Note: everything is generally in reverse chronological order.
(Newest first)
September 17
Jaynie's babies are getting bigger than she is.
Also, I just finished repairing the Ziemba cat tree. Gonna make a new page for that.
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August 9 - August 18
| Jaynie was prescribed Panacur for worms after a positive test. It's a powder to be sprinkled into food. The first 2-3 days she didn't eat very much of it. I experimented with various wet foods and on the 4th day found that Blue Buffalo was acceptable. So I got a few more packets from Dr. Hines and finished the regimen. |
July 18
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Jaynie went to see Dr. Hines. Her scheduled follow-up on the 14th didn't happen.
When she saw me pick up a towel she went under the bed, so had to reschedule to Friday, July 18.
This time I isolated her in the short corridor behind the screen door, captured her in a towel, and put her in her carrier.
She never hisses or tries to bite or scratch, just squirms a lot. She seemed calm in the Cad on the way to Boone,
and when we were in the exam room, I opened the carrier door, and shortly she came out and started exploring.
When I stroked her, her tail went up and a little purr started. She's starting to adjust to the Boone visits. Sunday July 20 I got an email from Dr. Hines: 
I got a pair of high-top Minnetonka moccasins to protect my ankles & feet from sharp claws, also toe bites.
The bottoms are soft leather so if I step on a paw or tail it won't cause any damage.
Note the scratches on my legs. I usually wear sweat pants when going in by them.
I paid $5 extra for the conchos which I figgered they'd like to play with. I was right.
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July 8
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Mom's room is finally straightened up enough to open the door for them.
I just put up a bunch of pics from the last few days and will worry about explanations later.
Note the U Of Chgo Rockefeller Chapel blanket I put on the bed. Those who know know and for those who don't it doesn't matter. Their universe has more than doubled and they're FLYING back & forth between the 2 rooms. They now have 40' to get up a head of steam, only had about 17' before. |
July 7
| Jaynie's wound healed rapidly and is all better now. She has a follow-up with Dr. Hines on the 14th. My major concern right now is she's eating like a pig and has a huge belly - almost like when she had 7 kittens inside. Kittens are fully weaned now but they sometimes still try to nurse. However, there's nothing there for them as Jaynie has dried up. They get Fancy Feast kitten food every 2-4 hrs and there's always Purina ONE+ dry kitten food, which they like. Below are pics of a "screen door" (actually chicken wire) I cobbled together and installed at the end of the hallway so I could let them out of the bedroom where they were born and I've been holding them prisoner. That room is around the corner to the right. To the left is the master bedroom. It was my mother's room and I've been keeping it in mostly pristine condition since 2009. I've stored empty boxes & coolers there and recently moved parts of the bed and other crap from their birth room in there. |
| Version 1 The basic gate is in place. Hinge on left side. 
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Version 2 Anti-climbing feature added and escape barrier added downstream.  7/25 The "escape barrier" is now not absolute. Kittens have grown and now discovered they can jump, grab the top, and climb over. But it does serve to slow them down a bit... |
May 16
| Took Jaynie to Boone yesterday. She has a severe infection and open wound on her lower belly. Fever was much better, only half what it was. Dr Hines drained & cleaned the wound, and gave her a shot of convenia antibiotic, and another of onsior. Gave me onsior tablets to give once a day. She said to isolate J from kittens, cuz nursing could be deadly. So I strung a tennis net across her bedroom (pic later) so J & kids can still see each other and interact. I also have to apply a warm compress often to keep it from drying up. I'm sooo tired - more later |
Kittens arrived the night of April 17-18
March 21
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April 7
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Lighting wasn't great in my living room.
| Jaynie came inside March 18 |
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Actually, I trapped her. A carrier was right by the door and I'd been trying to get her into it. She wandered in next to it, and as soon as her tail tip cleared the door, I slid it shut. She freaked and started jumping high up the door. She eventually calmed down and I spent the next day or two finding her hiding places until she got comfortable running around the house. When it seemed birth was imminent, I sequestered her in a back bedroom. Now she has a non-stop purr machine and will NEVER EVER go back outside or be hungry again. |
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I took this flyer around to all my neighbors within a coupla blocks. 
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She got along well with coons out there. She'd apparently been accepted
as part of their family - playing with them, rubbing up against them.
And when she'd whack one on the nose, they didn't retaliate.
| 2/7/2025 The first time she posed for me. | |
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