Here are Tibby and Fibby, the two kittens with deformed back legs who first came to us back in August -- and as you can see, they have been growing a lot! Tibby, the little girl on the left, is still by far the smallest of the pair, but proportionately she is keeping up with her brother as they grow. We still have them in our isolation cottage, which is now turned into a nursery of sorts for these two. We haven't moved them to our cat house yet for two reasons. One, we want them to be bigger before they meet the rest of the feline gang; we're a bit concerned that blind Bobby might pick on them when they're this small. (Hey, just because you're blind doesn't mean you can't be a brat.) Two, the cat house floor is linoleum, and we don't know how they'll do because of their legs. So we're going to ease them into it.
For now, they are very happy where they are, and they get all sorts of interesting company coming through. For instance, the wobbly brothers, Smokey and Charlie, are the newest overnight guests in the cottage, dancing around in their crates. Tibby and Fibby look at those crates rocking back and forth in wide-eyed amazement. During the day, Tibby and Fibby sit just inside the open door -- the door sill is about 8 inches above the cottage floor, and about a foot higher than the ground outside, keeping the kittens in and the puppies out -- and watch with similar amazement as Smokey and Charlie do the cha-cha-cha across the isolation yard. "Wow, those guys can really rock!," they seem to be saying to each other.
Talk about things that go bump in the night. The kittens will surely learn that phrase, if Smokey & Charlie are with them. I was one who stayed overnight with them before their flight to Montana and believe me, They definitely go bumping in the night. Love the kittens, they are so sweet.
Posted by: Sonya Brooks | October 24, 2007 at 10:28 AM
Tibby and Fibby look just like my cat, Bob, who passed away few months ago.
I don't know how you guys do all these works around the ranch. So much to do. You two and others who volunteer at your ranch are heaven sent. I wish I lived closer to your ranch--I am in Florida. Please don't stop what you do. If only the rest of the world do what you do, our planet would be a much better place to live.
Thanks for what you have done to help all the animals.
:)
Posted by: Lita | October 23, 2007 at 06:04 PM
It's great to see the growth progress in these two cutie kitties! They don't miss much, do they? Seems they're always in wide eyed amazement. They look so soft. Thanks for the update on this duo.
Hugs to all,
ginger, Tobias & Tlingit
Posted by: ginger & Tobias (the greythound) | October 23, 2007 at 03:13 PM
Many thanks for the update. We'd been wondering how these kitties are doing.
Posted by: Helen Rietz | October 23, 2007 at 08:24 AM
Tibs & Fibs are SO cute! I can tell they love their toys; sitting on them, watching them dangle in suspended air, laying next to them. What a well deserved, happy life for these two!
Posted by: Boundforglory | October 23, 2007 at 07:32 AM
Yes, they are growing and look so cute and sweet! Can't wait to meet these two!
Posted by: Shirley & James, Portland, OR | October 22, 2007 at 10:36 PM