It's time to say goodbye!
Not to all of the kittens, thankfully. We have one little lady leaving on day 12 because she has to travel for 7 hours to arrive at her new family's home. Transport can be an issue if the kittens are traveling this far so when one of the friends of Guisante's new family was traveling back home from the city nearby last Friday, it was clear that it would be best if Guisante would leave for her forever home that day.
I have to say that it was not nice having to say goodbye, especially not to this young lady who is very petite but a leader of all sorts in everything the kittens have done in the past weeks here. She was the first to climb all the way up to the scratching post and decide to sleep there as well as the first to hop on the bed whereas others just ignored that option in the room.
She was also the first one who tried to escape to the living room while in quarantine. We were used to being mindful of the door whenever someone enters or leaves the room, but in the last days of her stay, Guisante became a master of escape and we had several moments where we almost tripped over her as she was super fast.
Guisante was also the loudest of the crew, whenever you looked at her, she meowed, when she wanted food, she meowed. And she wanted that a lot because this lady was a little princess in terms of eating dry food. We had to give her extra wet food while the others were on diarrhea because I was afraid she'd lose weight. With her being so fast and full of energy, it was hard to believe she didn't eat at all but I know for a fact that she surely didn't eat much dry food in front of us. She and Haba were lucky enough to receive some extra wet food every day.
Guisante's last sleep together with her siblings
Saying goodbye
Guisante was being picked up on Friday before school ended so I told my daughter to say goodbye to her before she left for school as this was the last time she'd be able to cuddle her. I took two pictures and both were not sharp, just my luck! That's what you get when being on a time clock before school, haha.
Upon departure, I made sure to prep a bag of dry food as well as a can of wet food with the medication and probiotics. I also added a little ball that they played with so that during her travel she can smell the siblings and hopefully have a bit of a smooth trip.
Again, not sharp and the little one was not looking at me directly, she must have felt something was going to happen. But this is the last picture I took of little Guisante, who is now called Luna. I had to share this one too as it's part of our first journey. The new family has been sharing some pictures and videos after she arrived home and it's great to see that she's doing well. The little girl is so fast that the new family said we should have called her lightning, I can see why, haha.
I wish you a happy life with your new family Luna, it was a pleasure to foster you <3
And then there were 4
While their sister was traveling until midnight more or less, the others were left behind and back to their usual business. At first, I did not notice much about the kittens honestly, besides it being a lot more quiet without their sister's meows! I did notice Haba missing his sister a bit maybe because they were constantly together and now he felt a bit left out with the big siblings. Guisante was the same size and they were a cute match when playing. We made sure to give Haba some extra love, of course!
All went well with the 4 left, it was a lot easier giving medication to four than to 5, how stupid that may sound. One less really is a big difference and noticeable for some odd reason. On Friday I wondered how long the rest would stay, their poop will be tested on Thursday so we know that we will be able to enjoy the remaining four a bit longer.
See you tomorrow!
Previous parts
- The Bundle Of Beans Diaries - Introduction
- The Bundle Of Beans Diaries - Day 1 - So Much Love!
- The Bundle Of Beans Diaries - Day 2 - Smelly Business
- The Bundle Of Beans Diaries - Day 3 to 8 - Bathing, Cuddling & Storytime
- The Bundle Of Beans Diaries - Day 9 & 10 - Vet Appointment
- The Bundle Of Beans Diaries - Day 11 - Not All Rainbows And Sunshine