Callie and Kittens Have Been "Fixed"

On Wednesday, Callie and the kittens made the trip to FixNation, where they were spayed and neutered, and received all their vaccinations. Actually, one of the males, Buster, will have to wait a couple more weeks as he wasn't judged to be anatomically ready.  The kittens rapidly recovered, in fact we had to try and prevent them from playing so frenetically the next day. Callie was uncomfortable for two days, but now is pretty much back to normal.

FixNation's main purpose is to sterilize feral cats, and their standard practice is to clip one of the cat's ears to identify it as having been sterilized. We had thought this would be a fairly innocuous marking, but were disappointed that the tip of the ear was significantly clipped. As, in time, the regrown fur covers the area, it will be less conspicuous. Unfortunately, this was the trade-off for a huge savings over what would otherwise have been well over $1200 in fees. Of course, the kittens are as cute as ever.

Now that that's taken care of, and they are nearly ten weeks old, Carrie will be taking Lily and Flower, the two calico kittens, to their new home today. (I'll try to keep my composure.)

Incidentally, a great (and expensive) toy for kittens is the Apple iPad. There are many apps available that are designed to provide cats with hours of entertainment, such as swimming fishes and flying bugs. They make appropriate sound effects and reactions when the paws make contact. Below, four of the kittens are having great fun with it.