Fluffy Kittens!

[vin_petrol]

Last night I went round to Phil and Anna's (WANOLJ) to see the kittens their cat has given birth to. They're just over a week old, and hugely cute. I've never seen kittens this young before, with their eyes only just opening. When Anna picked one up to show it to us it squeaked most pathetically, and the mother got up all concerned to retrieve it. She attempted to do that "scruff of the neck" thing, but it was the first time she had done it (apparently) and she wasn't very good at it. Hopefully she'll get better!
The mother is pedigree, and the kittens were supposed to be too, but the mother (Cobweb) escaped whilst in season, and it appears a local tom is the father instead. So the kittens are good quality "British Domestics" :-)

Comments

[sara-lou.livejournal.com]

I *hate* my work connection. No kittens. :-(

[vin_petrol]

I've sent them to you via email then. They're tiny pics so shouldn't cause any problems.

[sara-lou.livejournal.com]

Oh, the absolute cuteness... :-)

[cyberspice.livejournal.com]

Aww! *So* cute! Ickle fluffy kittens rock!

[sheepthief.livejournal.com]

It is funny when the mothers don't reall yknow what they're doing. Nermal was so small that her attempts to carry her kittens were always going to be somewhat awkward, but on top of that it was obvious that she hadn't a clue, bless.

[steer.livejournal.com]

Pesky rodents.

[vin_petrol]

Cats are not rodents, As You Well Know. They belong to the order Carnivora, and keep rodent populations down by hunting them, so NUR!

[steer.livejournal.com]

Hmph... pesky linnean system. Spiritually, cats are rodents even if ancestrally they are not.

[vin_petrol]

Spiritually, cats are rodents

Utter bilge. Rodents scurry around in the muck living off rubbish. Cats are delicate creatures of grace and stealth, that kill and eat small life forms for nutrition (or get me to open a tin of cat food). Rodents are dangerous to humans because of the diseases they can spread. Cat to human diseases are almost unknown.

If Londoners had encouraged the cats (rather than killing them all) during the great plague era they would have been a lot better off!

[steer.livejournal.com]

Cats also scurry around in muck and would live off rubbish if people didn't feed them. When people feed rodents they live off that instead of rubbish.

Cats are not delicate creatures, they're quite often great tubby lumps.

Rodents also kill and eat small life forms for nutrition.

Cat to human diseases are actually not uncommon.

"Never lick a cat, particularly the area around a cat's bum." -- Dr. Doug.

[vin_petrol]

Cats are not delicate creatures, they're quite often great tubby lumps.

<thinks of a lot of the cats I know>

OK, I'll concede that point :-)

[ellenscult]

Isn't there an estimate that around one in 3 of the population has toxoplasmosis? (Slow brain today, bah, I think that's what it's called.) Causes cysts on the brain, caught by contact with cat faeces. It's a parasite that's usually caught by rats, and it makes them (and us) react slower, but behave more recklessly and promiscuously. Makes me think there should be free testing for people out on Parliament St and Micklegate on a Saturday night...

[ellenscult]

But the kittens are the most adorable things! *must... not... be... tempted...*

[lproven.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on this one.