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Young ‘Uns Part 2.

Posted on September 6, 2013 by colehauscats

Little Miss Tessa X-Paws – 2012-2013 © Colehaus Cats

In part two of our Young ‘Uns series, last spring when Tessa was delivered to us, she came with an extra helping of personality. Take a pose, for example. If you were to come visit Tessa, nine times out of ten you’d find her sitting somewhere with her front paws crossed over. She did it as a kitten; she does it as a young adult.

Tessa Cross-Paws – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Is it comfortable? It must be. When she was younger, her legs seemed long. Maybe that had something to do with it?

Tessa Kris-Kros – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Gee, my legs are so long and my mittens are so white, I don’t know what to do with them. Decisions, decisions. It’s tough to be a cat! For the time being, I’ll just criss-cross them.

Paws Crossed Tessa – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Because she does it so often and because of all the danger and trouble she finds, we wondered if she criss-crossed her paws for luck. It’s worked for her so far! Doesn’t matter where she is – On the back of a chair…

Crissy-Cross Paws Tessa – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Under the dining table…

X-Paws Tessa – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Or on her favorite windowsill. Or just maybe, she crosses her lucky paws for all her Kitty Blog friends who might not be having the best of days. Have a good, safe weekend. Tessa’s crossing her paws for you!

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No sign of babies from Erinn Zuzu ‘Cutie Patootie’ Niblet yet. She continues to put on weight just like she’s supposed to and is up a pound and a half since she was captured as a starving stray in mid-August. Always looking for a hand to rub against, she’s such a well-mannered and loving little girl. Imagine our surprise when her medical records finally came through yesterday stating she’s not a kitten at all but around four years old! Oh dear! Four years old and un-spayed? How many kittens do you suppose she might have had over the years?

Erinn’s growing belly – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Anyway, we’re looking forward to her time and have almost everything stocked up and ready for her big day. Why, just over dinner last night we discussed the importance of having fresh rubber nipples in the house… because why not?

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Wednesday Words.

Posted on September 4, 2013 by colehauscats

New foster Mama-to-be Ms. Erinn Zuzu Niblet Bundles, Esq. is adjusting well to her foster home here. She has an extra-large and spacious cage that she enjoys lounging in while she’s growing that belly and those babies. We don’t know her due date yet but we think she’s still got a few weeks to go.

Foster Mama-to-be Erinn Zuzu Niblet – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

Her foster page is up if you’d like to know a little of her background. Not much is known except that she was left behind when a family moved from a rental property. We’ll update her info as we learn more about her. And of course, we’ll let you know when those little niblets make an appearance! Right now it’s all about remembering and dialing in our foster mama skills, cleaning everything, getting lots of good food into Erinn and spending as much time with her as we can. Lucky for us, she seems to like everyone!

Olivia sneaked in and took a gander at Erinn – 2013 © Colehaus Cats

While we were cleaning, Olivia sneaked in and stood in front of Erinn’s cage for the longest time staring in. In the middle of a bath, Erinn had more important things to pay attention to.

“No, visitors will not become a habit,” we told Olivia as we shooed out of the room. And Olivia seemed perfectly fine with that.

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Meanwhile, in another room at Colehaus…