This week’s kitty progress:

None of the kittens seek us out, but they are all easier to catch (in an enclosed space–all bets are off if they get outside). They all purr when I hold them. Rossie was the last hold out, and she started yesterday.

Ruby. She’s generally the easiest to catch. I was mildly concerned for her when I first caught her. She seemed to be all fur and bones. She’s adding some meat to her frame, so I feel better about her. She’s always been the first to play with Floyd, but I don’t think she was getting enough to eat in the wild. She’s still smaller than the others, and if she’s a petite kitty, that’s fine.

Floyd. The largest and most boisterous. Also the only male in the litter. He has an expression and a presentation that will melt your heart. Alas, he’s a user. When he’s in the crate, he’s use every bit of persuasion to get you to let him out of the crate. Once out, he doesn’t have the time of day for you. He’s hilarious to watch play with balls, toy fish, or his sisters.

Delta. It’s hard to tell her apart from Ruby, but she’s larger and has a lighter front left paw–almost a cream color. We’re making progress with being able to approach her, and she’s more interactive when she’s in the crate.

Rossie. She had a tough week. Hubby and I were trying to catch her and return her to the crate prior to us leaving to run errands a few days ago. She didn’t want to be caught. Hubby got a little aggressive, caught her, but Rossie was terrified at that point, so she bit hubby about three times. We cleaned hubby’s wounds (they’re healing nicely, and he’s fine), then I found where Rossie had shoehorned herself (except that she was terrified, it was comical), wrapped a towel around her, tried to comfort her, and put her in the crate. She’s been just as standoffish as ever, but I’m keeping an eye on her. I try to hold all of them for an extended time each day. I usually have to pull the carrier out of the crate and take Rossie out to hold her. She purrs, but so far, she’s much less interested in interacting than the others.

Rossie and Delta both tend to take a head in the sand approach when picked up–as long as I can catch them without scaring them too much. Ruby, Floyd, and Delta are pretty easy to get out of the crate for their cuddles, but they treat it like “mandatory fun.”

Rossie found the garden window this week. Natasha was in the window. Natasha hisses at the kittens, and if they don’t respect that, she knocks them into next week with her right hook. But Rossie just kept inching closer to Tash in the window. She managed to get within a couple of inches of Tash on her one try.

Ajax has been a good uncle babysitter cat. The kittens are fascinated by him, and he’s tolerant of them.

Tarzan started out scared of the kittens. Now he watches them in fascination and has been considering getting to know them.

Lady has been antagonistic toward the kittens, but she’s hissing less and exploring them more.