I suppose I need to catch you all up with the news and happenings here at LostWoods. Because I have quite a few groups of pictures to post, I’ve decided to do three different posts just to keep things straight. I’m starting with the latest news first, because I suspect it’s what you will find the most exciting.
Kali had her babies!
They were born on August 21st, early in the morning. There are five fat babies in the litter and will be known as the Forest Kittens. All their names are trees or mean a kind of tree.
Linden – red (or red-silver) mackerel tabby with white boy
Oliver – cream mackerel tabby with white boy
Aspen – blue-cream mackerel torbie and white girl
Willow – brown (or silver) mackerel torbie and white girl
Rowan – blue mackerel tabby and white boy
They ranged between 3.6 and 4.2 oz at birth. Yes, Kali looked like her usual Kali Cantaloupe self and I thought maybe there would be more than five babies. But I’m very happy with five and she and they are all doing great.
The first couple days Kali kept moving them from spot to spot. Their bed in the corner, under my desk, into the closet…. The closet seemed to make her the happiest, so I moved the bed into the closet. So she moved them out of the bed to the other side of the closet where the bunkbed ladder is. Doesn’t she know it’s unlucky to walk under a ladder? Let alone put her kittens under it!
But for the past day and a half she has allowed them to remain in their bed in the closet, so the kitten cam is turned on and you can watch them eat and sleep. Exciting, I know! www.lostwoodswegies.com/kittencam.htm. There are pictures of these cuties on the website, too.
In other kitten news – or more accurately FUTURE kitten news – I have Ariane (Ohanna Ariane from the Winter Gifts litter) back. She stayed with Brenda in Colorado and was bred to McCoy. When Brenda gets Reagan from me (yes, she decided for sure on Reagan) she will bring Ariane and the babies will be born and raised here. Since Kefira didn’t get pregnant, I’m thrilled to have Ariane back and bred with McCoy to keep that line and those incredible eyes.
And before you ask, Danica didn’t get pregnant either. I think I will be spaying and placing both Dani and Kefira this fall/winter. Both are super sweet and loving girls, but they need good homes where they aren’t just one of many. Both of them are rather shy and a bit intimidated around the LostWoods characters – especially Kali, Basia, and Shira, who have quite dominant personalities. It’s going to kill me to give up Kefira because I love her looks and her personality so much. She loves to sleep under the covers next to me, snuggling all night long. When she’s awake, she’ll sit on top of the cabinet or bookcase or other tall piece of furniture and reach out to me as I walk by, so I’ll stop to pet her. And if I don’t pet her long enough, she will wrap her paws around my hand or arm so I can’t leave until she’s ready. I love that. But, for her sake, she needs someone to give her more one on one attention than she gets here.
So now you’re up to date on the new and future kittens. More in another post.































































































































