9..8...7...6..5..we Have Ignatius! Options

[Jon730]

The Cat Shuttle was launced at 12:15 Local Time and re-entered on schedule at 13:00. The payload will be brought to Inbound Decontamination at the Vet at 14:15 Local Time.

All systems are nominal.

[E.M]

Well, well, well Jon, what can I say?

You look every bit the proud father and rightly so......Iggy has such a masterly look about him behind all that cuteness, I think you will find a very wise head on those little shoulders of his.

As Love Them so rightly said do not be overly concerned about him not drinking water if he is eating wet food. One piece of advice if you don't know this already, is to stick to the same brand of wet food till at least he is a lot older and his digestive system isn't so delicate as switching brands can have disasterous results on the rear end if you know what I mean. Same brand, different varieties are ok and when you progress from kitten to adult food try mixing a bit of the adult food in with the kitten food to begin with to give the digestive system time to adjust as adult food is very rich.

You could also try a little kitten milk half diluted with water in a coloured bowl (not white) every now and then if you are still concerned. Personally I would stay away from dry food until at least 6 months old or until the kidneys are fully developed and even then I would only give a small amount as a treat or a sprinkling of 'crunchy topping' as I call it.

So is M as smitten as you and a proud mommy, will she be picking up her paint brush in earnest...?!

Keep those picture and videos rolling, I think we all expect AT LEAST one picture a day!!!

When Iggy settles down you will be looking at him sleeping for hours and just willing him to wake up and start running round the house again. I must admit with my two I had forgotten how much sleep a kitten needs to recharge those batteries that I just couldn't wait for them to wake up again and entertain us. It didn't take long for my two to work out where our bed was and head up stairs once the lights were turned out but yes the first week or so they don't realise that when we go to bed we want to sleep! Or that at 4am in the morning is not our usual time for waking up and playing!

Love the meet and greet pictures, the tail bushed out, I'm so big and scary look is cracking!

Wishing you many, many more days of pure, unadulterated bliss with Iggy and his massive chainsaw purr!!!!

[katzen11]

Keep those picture and videos rolling, I think we all expect AT LEAST one picture a day!!!

When Iggy settles down you will be looking at him sleeping for hours and just willing him to wake up and start running round the house again.

hi, Jon,
the last kitty i got, 3 months old, was MISCHO (1988-2000).
she and me were enjoying her baby-time, and for a couple years i had those "hamburger-arms".
FELICE, ( see my avatar ) was pretty old, when she joined me, ( born ?, with me 2003-2006) but still looking and acting amazing young, till the last few months.
so JIMMY KLINGER, my buddy, soon celebrating his 13th birthday, spend his first 14 months in a cage in a rescue-center.
and i get tears in my eyes, when i am thinking about how he spent his "childhood".
but the ladies, who took care of him, must have been very nice,
and JIM is such a devoted, lovable, playfull cat.
yes, the better species than humans.
thanks for sharing IGGY with us
Eva