The last couple of days, the kittens have been slowly learning to eat food from a plate, instead of just nursing from Hazel. Here's four unedited videos of them getting started. And see below for some bonus images of Spot!
As a bonus, here's the image of Spot used for the blog thumbnail, and a couple extras.
Today Hazel and her kids all crowded into a single carrier and took a trip to the Randall Road Animal Hospital. Kitten Academy tends to use them a lot, since they have a deal with On Angels' Wings, the foster group that provides us with our kittens.
One of the black kittens has a little bit of an eye infection - nothing serious. Other than that, everyone is in great health! Everyone got their first deworming, too.
We had yet another photo day!
Over the Mother's Day weekend, several of the students practiced a new lesson: leaving the box unaided! Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get good video of them beginning, but I did catch a few just on their way out.
Though it's her first time, and she started big with seven kids all at once, Hazel is a Super Mom. Here's Coopi helping to present a Mother's Day card.
Here's a bonus low-quality photo fresh from this Mother's Day morning!
Spot has been practicing her walking and climbing - won't be long now before she manages to leave the box!
In Kitten Academy, we teach students to be polite, and always raise their paw if they want to answer a question.
Headmaster Acro preparing to shake paws with The Internet.
Today we open the gates of the Kitten Academy to the Internet locals to visit. Welcome to YouTubers, Facebookers, and Redditors! We hope you enjoy your visit.
We'd love to hear your comments and suggestions! You can comment below, or if you prefer to keep your suggestions private, you can email me directly at headmaster@kitten.academy -- take care to note there is no ".com" on the end.
Kittens are born with their eyes closed, and they stay closed for a little over a week. When they finally do open, kittens still can't see too well for several weeks. And their eyes always start out blue, but then a few weeks later, become the color they'll have for the rest of their life.
Hazel's kids have started to open their eyes!
We had a little photoshoot today. Here's some of our favorites!
Some new territory for us today! Hazel has been staying with us for a few weeks already. This morning, she finally gave birth to seven healthy kittens!
Warning for the squeamish: the video below isn't too graphic, but does contain a little blood and placenta.
