Kitten Watch 2024: Caramel and her sweet kittens
It's Week 8! The kittens have spent their very important first 8 weeks of life together with their mum in the safe care of Wales Cat Centre, and they are now ready to be rehomed.
The kittens have grown again this week and they are starting to look like young cats. Their eyes are more green than blue; this will likely be their adult eye colour now. They are fully weaned and are far more active - ready to bring endless fun into their new homes as the little bundles of joy they are!
Costa showing off his beautiful long whiskers! |
The kittens can use the cat flap and run up and down the ramp with ease. They are confident jumping on to boxes and on and off the shelf, and they are very happy playing together with their toys.
Sweet Cinnamon giving it a go too! |
The kittens will now be vaccinated to make sure they and any other cats they come into contact with are protected from nasty diseases. Two vaccines are usually needed – three to four weeks apart – to make sure kittens are well protected. A booster vaccine should also be given one year later, and again every year then to keep immunity levels high.
All of our cats leave our care either spayed/neutered and microchipped if they are old enough. If they are too young at the time of adoption, we will discuss with the new owner putting these important plans in place for their new family member. You can find out more about why spaying and neutering is so important on our website here: https://www.cats.org.uk/help-and-advice/neutering-and-vaccinations/neutering-your-cat
Caramel has also been spayed, so while she has been an amazing mum to her four sweet kittens, she will never have to experience the risks of pregnancy again. At the time of writing, Caramel has now been adopted, and she can look forward to a life of happiness and 'me time' with her new family. Here she is on her way home!
Caramel on her way to her new home! |
The kittens have also all found new loving homes, and we are so happy for them all. Well done Caramel, Costa, Chai, Cinnamon and Coban, for this much deserved happy ending. Goodbye to you all, we will miss you so much!
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Please note, these blog posts are not in real time, the kittens are a little bit older at the time of writing. However, we hope you enjoyed following along with their weekly development from day one. Thank you so much for being with them as they grew, changed and blossomed into lovely young cats with the support of their amazing mum, Caramel, and our dedicated team of cat care staff and volunteers here at Wales Cat Centre.
A special thanks to Trudy Hughes for taking the beautiful photos of Caramel and kittens throughout their time at Wales Cat Centre. Her photography has captured all cats' personalities so well and it's thanks to her that we have been able to share such cute and lovely insights into the little family. Thank you Trudy!
If you would like to donate towards the care for our cats, including those like Caramel and her kittens, you can do so on our website here. Anything you can give, big or small, can really make a difference. Thank you for being here for cats 💜
Thank you again for being part of Kitten Watch 2024 for Caramel and her sweet kittens 🐾