Adoption Tails: Confectionary kittens

Confectionary Kittens
Here are the length updates for Buttercup, Kit Kat & Skittles. The owner originally took Buttercup and Kit Kat only, but quickly adopted Skittles also when they heard that Coco (their mum) was adopted and she was left alone at SAFE. I have put in an approximate timeline based on when Buttercup & Kit Kat first got adopted. I also received quite a lot of photos, mostly a rotation of 2 out of the 3 kittens on the cat tower hammock, taking turns squishing each other. Please take a look at all three profiles (ID: 5251, 5252, 5253) as I might have missed uploading all photos on all three profiles. 

Confectionary Kittens
1 day: The owners picked up Buttercup and Kit Kat last night from the foster carer. The room has been set up with new things. They have been hiding the whole day. First under the bed, now under the desk. They have little interest in food and the owner has put out some wet Ziwi food as per foster suggestions. Owners are worried that they do not want to eat anything and have prepared food and water in 2 different places in the room but cannot tell whether they have touched the food or not. The cats also have not used the litter tray. The owners have left the cats alone in the room, trying to minimise the noise level. They will also check with foster carer with the cat litter the cats have been using.

Buttercup

Kit Kat

1 week: Buttercup and Kit Kat are fine, having used the litter tray shortly after the 1 day follow up. They have slowly eaten more food and now eating a normal amount every day and drinking water also. Buttercup is a quiet girl, always hiding under the bed or desk when the owners come in. Kit Kat is quite naughty, giving the owners a scare when he went "missing" twice! The first time he was in a drawer that was never opened by the owners. They have no clue how he got in. Second time Kit Kat was found in a suitcase. Kit Kat loves watching birds at the window. Both kittens have climbed up to the top of the cat tree to explore. Buttercup and Kit Kat are quite comfortable in the room but they still prefer to keep their distance from the owners. Every time they enter the room, the two will immediately run away to hide. Kit Kat likes to stare at his owners though. The owner is thinking that either she or her husband will work in the room with the kittens next week to get Buttercup & Kit Kat used to their presence while the other stays outside with their resident cat. The resident cat has been very curious and sniffing at the door but has not seen them yet. He is a little bit anxious.

Giant scratchy pole

1.5 weeks: The owners have set up a camera to take video and watch the kittens since they are very active after they close the door. The kittens are very playful and the owners have bought them lots of toys. They have dragged everything under the bed. They are pushing back the plan to have her or the husband work from home in their room to let Skittles settle in some more first. Buttercup lets her stay 1.5m away from her and did not run away when she got this close. They were also successful in playing laser with Buttercup.

2 weeks: The owners took Skittles home on Friday, less than 2 weeks after taking Buttercup and Kit Kat after learning Skittles is left alone at SAFE when Coco got adopted and went home. They were a little concerned about whether Buttercup & Kit Kat have forgotten their sister Skittles and vice versa. All was well when they brought her into the room where Buttercup and Kit Kat are staying, Buttercup came down from the cat tree. Skittles immediately ran to Buttercup and they stayed under the bed together until Buttercup left again to sleep in her favourite spot on the cat tree, leaving Skittles alone. They are very playful and the owners have bought them lots of toys. The three kittens have dragged everything under the bed.

Skittles

Buttercup is the proclaimed boss of the three kittens. The owners got a new toy for them which was initially ignored until Buttercup started to play and did not let the other two get anywhere near it. Skittles was waiting for Buttercup to get tired to play. The owners have been able to watch them through the baby monitor. Kit Kat stole Buttercup's favourite spot on the cat tower while she was eating. She returned and promptly sat on top of him and forced him to go away.

Baby camera

1 month: The kittens are much bigger now and naughty too. They knocked down everything on the table and shelf. The owner does not seem to mind too much because she is happy that they are playful. Buttercup will now come to the owner when she walks into the room, the owners find it very sweet. Their resident cat is still a little bit scared so they are still separated at this stage.

1.5 months: All three of them are very playful and naughty. They do not mind sitting next to the owner but do not allow her to touch them. She hopes the three will cuddle with her and her husband soon. The kittens sniff their hands during feeding. Kit Kat has been showing his belly, she thinks it is a positive sign that they will come around. She and her husband play with them every day. Skittles loves any kind of toy whereas Buttercup prefers feather toys. The resident cat is slowly getting along with them, even kissing on the nose with them.