Kboo's Kittens Have Arrived

Kboo's kittens have arrived, two beautiful boys, born Thursday morning at 3 and 6 a.m., respectively. Both have fantastic contrast, short tail, long neck, ocelli already showing, looks like very nice long legs, although that will be more evident when they're up and walking.

Kboo is being a wonderful mother, as usual, and both kittens were nursing within minutes of birth, very greedy little babies! The smaller kitten is average-size, his brother is very large, within a few grams of our behemoths, Konga, Oliver, and Trouble.

Our kittens who are large at birth, remain very large, our average kittens tend to surprise us with their rate of growth and eventual size. We're just thankful they're healthy and thriving.

More photos on our AJSavannahs Kittens page and I'll try and publish a movie on our Movies Blog and/or YouTube soon.

Lucy and Brie Have a Home

Lucy and Brie went home to Matthew Friday afternoon. They were very patient travelers and wowed everyone at the vet for their wellness checks. Both girls are going to be very well-loved and spoiled, like all our kittens. They have a huge new cat tree, every (dog) toy imaginable to play with, very plush beds that they can't keep, because they'll eat the fabric... and a very nice wand (birdie) toy that caused Brie to immediately shift to Stalk-and-Hunt mode.

They were both comfortable and playing and exploring their new bedroom within the first 30 minutes. Even though they're the only pets, they'll still stay in quarantine for two weeks to allow them to adjust to their new home without being overwhelmed by too much new space.

If you're one of the many families who have considered Lucy or Brie for your home, we thank you. We're so happy to have found Matthew, who can provide Lucy the quiet environment she demands. And very grateful that he fell in love with Brie, too, so two of our three Angels could go home together.

Our third Angel, Tessa, is still searching for her very own Cloud Nine. (Confused about our Angels reference? Please see earlier posts for complete details about AJSavannahs Angels!)

Are Dale and Ellie Loving?

We get asked this question all the time. Is (fill in the blank) loving? Our kittens are extremely affectionate and bonded to us, and they bond immediately to their new families. Dale is still with us because he's a Door Dasher, although he's getting much better.

Our precious Ellie... we're not sure why Ellie hasn't found her perfect home yet. She is such a loving baby. Sweet-natured, gentle, beautiful spots and big ears and long legs. She's precious. We think it's because Dale dwarfs her. Ellie is not small, Dale is just huge. And everyone wants a big cat and totally misses Ellie's huge capacity for love--

But rather than keep repeating, Loving. Loving. Loving. When asked about our babies' temperament, we thought we'd show you! We broke each segment up with photos because five minutes of Dale or Ellie loving Jason gets pretty boring. Two movies below, taken between September 15th and 19th.

Dale's movie revised, no duplicate video clips...

Featuring Ellie



Featuring Dale (Revised 11 p.m. Eastern, Saturday)

Dale the Door Dasher and Large Nursery Remodeling Photos

We're always comparing Dale to Spencer or Jack, for his Door Dasher abilities. But Jack was absolutely impervious to water and Spencer seemed to enjoy the game. Dale has decided that he hates the squirt bottle, he stops in his tracks, bucks like a bronco, gives us a look that could kill, then backs away from the door. It is a recent development, we've tried the water treatment before. So there's hope yet, that Dale the Door Dasher will become Dale the Docile.

And he's definitely docile tonight, poor baby. While he's not quite singing soprano, he's certainly a bit lighter in voice and anatomy. He is now officially an It. He was neutered today and received his Avid microchip while he was out for the surgery. He's sleeping in a small crate beside my desk; he wakens occasionally, looks over to make sure I'm still here, then puts his head down and is sound asleep again. He's precious and it's hard to not take him out and cuddle him and tell him it will be okay.

But we know from experience, that once he's awake and motivated, all I'll get done is try and keep him quiet til he's recovered enough to join Ellie and Tessa in the large nursery, then the race will be on again. Keeping an early generation Savannah quiet is impossible.



We've finished the large nursery remodel and Dale got to enjoy exploring for a little while before his surgery. We might rename him Warren Beatty since he is SO vain. He found the mirror within the first three minutes. He's vain, but he's Dale... he's beautiful and knows it!



And now we've started remodeling our smaller nursery, also known as our Library. It's a room much loved by our Savannahs for those wonderful old book smells! Savannahs are extremely sensitive to scents, of any type. Our books are safely behind glass and I prefer eBooks because I can lay on the floor with kittens and happily read without losing pages (and chapters!) to little teeth.

Movies, Movies, Movies

I'm behind on the Daily Blog, but catching up on all your requests for movies and montages.

Our new YouTube Channel has a few more offerings today and if you don't care for YouTube, you can find most of the movies on our AJSavannahs Movies blog, also listed in the Favorite Blogs to the right.

America Remembers

Pentagon


Flight 93, Shanksville, Pennsylvania

The Angels Take a Road Trip

Our three AJS' Angels are worn out tonight. They took a road trip today to meet a new family who might want to add one, or two of them, to their home.

Lucy was the center of attention this time -- and the reason for the road trip -- due to her extremely loving nature. While all our kittens are affectionate, Lucy is possibly THE most cuddly Savannah we've had. Brie and Tessa went along for moral support and we were happy to hear what we've known all along... that others also think Brie is much more beautiful in person than in photos. She's a beauty.

Brie left, Lucy right in photo below.



Lucy was her usual unflappable, regal, elegant self, meeting and greeting, then exploring her new domain with alacrity. Brie sprawled on her side and waited for someone, anyone, to come to her, then reached out a paw toward her wiffle ball, and practically demanded we roll it to her. She could not be bothered to actually get up and grab it herself. She's BRIE...

And Tessa, our poor outnumbered F2B Savannah kitten shown below, Tessa played fetch and jumped and rolled and did everything she could to make it all about her. But to no avail. The F3C Savannahs stole the spotlight.



They were wonderful travelers today. Our kittens start taking short road trips when they're about eight weeks old. Just to the corner to start with, then to Dairy Queen, and always secure in a pet carrier and strapped into a seatbelt. So the slightly longer road trip today was not a big deal. Although they did sleep soundly on the way home!

Just checked on them and all three Angels are asleep on our king-size bed. Brie is curled between the pillows, Lucy reclining with her shoulders and head against my pillow, and Tessa has burrowed under the covers.