and the kitties) happiness.

The two connected popup pens with one top open + an old TV tray butted up right against the opening = happy mama and babies. She can keep a close eye on them...

and make a quick entry and exit when needed. The babies aren't yet able to climb up the mesh sides so she can keep them corralled, feed and clean them when she needs to, and still get her privacy. Go Mama Kate!

We don't keep them corralled all day, though. Like all babies before them, they get supervised play on the couch. The only difference is I have an additional playground supervisor on duty.

The kids are quite the lively and cute bunch. I mean, just look at those faces! We started them on gruel this week so they are a bit messy. But still cute!

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

Now let's get back to Wyatt. If you noticed in his picture, Wyatt was born without any back paws. Now there's a special guy for ya! So special and so important I felt it best to show him off - and document his progress over these next few weeks - in videos. Take a look at this week's introductory video to see this little guy in action.

Sweet, right? I can't wait to see what next week holds. Be sure to come on back next Friday for more photos and another Wyatt video. Happy Foster Friday!

Learn more about living with the Wild West Foster Kitten Gang here.

Watch all the episodes of The Adventures of Wyatt Earp, the Foster Kitten with no back feet here.

Foster Kitten Friday

Yep, my job is done. The rest of the Yellowstone foster kitty crew - Beth, Dutton, Kaycee, and Monica - have grown up. Doggone it! They’re making their way to the adoption floor, eager to find their forever families. As usual, that makes today a bit sad. But it’s also a happy day as they will soon find someone who will just love them up like we did.  

Goodbye, Beth.

Goodbye, Dutton.

Goodbye, Kaycee.

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

Goodbye, Monica.

Goodbye, lap warmers.

Goodbye, girls.

Foster Kitten Friday

This was the week it happened. After weeks of early morning and late night feedings. Of lengthy supervised play times and short bursts of foster parent-initiated lovings. After weeks of wondering if these foster kitties would ever be ready, willing, and able. 

Well, they now are.

This is the week these little babies, the ones who came from a hoarding situation without having experienced the ever-so-important early positive human interactions, became lap cats.

I wasn’t sure I would be able to get them there, but this week's pictures prove that we all made it.

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

I guess my work is almost done.

How to Make a Fabric Pumpkin with a Roll of Toilet Paper - Tutorial Tuesday

What can you make with a roll of toilet paper, fabric, and a stick you found on the ground? How about a cute little pumpkin?!

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For this project you will need:

• a roll of toilet paper
• a piece of fabric measuring at least 18" x 18". (I'm using a fat quarter.)
• a scrap of green fabric. (I'm using a piece measuring 3" x 8"" because it's all I had.)
• a twig, stick, or dowel

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Foster Kitten Friday

This week's episode of Yellowstone, the Foster Kitten Edition, is called When I Grow Up.

With brother Rip headed off to his new forever home, the girls are now anxious to get their turn.  Since they aren’t quite big enough to be adopted yet, we instead had some conversations about what they want to be when they grow up. Each little gal shared with me her thoughts - and pictures. 

Beth. Beth tells me she’s been watching enough Dr. Phil to get a good grasp on what is required to open up her own psychology practice.

She already has her first patient. As Dr. Phil says, “Today is going to be a changing day in your life.”

Dutton. Dutton has decided she’s going to star in her own reality show. She’s calling it From Hisser to Kisser. She has experience in that department. When she came to us last month she was a hisser and a scratcher and a lunger. She even had to be wrapped tightly to get eye medicine in.

But Dutton has moved from that hisser to now a kisser. A lover of loves and snuggles and backs of foster parents recliners.

Kaycee. Kaycee is torn between two careers. On one hand she’d really like to be a massage therapist with a focus on backs, necks, and shoulders.

Then on the other hand, she’d really like a career cutting hair. She's particularly strong at both washing and styling.

Want to help contribute to the work I do with foster kittens? I have an Amazon wish list right here. These are the things I use again and again, year after year. With daily laundry and frequent cleaning, items have to be replaced often. I’d love anything you’d be willing to send my way!

Monica. Monica is planning on going to Boise State, majoring in Sports Medicine.

She might be getting a full ride scholarship for the Women's basketball team. Just look at that vertical leap!

Lucky me getting to spend my days with such great kitties with such great life plans!