Second Hope: An overnight stay...

... makes for a very quiet house!
Being kitten season, the vets have been super busy with desexing all the new kittens around, which means sometimes, some have to wait... including our fosters. They rang earlier this afternoon to say Spook had had his bits removed, and that they MIGHT be able to squeeze one of the girls through today as well, but the other 2 girls will have to wait until tomorrow. *sighs* The house seems so quiet without their constant thumping against the washhouse walls as they run and play in there, destroying the room in the process.
I missed having them all come running, little purr engines going like mad, to greet me this morning when I went in, and later again this afternoon. Going to be a sad quiet house for a while when they go back to the SPCA in a few days to find new homes. Even knowing they're only temporary guests, it's super hard not to get attached... especially with the ones who need the most work, like Spook and Mumma cat from the last lot of fosters. All that extra work to get past their fears and show them that not all human beings are bad, just makes you bond with them even more, and makes it that much harder to let go. Oh well, I guess on the up side, at least the washhouse will stay clean for longer than 5 minutes for once!

Right.. I have a lot of photos that need to be processed and put up on the blog... they are coming, as promised! So far behind! Slowly working my way through them though and will upload them as I go.

All 4 kittens now have temporary names thanks to K:
The black boy is of course Spook, who will lick, purr, lay on his back in my arms and cuddle for ages, and has definitely become the most cuddliest of the 4.. such a turnaround! However, he still freaks out easily when he and the others are out of the washhouse for their play time, and when he hears/sees something unfamiliar. Definitely need to take any big changes nice and slow with him.
Then there's his pretty black and white sister, now nicknamed Boots (coz of her pretty white boots..well DUH.. lol!). She is the most aloof of the 4.. doesn't mind being patted, and will happily start purring if you start stroking her, but she's not keen on being picked up for cuddles, and loses interest in any attention a lot quicker than the others. I will have the other 3 crowding around me, demanding attention, and little Boots is sitting there in the background, purring, but just watching and not attempting to come any closer.
The darker/smaller of the two tabby girls is Tabitha, who is cheeky, playful, and a right wee terror! She doesn't mind cuddles (and in fact will sit and miaow at me behind the door if I go into the toilet in the washhouse and shut the door. I'm thinking little Tabs is definitely a people cat!), and has no problems at all with a noisy, fast moving, chatterbox of a 2yr old wanting to chase her and pick her up for cuddles and kisses regularly. She absolutely loves the rougher stroking too, and having the base of her tail patted firmly (I'm met quite a few dogs who like this, but not many cats), and will in fact lean up into it. This gorgeous girl would do just fine in a family home with young, boisterous kids I reckon!
And last of all, the bigger/lighter tabby girl is now Perky... she's always so alert (looking for mischief to get into, I suspect!). Still definitely the most placid of the 4, this girl is also quite happy now to be picked up and cuddled, and will start purring the moment I come in the door. Although she is fine with our 2 yr old around her, she does go rather wide eyed if he's moving fast (whereas Tabitha doesn't really seem to freak at that at all), but stays happy and relaxed if he stays gentle and moves slowly. So like Tabs, she'd probably be fine in a family home, but better suited to one with older calmer children.

And now, for just a few quick photos to tide you over until I get the rest processed: