We'd already been talking about the possibility of getting a kitten in the new year (2014), so when Nadine offered to help again this year, we decided to accept. We'd seen some photos of the kitten, which showed that she had a black mark like a moustache under her nose. So we decided to call her 'Charlie' because she looks like Charlie Chaplin.
Blue was working this morning, so we drove to pick up Charlie in the early afternoon. When we got to the home of Nadine's friend, we found our adorable little Charlie, and from the first time I held her in my arms, I knew I couldn't let go. She is just so tiny and adorable.
Charlie's owner said that she was eight weeks old, but to me she seems even younger - maybe seven weeks. It's hard to tell exactly, but she's very tiny and hasn't been vaccinated yet.
We drove home in the car with Charlie, and because we didn't have a pet carrier, I had to hold her all the way. She was a little bit nervous but seemed ok. When we arrived at our big, old house, Charlie was very excited and started exploring straight away.
Charlie is very good at using her litter tray, and seems to like a mixture of food - so far, she's had a little dry food and some wet canned food (for kittens). She also drinks cat milk, which her previous owner had been feeding her. We'll probably try to wean her off this over time, but it's a comfort food for her at the moment.
Charlie has been playing very energetically today with a few simple toys we made from some string and paper, plus a practice golf ball that she likes to bat around on the floor and the piece of a plastic hose fitting. These are pretty blurry photos, but they do capture our new little kitten in action:
She's such a baby, though. She really needs to be held and nursed often, and likes to sleep curled up close to something. Obviously she's still used to sleeping with her mother or the other kittens from her litter. She likes to sleep on our bed, too.
She's such a baby, though. She really needs to be held and nursed often, and likes to sleep curled up close to something. Obviously she's still used to sleeping with her mother or the other kittens from her litter. She likes to sleep on our bed, too.
I hope everything works out, and that you have a long and happy life with us, dear Charlie. I want to keep this blog to record my daily experiences with Charlie - something I wish I'd done with Tootie. I'll be posting lots of photos and video, too.
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