More sunny news...

I had wanted to start the Sunny Kittens on baby kibbles already, but after hearing all the horror stories resulting from the change of diet for very young kittens, I'm delaying it for a while...

They are still on Pets Own Milk, but drinking like crazy....and producing nice golden-yellow poo. Urination is clear and nice too. All three can urinate on their own now.

The feeding paraphernalia.

Sucking for comfort, after milk.

Just like human babies who suck their thumbs.

Bobby, despite being blind, is trying very hard to lick up the remaining milk after every feed, if any left, that is.

We let the Sunny Kittens play on the sofa last night.

Foxie is calling Ming-Yi for something.

They loved it! Honeybear fell down into the cushions below.

He thought it was such fun.

The cushions below.

Checking out a new boat for today.

Rex is not interested in boat rides.

But we like our old boat better...

Rub-a-dub-dub...!!

Pole comes home!!

After going repeatedly over to the neighbours to carry Pole back and ward off Indy's ambush attempts, Pole came home by herself this morning for breakfast!

Pole has been so terrified of Indy who has been bullying her, but recently, he started blocking Pole from coming home, and poor Pole had not come home for 2 days until we "interfered" with the case. 

 Pole has always preferred kibbles.

(This morning's breakfast)

 The only other food she likes is Fussie Cat.

One hour after everyone had eaten, Indy came back.  He's been feeling pretty bad ever since he got the scolding, I guess.  So he didn't dare eat with the rest. 

Ok, you may eat, but don't be naughty anymore. 

Meanwhile, Cow is also having some "issues" of his own.  Ming-Yi said the day I brought the kittens back, Cow immediately went upstairs to Ming-Yi's room and lodged a full report (complaint?) to her. 

Hmm....

The Sunny Kittens get more adventurous

Here's some photo updates:

There are no trees to climb, so we climb legs.

Honeybear is getting more confident by the day.

Mini sumo wrestling.

This morning, when I was cooking Bobby's breakfast, Fox and Honeybear came running out to the kitchen.  They were attracted to "that nice smell".

No, no...you can't eat that.  Not yet.

Rex decides to venture further...

To the water bowl...

He actually licked a bit of water...yucks, milk is better.

Bobby keeps a constant watch on them.

We're going a-sailing in our boat!

Come on board, Rex!

Let's go!

Stray Cat Strut (Star Two, page 6)

AnimalCare records its thanks to Cheryl Poo for writing this article, En Rohaizat Md Darus for the photoshoot and Andy Koh, for converting the files into jpeg so that it can be posted here.  And a big thank you to the editors of Star Two for giving us this honour and publicising our work.

We hope more Malaysians will be moved to do CNRM or any project that will benefit the animals.

Most of all, thank you to all of you, for your continual support, encouragement and friendship.  That's priceless!

Source: Star Two, page 6, 2nd June 2011

Link: http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2011/6/2/lifeliving/20110601200011&sec=lifeliving (incomplete story)

Full article, reproduced with permission.

  

The article in the Star

Hi everyone,

Thank you so very much for all your emails and text messages sent after you came across the article in Star Two today.  I am very touched. 

The interview was done some months back, actually, but the article was postponed till now, and isn't that a blessing, because it was so timely.  We registered with the ROS, we had the discussion with our councillor on implementing CNRM and received their support, AND we finally got our official bank account running. 

Then, the article came out....what perfect timing!

Thanks very much, Cheryl, for writing it!

We'll dedicate the article to little Cookie and Vixey. 

Since the full article is not available online, Cheryl sent me the pdf files, and Andy Koh of Petfinder.my has converted the pdf files into jpeg so that I could put it up here, in case other readers might like to read it.  Thanks, Andy. 

Next posting, pls....

The hills are alive!

This would be one of my favourite songs and favourite movies of all time. 

Well, the Sunny Kittens have also been exposed to all kinds of inspirational music this week.  This morning, I decided to create a "simulated" hill for them to play on, after their 5am breakfast....

I made a little hillock for them to climb on, out of bedsheets.

It was something new, and they loved it...

Honeybear lost interested quite quickly, though...and decided to go downhill while Rex and Fox take on the challenge of scaling the mountain.

I'm the first to reach the top!  

Hooray!!

Honeybear goes back to Uncle Bobby.

It's strange, all the blue-point kittens I've fostered seemed to like Bobby so much.  Is it a colour thingie? 

I wanna stay with Uncle Bobby....

Rex and Fox having a ball rolling on the hillock!

Yes, the hills are alive...with the sound of kitties.

P.S.  Thank goodness my animal-hating back neighbour has gone off for the school holidays.  Otherwise, I don't think I would have been able to foster the Sunny Kitties for so many days.  How much longer is the school holidays? 

Peace on earth, and goodwill to all men and animals....may the school holidays last a little longer....

Venturing out to the kitchen and making kitty-milestones

The Sunny Kittens have now begun to venture out to the kitchen area on their own (except little Honeybear who still prefers to stay in the room!).  They also are able to urinate on their own, but I still stimulate them for pee and poo.  Rex and Fox can suck milk from the bottle now.  Honeybear bites the teat, so he still needs to be syringe-fed.  In fact, syringe-feeding is so much faster and easier, so I've resorted to that!

 Fox

 Honeybear

 I worship toes....(Rex)

 Drinking from the bottle.

 It's faster using the syringe.

 Rex and Fox venture out....

 I'm safer with Bobby.

They all love Bobby!

I've lost count of how many kittens Bobby has helped foster in the last five years.  Let's see....Cow, Bunny, Pole, Tiger, Pans, Wolf, Cleo, Vixey, Wii, Indy, Kimba, Creamie, Crackers, the 5 Orange Kittens, Felix, Joanie, Suki, Babykit, Prince, Simba, Bobtail, Teddy, Bandit, Xiao Li, Peanut, Butter and Jelly, and now...Rex, Fox, Honeybear.

 Good old Uncle Bobby!

He may appear to be sleeping all the time and he is blind, 
but he sure knows what is going on.

The Sunny Kittens on a Sunday

Here's some photo updates:

Still as obedient as ever...sleeping after a meal and after playtime.

Fox

Rex and Fox love to play with Bobby.

Rex has a penchant for Bobby's tail.

The seal-pup-baby-polar-bear....Honeybear! 

Rex loves exploring in the room.

Honeybear still likes to sleep quite a bit.  The moment he has had enough milk, he goes back into the carrier.

The other two still want to play.

Tiger visits, with Bobby's consent.

Good boy, Tiger!