FOUR Little Girls
That’s right. Four. Not three.
The sex change fairy came to visit today. Or rather, she visited us while we were at the vet’s office this afternoon. I am so embarrassed! I hadn’t gotten the sex wrong on a kitten since Zara in the Wayfarers litter back in 2003, but I got Natane’s sex wrong. She is a girl. Definitely a girl. I hadn’t looked at her since she was a day old. I thought I had it right, why look any more. Well, obviously I should have had at least another look! Brenda thinks we should leave her name as is — Brenda says she always thought Natane (pronounce Na-TAH-nay) sounded girly anyway. So she will remain Natane Wynter.
Other than that little surprise, the visit went well. They had scheduled a full hour for our visit (unusual) so Dr Jennifer and I sat on the floor of the examining room and played with the kittens for awhile before getting down to business. All four babies were in fine form. Keona was showing off her jumping skills. Ohanna and Isadora were running around as fast as they could after the teasers. Natane chased them and when she’d get close, she’d stand up on her back legs and grab for it.
They were all very brave — not a peep out of them when they received their vaccinations. Dr Jennifer rewarded them with treats, which they were all more than happy to eat. She said that usually the cats that they examine are too stressed to eat treats, but not the babies. They gobbled! As usual, they were the hit of the office and one person offered to take them all home with her. 
No pictures tonight — I’m letting them rest up from their adventure. Last I checked Keona and Ohanna were sleeping in the fleece bed in the living room, while Natane and Isadora were sleeping in the cat tree. I need to get a picture of Kefira nursing the babies on one of the upper cat tree perches. It looks very funny, if a bit scary. There’s barely enough room for her and when the babies decide to nurse, I keep thinking someone is going to fall sooner or later.
One more note… The NFC HCM Research Project Group has kicked off it’s Spring fundraising raffle. If you’d like to buy a ticket (or more than one) and possibly win a custom painting of your cat, visit www.nfchcm.com for all the details. The money raised goes for researching HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy) in Norwegian Forest Cats.