tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206465692024-03-08T10:24:15.508-08:00blackcats - catblogging for the massesJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-40257937161654555472021-12-24T13:58:00.004-08:002021-12-24T13:58:24.939-08:00Cat Litter & Boxes<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Black Cat Ranch has 6 adult cats, here's our system:</span></p><ul class="_33MEMislY0GAlB78wL1_CR" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 4px 0px 4px 8px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li class="_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.4em 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 large <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://smile.amazon.com/Natures-Miracle-Advanced-Hooded-Corner/dp/B004N1NAPY/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=nature%27s+miracle+corner+litter+box&qid=1611903636&sr=8-1" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">"Nature's Miracle" corner litterboxes</a></span></p></li><li class="_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.4em 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.petfood.express/products/sustainably-yours-multi-cat-plus-natural-cat-litter.html" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sustainably Yours litter from PetFood Express</span></a></p><ul class="_33MEMislY0GAlB78wL1_CR" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 4px 0px 4px 8px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li class="_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.4em 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Clumps SUPER hard</span></p></li><li class="_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.4em 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Can be sifted with standard wire mesh sieve to get any small bits (<a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MRDZXXK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">like this one</a> )</span></p></li></ul></li><li class="_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.4em 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I scoop morning & night, and in between as needed. I do not dump unless there's really a lot of little bits in the litter that I can't sift out with the wire mess sifter. I clean the litterboxes monthly with hot boiling water and bleach.</span></p></li><li class="_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.4em 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I use "biodegradable" bags (<a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TFYT02G/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">box of 1000 bags</a>) and they go in the trash but I keep thinking about digging a hole to create a <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://thebark.com/content/build-your-own-pet-waste-digester" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">pet waste digester in the backyard</a></span></p></li></ul><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the last 30 years as an adult living on my own - I have gone through MANY many kinds of cat litter.</span></p><ul class="_33MEMislY0GAlB78wL1_CR" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 4px 0px 4px 8px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li class="_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.4em 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Clay is bad - mountain top removal and all that</span></p></li><li class="_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.4em 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Large pellets are a PITA and a mess, they fall apart</span></p></li><li class="_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.4em 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Never flush unless you have a septic system; else the risk is that <a class="_3t5uN8xUmg0TOwRCOGQEcU" href="https://www.futurity.org/how-cat-poop-kills-california-sea-otters/" rel="noopener nofollow ugc" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">organisms from cat poop end up leaving water treatment plants where they go to rivers and oceans and KILL OTTERS.</a> You don't want to kill otters, right? Didn't think so.</span></p></li><li class="_3gqTEjt4x9UIIpWiro7YXz" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.4em 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Corn & Wheat have had variable results for me over the years - not clumping hard enough, powdery mess tracked everywhere, fermented smell that develops.</span></p></li></ul>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-31424699530698455702021-02-05T13:59:00.003-08:002021-12-24T14:00:34.630-08:00Ferals & Hand Shy Cats<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In 1998, I started a job in May that required I take BART out to Lafayette. The walk from the train station to the office took me past some rundown decades old mini office/strip mall space that was about three or four store fronts before passing a safe way crossing the street and get into my office. One of those storefronts what is the location for the Contra Costa County cat rescue.</span></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">They had wire cage is lined up across the two picture windows. I went inside to visit and there was this huge black cat sitting on top of one of the wire cages at the opposite end of the room from the door. The volunteer said I could interact with any of the cats but that big one wasn’t really interested. Of course I had to go right for that big one.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">He was about 23 pounds, huge cat, black and very shy (estimates 5-7 years old).</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Every day I would go and visit the cats on my way to work and on my way home, I would go to pet him first and just interact with him until it seemed like he was about to get up and run off.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Then I went on vacation in August and didn’t visit for a couple of weeks. When I came back, he greeted me at the door meowing. Apparently there had been a very talkative and temporary Siamese male cat in there and the big black cat, who they called Carmine, found his own voice.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">I continued my visit and finally took him home in October. (My cat Missy was so mad. Eventually they became friends. )</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Carmine was easily overstimulated.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">It took years before I could pet him without him running off. And once he relaxed and learn to trust me, I couldn’t keep that cat off me. I did keep him at a lean 18 to 19 pounds for the next 16 years. He grew to love belly rubs. He would join me when I was reading a book on the bed, lay on his back with his head nestled up under my arm, so I would rub his belly with one hand while holding the book with the other. If I ever stopped or didn’t give him enough attention, he would reach up and start nibbling the corner of the book. He was known as “Carmine the creampuff” at the vets office.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">The reason he was called Carmine was that he was found under a car in a shopping mall and wouldn’t come out. It took them 12 hours to lore him out so they could catch him.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Right now I’ve got two cats who are from the “forgotten kitten” project at Cat Town. They were captured at 5 to 7 months old, very feral. I fostered them for 18 months and not a single person expressed interest. That was in January 2016. I still have them in my home, they know where the food is, they’ve got many beds and cat condos. They interact with my other cats but I cannot just walk up to them and pet them. Jojo is an extrovert - but nobody pets her. Sometimes at night she let me rub her belly, but less since Dobson died last year in January (he was really the cat family caretaker). Her brother Baldwin is starting to come out of his shell now that we’ve got two male kittens in the house — He seems to respond to them as peers and really wants to be part of their play. He’s letting me rub his cheeks when I am standing or approaching him. Jojo is even meowing at her food dish now, after five years.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">My mom had a cat from a hoarding situation who she couldn’t even pet for five years.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Some cats take a very long time to warm up. I guess that’s why I kept one of my foster cats from the summer because he is just such a love muffin. He was born in a house and very very happy with humans, his trust in me is inspiring Jojo and Baldwin.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #1a1a1b; font-family: "Noto Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0.8em 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You just have to let the cat be a cat. Some cats are affectionate and snuggly, and some are not. Maybe you can get a second cat who is affectionate and snuggly and that will help your cat learn those behaviors.</p>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-70759990163216562352010-08-08T09:03:00.001-07:002010-08-08T09:03:58.511-07:00Baby Dobson, 6/25/2004<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4922923/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/4/4922923_ae44d8bd11_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4922923/">Baby Dobson, 6/25/2004</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-87232672040234844202010-07-13T19:24:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:24:58.436-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4810328500/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4810328500_fe4ac93f6f_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4810328500/">Romeo & Romeo</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>The bromance continues, now for over 5 years!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-77704274411729795452010-06-30T19:23:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:23:54.361-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4810328360/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4810328360_6cb799f85a_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4810328360/">Carmine in the sun</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>In sunny weather, he soaks it up and his fur goes from being mostly black to unquestionably sable - a deep dark chocolate color that looks red in the sun.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-79247814919008060192010-06-27T19:22:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:22:38.993-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4810328252/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4810328252_8f8611b8c9_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4810328252/">Tough Guy</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>George now has a nice little nick in his left ear from fighting with neighbor Jack (also a black cat but with longer fur).Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-90872587494028347752010-06-16T19:21:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:21:43.364-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4707192846/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4707192846_6dec8a26b9_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4707192846/">I haz mouse!</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>George enjoys a little catnip mouse company after dinner - Carmine wants to share!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-57886201595100671622010-06-15T19:17:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:20:00.259-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4707191608/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4707191608_c317d41ba0_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4707191608/">Lickylickysnuggle</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>The boys settle in for an after dinner nap.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-54011843675766003572010-05-18T19:13:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:13:53.741-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4706532235/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4706532235_a5fdfb7bab_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4706532235/">8 Weeks old and impossibly cute!</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>A very rewarding visit to the baby kittems - we managed to get them to line up for a family portrait!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-4970611666907072212010-05-18T19:12:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:12:23.422-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4619586465/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4619586465_26ab1d77e5_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4619586465/">Dobson is working from home today</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>Dobson decided that he wanted to make sure the mouse-pad didn't go anywhere, so parked his furry bottom right on it!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-3979970357186422242010-05-16T19:10:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:11:04.455-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4619586115/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4619586115_2823804bae_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4619586115/">Look! I'm interesting, too!</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>The kittens went off to their next foster home before I left on my spring vacation - after I returned, Dobson was playing all sorts of tricks to get my attention. He wanted attention but didn't want me to hold him. Here, he jumped up to the top of the door from the folded massage table - a pretty good leap - and then, of course, he had no idea what he wanted to do up there!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-89947576136299364152010-04-17T19:07:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:07:40.718-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4536312821/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4536312821_7838269338_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4536312821/">Mom & Babies napping in the livingroom</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-19563719563598931212010-04-16T19:04:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:04:50.075-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4536302579/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4536302579_e5f6eeb952_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4536302579/">3 Weeks Old</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>Nothing is cuter than a box full of kittens!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-80010402497041865722010-04-15T19:02:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:02:32.543-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4536932966/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4536932966_400a6cb3fe_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4536932966/">Glamorous little calico face kitten</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>Reveling in the beauty and peace of being a small kitten in a safe & happy place.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-69029060870983258802010-04-15T15:10:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:14:27.291-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4536932566/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4536932566_df3c30820c_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4536932566/">Yawn!</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>It's so tiring being a kitty!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-64430188588923957922010-04-13T15:05:00.000-07:002010-08-02T19:15:04.285-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4536930166/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4536930166_b14c0d79b8_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4536930166/">17 days old!</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-89318857578286994272010-04-09T14:58:00.000-07:002010-08-02T14:59:23.717-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507610999/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2113/4507610999_3868ddfd26_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507610999/">Help me! I'm only 14 days old and I can't stand up!</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>He was the second born - and the biggest & fluffiest of all. He's a very aggressive crawler in the next but not so tough on a smooth surface - he turns to a little grey puddle!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-11341251454005155772010-04-07T14:56:00.000-07:002010-08-02T14:57:14.156-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507609029/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4507609029_ba8a108ecb_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507609029/">First Born, First Eyes Open</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>He's looking just like mom - but with a black nose instead of crimson!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-15331741401542326282010-04-07T14:54:00.000-07:002010-08-02T14:55:31.781-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507608781/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2702/4507608781_8738f97c8d_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507608781/">Tired Tortuga & Growing Babies</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-88297882050817656292010-04-03T14:53:00.000-07:002010-08-02T14:53:39.168-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507608033/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2741/4507608033_2c2216c144_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507608033/">Box Full of Kittens - 1 Week Old</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-57959096985395386082010-04-02T14:51:00.000-07:002010-08-02T14:52:24.969-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507606869/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2032/4507606869_3feef7e3f5_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507606869/">Mom & Babies Snuggling</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div><br clear="all" />Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-58208478136817559962010-04-01T14:50:00.000-07:002010-08-02T14:50:39.093-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507615877/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/4507615877_92124e8877_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507615877/">Six Days Old!</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>Kittens are fussing and playing, rolling around on each other, competing for food - and mom is getting tired of being in the bathroom.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-69466143598713827312010-03-29T14:42:00.000-07:002010-08-02T14:42:33.493-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507535187/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4507535187_e41df5c77b_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4507535187/">3 Days Old</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>Tortuga and her babies - everyone is healthy and doing well!Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-66892535027794721622010-03-27T14:38:00.000-07:002010-08-02T14:47:00.916-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4466027777/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4466027777_855f703c06_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4466027777/">Mom & Five Babies, Day 1</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>At less than one day old - the kittens are all dry & well fed, mom is resting.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20646569.post-81955804632956692802010-03-26T21:35:00.000-07:002010-08-02T14:46:26.183-07:00<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4465976167/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4465976167_050e24d254_m.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennconspiracy/4465976167/">The First Kitten Arrives!</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jennconspiracy/">jennconspiracy</a></span></div>First kitten is very dark in color - but later proves to be stripey, like mom...Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304420774638468362noreply@blogger.com0