When we first got them, they were tiny enough to fit in the palm of a hand.
They were tiny little balls of fur that pretty much just ate and slept. But, after a few short days, they began to play!
The most amazing part for us was how Piper took to the kittens. We don't know her history at all, since she was adopted from the animal shelter as an adult, but we suspect that she has experience as a mother. She sure knew what to do with the kittens! Mama Piper would bathe them, sleep with them, and even "nurse" them! The first time we let them meet, she rolled straight on her side and the kittens latched right on. I know it was uncomfortable for her, especially since there was no milk to be had (!), but she was such a good mama that she'd let them go on and on. It was so sweet...and more that a little odd.
But another surprising relationship developed between Griffin and one of our foster kittens. Griffin is fairly ambivalent toward our pets. Sure he likes them okay, but mostly he ignores them. So were were very surprised when he chose a favorite kitten and formed such a strong bond with him. Nico became his baby, and one was never seen without the other. And because he was handled so much, Nico tolerated -- and even seemed to like -- whatever attention Griffin showered on him.
Of course, all the kittens had plenty of love and lots of handling as they grew. Who could resist snuggling with these little guys?
As they grew more and more playful, we all really enjoyed their sillyness.
Although, Piper sometimes might have grown a bit weary of her naughty kittens....
Eventually, the time came to let them go. In the end, we decided to keep Griffin's special buddy, Nico. But we wished we could have kept them all and we had a hard time saying good bye to sweet "Noble Bear" and "Sir Poe". We'll forever remember those little guys, but it does make it a little easier to know that they were adopted into wonderful forever homes.
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| Napoleon |
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| Noble |
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| Nico |
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