Magical Moggies Canberra Cat Fostering

22/10/2026

How is Ariel? Pretty good!

I came into the cat room one day to find both mamas crouched and sniffing at a mysterious puddle on the floor like it was a murder victim. It was wee.

The next day, I saw Ariel do a (second?) wee on the floor. This is good, developmentally: his urethra is working independently. A big step!

And so the messiest, poopiest phase of kitten rearing begins: toilet training.

Here's a very shallow litter tray (on an incontinence pad) for the kittens to explore.

And look at Ariel's legs! They're bearing his weight, at least for a moment!

He also had a pretty good poo (with assistance and some discomfort) last night. A LOT better than full-blown diarrhoea though. Or the mysterious lack of poo that is the norm, since the mamas still do some of his toileting (which is good, but leaves me with incomplete data).

22/10/2026

Mayhem and Pandemonium as bookends.

22/10/2026

Kitten = fainting goat?

Watch Ariel (lower left) pass out six seconds into a battle with Sprocket.

Don't worry! Kittens often fall asleep mid-fight. Ariel just does it particularly dramatically this time.

22/10/2026

The full epic tale of Ariel the Wonky Screamy Drama Kitten (so far)! You'll laugh! I'll cry! There are a lot of clips from four different teeny tiny litters! There's a transcript for the hearing impaired (mostly in the comments as it did NOT fit in the YouTube description box... I'm a novelist not a poet, and it shows). PS If you've read my blog entry this tale will mostly be VERY familiar but with videos instead of photos. And of course the postscript of last weekend's adventure.

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21/10/2026

Early morning scenes in kitten town.

21/10/2026

Tiny kitten adventures!

Bumper is two weeks old and ready to rumble (kind of)! He is meowing to make sure his mum always knows where he is and will come and save him if the meows get shrill to indicate he wants help.

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20/10/2026

Important update: yesterday I saw Steffie (Stephano) do a somersault as part of a play fight. Truly, when it comes to falling over, she is the greatest.

She is also both the calmest and the most curious. I think she just doesn't have as much fear instinct as the norm. Which is great for introducing her to new people, and not so great when she keeps trying to walk off cliffs.

I also think she has the prettiest eyes.

20/10/2026

My amazing thumb, and Spare Parts (old photo but shows her personality ie she is very scared due to me getting close enough to take the photo). I have been able to pat her again since The Incident but I think we both have greater respect for each other now.

20/10/2026

Baby attacking mama's face while adoptive mum stays close.

20/10/2026

I've discovered that fluffy kittens often look blurry even when they're not! But I think I accidentally posted one that WAS blurry. So let's try again. This is Stephano, and she is hilarious!