Well whoopsie doo!

I should have gone with my gut instincts (and sister Nancy's too): Toby is a Tabitha!  She had a day of firsts today:

• First Vet visit - Dr. Pippin confirmed Toby is a Tabitha
• First time in a pet carrier - pink, of course (thanks Sofie). She was not amused
• First medications - worming, tummy meds
• First visit to Auntie Nancy's house
• First time to meet a dog - Zelda was a sweetheart and didn't respond to the hissy fit
  

Whew, after a day like that, a girl needs her rest.

 Tomorrow: pictures of the mice, pre & post felting.

Size and Siblings

Size is relative they say. You can get a perspective of tiny Tobias and my two smallest cats, Imbrium and Wolfgang.

Imbrium was content to let me pet her and play with her tail to the extent of not caring that Toby was climbing all over the couch. She was stretched out and purring as I slowly took my hand away and let Toby play with this new toy - a long black tail. All was fine for several minutes until Immy peeked my way and realized it wasn't me tugging her tail! If looks could kill...but she just jumped down after.

Hey, you're not Mom!

Wait, where'd you go?

Wolfgang wasn't nearly as amused at sharing the couch with Toby. Using the grooming mitt, I kept him calm while Toby was investigating. Again, all ended on good terms with my well adjusted Wulfie jumping off the couch after sharp kitten teeth sunk in to his tender tail tip.

Toys for Cats

Since I have five cats of my own, and the new foster Tobias, I think it's time to knit up some more cat toys. As my kids love catnip I'll be trying out the Felted Mouse by Jo Chandler and Jen Kubeck's Knit Felted Catnip Mice. 

It will be interesting to see when, or if, Tobias shows interest in catnip. He's fairly young and I'm not sure when that will interest him. Currently, everything interests him!

Here's a picture of my youngest, Wolfgang, with "his" mouse.

Tiny Tiger Tobias

Meet Tobias, a 4-week old abandoned tabby kitten. His eyes are still blue but will be changing over the next few months until they settle to their adult color. Tobias, called Toby, is just learning to play and doesn't always have his feet beneath him. He's learning to drink his KMR from a bowl, eats softened kitten chow and is trying out some canned kitty food. All in all - not much knitting getting done!

Here he is after his first flea bath:

He is playful...