The kittens are now 5 months old. Three of them have been sent to homes of others where they are all doing quite well.
Two of them my wife refuses to give up.
When the kittens were around two months old, Trip, their momma that grew up outside and prefers to live outside, tried to coax all the kittens outside. My wife refused to let that happen. One day Trip went out the door and refused to come back inside. That left my wife as the kittens new momma.
And they do treat here like momma. Follow her around the house. Do things to annoy her and generally be the pain in the asses that kittens are.
This is Turtle, or Turd. And, since he’s so big he’s your typical gangly young male that runs into everything, with a possibility that all is not right between the ears, he’s also called Returd. At five months old he’s already the size of a full grown male cat. He still has 7 months of growing to do. He’s going to be a monster.
On the right is Shan, the old man of the house. That would be Chill on the left, also known as Chili. Both names describe her range of moods. She’s either hanging out and you can do whatever you want to her or she’s bouncing off the walls. She’s your average size female kitten, a little skinny, but that comes from running through the house at full speed.
No, no I’m not.
The two kittens are inseparable. They chase each other through the house and wrestle all the time. They like to stalk Weaver the Bitch Cat, but they know not to get too close cause Weaver doesn’t play well with others. When they tire of that they give each other baths. Eventually they pass out, curled up against each other.
The wife insisted that I not put up the next two photos. She does not like to have her picture taken and does not want her face on Facebook or my blog.
To which I replied… tough shit, get over it.
Anyway, when the wife lays down the kittens have to lay with her. It becomes a competition, who can snuggle closer to her head and face. They don’t do this to me. They’ll watch each other and steal a closer spot from the other when the opportunity arises.
Turtle, through sheer size and weight, always wins and winds up laying on her face and head.
It’s funny now, but by the time they’re a year old they’ll nearly double in size.
That would make Turtle almost the size of a bobcat.
I expect one morning to wake up and find my wife suffocated by her kittens.
Edward Koper
1 Dec 2013Hey Ken, I just wanted to leave a note to say thanks. We’ve live in Yorkville for 26 years and we’ve just sold our home. We’ll be leaving to live full time in a RV .. But in doing so, I’ll be leaving the fox river behind. So I wanted to tell ya thanks. You were an inspiration & help in my learning to becoming somewhat proficient in river fishing. Without the info you provided, it would have been definitely more difficult to learn the river. Thanks Ken for taking time out to lend a helping hand. And best of luck to you and yours where ever the current finds ya. Ed
Ken G
2 Dec 2013I’m glad I could help Ed, even if a little bit.
Sounds like a nice way to retire. You get to follow the warm weather around. Make sure you stop by now and then and let me know where you wandered. Years ago a friend retired, bought an Airstream and traveled around for a few years. Him and his Airstream are now firmly planted in Florida where he gets to fish almost every day. Some day I’ll get to do that…
Jim McClellan
1 Dec 2013That is hilarious. We’ve got three who share one brain between them, apparently. Great photos!
Ken G
2 Dec 2013There’s nothing like sitting down in a nice comfy chair Jim and tossing a toy filled with catnip on the floor. I’m so easily entertained.
Richard Velders
2 Dec 2013I’m pretty sure that she won’t be suffocated unless she has COPD. Love seeing the cuddles. What a wonderful bunch of kitties. I need to get my hands on them before you leave town. Dick
Ken G
2 Dec 2013Hey Dick, the wife brought up your name over the weekend. Time to get them nipped and tucked soon. I’m hoping we don’t wind up too far away, Montgomery is being looked at as well as Sandwich, so we’ll see. We have a creek to fish come April. I’ll get in touch with you about the kittens.
walt
2 Dec 2013Your photo of cats with wife reminds me of a photo in my post last week where daughter is cuddling up with the household felines… Wimmens may not want their pics aboard, but they’re an integral part of that “Aww… so cute!”
Ken G
2 Dec 2013I saw that photo Walt, kids and their cats. The wife has her reasons for not wanting pictures, but I tell her all the time to get over it. She’s almost as cute as the kittens…
paul worsterberg of the deplacements
12 Dec 2013those cats killed that woman!!
Ken G
13 Dec 2013My wife weighed Turtle the other day Paul, will be six months old on Christmas and is now weighing in at 9.2 pounds. When she saw your comment, she said… that’s going to be a definite possibility.