Today for the first time since their arrival here, one of the van kitties came out from hiding in the cardboard box and laid on the towel nearby. The kitten didn’t budge when I appeared on my scheduled time and dished out food, changed the water and tended to the litter pan. I didn’t do anything other than reaching down and petting the kitten slightly. It started purring immediately, so I backed away. Purring doesn’t always mean they are happy- I have had cats purr who were highly stressed and even dying. As this was the first contact, I made it brief and then just went about my business of cleaning up their space.

The cold weather is finally over (yeah!) so Mike and I fashioned a new door to the closet where the kitties are housed out of pvc pipe and woven wire. It fits quite nicely in the doorway and will help with circulating air and not letting the kittens get to warm.

They are black kitties (of course) medium hair and still oh so scared. The schedule I set up seems to help though as they get no surprises other than the scheduled visits.

The CH kittens went on Petfinders and Facebook today- I didn’t pull any punches when I told what type of challenges any new caregiver would face if they adopted one of these cuties. So, we will see if I get any takers on these Special Needs Kitties.