Yoda plays Frozen Bubbles

He was playing very well for about 5 minutes pawing the heck out of my phone screen...

Then I decided to film him and that all went down hill, naturally...

Oh well, here is another cute Yoda video.

Otherwise, not much eventful - he's eating a lot and getting along with Bistro better than he was, and zooms around the house all day. However, one must keep an eye on him as his paws get caught in the carpet and he'll sit there and wail until you detach him.

All day, no can has get any work done...

Yoda does this all day. He's even louder and more pitiful than I am able to capture, but you get the jist of it.

It's not that I am abusing him, I promise. The temperature is a nice 77*F, and he was just running around the house like a maniac for quite some time. He has food, water, play toys, and cuddle things...

He just wants to be held, ALL THE TIME. However, I need to get some work done, so I am being a 'bad momma' and putting on my headset and ignoring him for awhile. He'll eventually go to sleep from being tired of crying, like all kids. I hope.

Tubby Tummy Yoda

Honestly, this cat eats so much I am amazed at how small he is. He'll eat between 1.5-3oz of wet kitten food per day, as well as (a slightly overdosed) 1tsp of Nutri-Cal for Kittens which he really likes. I've given up on KMR, he just hates it and is so miserable when I try to feed him it, on its own or mixed with other things.

I am still trying to supplement him with syringed in water, which he takes begrudgingly... his poo and pee seems to be fairly regular still, and he doesn't appear to be dehydrated. Gums are a healthy pink. 

He looks frail, feels frail - there isn't much there but bones and thin hair... But he is so active, happy, and loving... I have nothing to think but that he is doing well. He loves to run around, talks a lot, and just wants to be cuddled. I think the only potential problem is that he does get cold, so he prefers to sleep on/with me, which is... quite inconvenient.

Despite his small stature, I think he is doing pretty well overall. Only time can tell, and I plan on weighing him again this next Sunday to see if he is any heavier - I can't imagine he wouldn't be. 

Probably my only concern at this point is that he does seem to be pidgeon toed a bit, his 'ankles' sort of rub together often, and he has a pretty silly gait, but seeing as he is so small and was malnourished I am going to give it a little longer. His eyes do look a lot better than original too, and although he is still balding on the top, he is pretty fuzzy elsewhere - I suspect new growth as it is thicker at the base.

All of his other pictures he was too wiggly, but this was him curled up in a pre-fold diaper (which are my favorite for little kittens due to absorbancy and semi-stiffness in the middle, yet breathability) stuffed between me and my shirt this morning. He whined til I put him there.

Til later, Yoda.

A long day!

This morning after my husband left for work, I crawled back into bed where Yoda's little carrier home is - complete with noms and his litterbox - intending to sleep. 

Not without him, I wasn't... I spent the next 4 hours in a state of semi-sleep as he played with me, then just on me, and eventually crashed as I had long before him. We slept in 6 positions, and eventually I decided I wasn't really sleeping, so this wasn't really worth it. 

I had a long day at 'work' - if you can call it work, it's not so bad usually, but sometimes people can be really single visioned, and while trying to juggle Yoda screaming, eating, pooping, and attempting to get eaten by my two larger cats... Not exactly a fun day.

I did manage to give Yoda some of his nutritional supplement with his food, I am not sure if he liked it, but he does like his normal food at least - his stomach is round and stuffed like a fat beer belly. It is really funny as it makes him run in zig-zags because it's so big. Once he gets another big poo out, I am sure he will be fine.

I spent my husbands birthday half asleep with him in bed, of course with our faithful little Yoda til I got up this evening. It's the first night I've been able to make dinner at home since Yoda arrived. Go me!

Thank goodness prefold diapers and the ability to swaddle him and tuck him into any shirt. He settles in quite peacefully and sleeps, even if you're walking around, cooking, bending over, etc. 

Well, I have plans to try to get a video recorded tomorrow or maybe just a bunch of pictures... We'll see how my recorder cooperates with me. It's storming and with tornadoes in the area, so I doubt we'll be going out much tomorrow.

Hope everyone sleeps better tonight than I did last night!

More Yoda to come tomorrow.

If you don't pick up Yoda's...

They'll meow pitifully and stare at you just like this...

You're probably gonna pick him up. I do. :<

Yoda got new play area

Since I figure someday I am probably going to have a *real kid* and not just kittens, and Yoda -really- needs a bigger place to stay permanently (like when I am trying to work and can't keep an eye on him)...

I just bought him a playpen. I can reuse it someday, and if nothing else as the kids grow older, it's a great toy bin. I'm okay with that.

Meanwhile, Yoda has moved in! I've since added a -few- more things, maybe I'll post a pic of that tomorrow... But this is the basics, and really... He doesn't even need the water. He wont drink it.

I think it's a nice place to keep an idle eye on him, and now his food dish and litterkleenexbox can be not next to eachother immediately.

Otherwise, I called the vet today and was told to not bring him in unless he stops eating, doesn't gain weight, or stops pooping. I was also told that I shouldn't need to supplement him with more than a few ml of water due to the high water content of wet food.

I also picked up a nutritional additive to add to his food which I'll be starting later today once I can read it fully.

PS: The bed is a lie. He does not want to sleep there, he wants to sleep on you/me/anyone. Non-discriminatory. 

Litterbox Successes 2.0

Took a poop AND a pee, unassisted, and all by himself in his litterbox this evening! Still -not- keen on drinking by himself, but he's more than happy to chomp down on wet kitten food. I'll be stopping by Petco again tomorrow to grab him some more. As my mother in law says, he's quickly becoming the "most expensive free kitty" I've ever gotten!

Also had an eventful day and lots of cuddle time with "Uncle Chris" while he visited this evening, meeting lots of new people and giving oodles of smiles to everyone around him. I don't think anyone has met little Yoda and not fallen for his sweet charm and playfulness.

He's taking a nap now, and I am hoping for him to sleep all through the night. We'll see how he 'likes' the storm that is making so much noise, but so far he is just a great all-night sleeper. If he does get up, he never cries. It's really a great relief. 

Hoping to snatch some more cute photos of him tomorrow, maybe a video too? We'll see!