Marlow has changed things up now. I went up this morning to see how the family was doing and the minute she saw me in the room, she leaped over the barrier- head-bumped my ankles- hissed at me and jumped back with the family. At least she didn’t bite my ankles! LOL She devours the wet food- so the kittens have to be really sapping her. I will start feeding her early in the a.m. as well. Her last feeding at night has been 8:00 p.m. but apparently, she needs more early morning feedings. She has dry out all the time.
Here is her one girl Ava (short for Avalanche). In watching this wee one, when everyone (except her) has lined up to feed on mom, Ava climbs up on mom’s back, lays down and rolls down mom’s side dislodging her brothers and sisters from their nipples. Then she grabs the first available one she can. It’s hysterical to watch and well-planned. I have seen her do it several times now. If I had the right camera, I would put it on Youtube! LOL She may be the runt of the litter, but she is one smart cookie!
An excellent development with regards to Marlow. It’s funny how a cat can decide quite suddenly that a person is all right – but that she’d better be nice to the kittens anyway, as the hiss says. And Ava is a smart one, all right. It’s how small survives.
it is good to be smart – especially if you are little 🙂
sounds like Marlow is slowly figuring things out….
Marlow is coming around, isn’t she? I get that mixed message from ferals I feed. All hisses & fangs! Then they come closer, sit down all relaxed & wait for the food dish to be filled. Cracks me up every time. Such drama; Dinner & Show, every night.
Pure weight is often more useful than brute strength, eh, Ava? Especially when you don’t have much of the latter.
Glad to see Marlow is coming around.