Yes, BL, they are wonderful creatures. I'm an old dog guy but I love all four of the kittens. Their antics are something to see.
One of them will be sleeping and another will pounce and bite the tail and run away. Three will be "play fighting" in a tangle on the floor and the fourth will struggle to get up on some furniture and then leap with all claws and legs out to jump upon the three on the floor as an "attack".
Come sleep time all four littermmates become entwined and snore happily together. Yeah, sometimes Shiloh goes off by herself but mostly they all crash happily together. And Mister Mittens is still nursing them once or twice a day after 7 weeks and still licking them from head to toe to keep them clean.
The cats are fascinating creatures to watch.
Just this evening Mister Mittens came upstairs and Chaos and Trouble followed her. The Momcat is letting them nurse and she's licking them but she's not calling out for her other two kittens. A three or four minute milk job and Mom is leaving.
Mother Nature is telling Mister Mittens that her job is done soon as a milk donor. The kittens are all on solid food when they become hungry.
The cats are not crazy wild animals - they are part of a well-disciplined family and enjoy being with me and my wife.
Jeez, I wish I could keep them all but I cannot.
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