We went to collect two kittens yesterday who were being fostered by the animal rescue center in Badajoz. The rescue centre is attached to the vet, so they only look after poorly animals there and volunteers foster the other animals. The lady, Ana, who was fostering Lorna and Pisky was lovely and we know that they have had a very good start in life. Pisky was Churrette, however Ana renamed her as she said she was a pisky, which I think is pixie. The other kitten we were interested in was Pipi, however he sadly died. Lorna is Pisky’s cousin and two weeks older. She is really pretty, with calico markings, which means she is white, cream and grey. Pisky looks like she may be a tortishell.
We also met Fragel who we loved. Even though he is very poorly he was a real character. We would have bought him home yesterday, however he is still too poorly and the vet wants to keep him there where he can be supervised. We were worried that he may be caged, however he has full run of the vet premises and we could see that he got lots of attention and is probably a favorite amongst customers and staff. We have no worries about him fitting in with the others as he certainly seemed a nice character.
We are thinking of new names for the kittens. I had originally thought of Babbity Bumble and Tittlemouse. However, while Pisky is an absolute Babbity Bumble, Lorna is not really a Tittlemouse. She could be a Miss Moppet.
So, we’re starting the kitten integration process. Pisky (or Babbity Bumble) is a little live wire, Lorna is a little more timid, but I don’t think we’ll have a problem.
I’ve been asked by my little class to give them two lessons a week during the holidays (that start on Wednesday). I’ll happily do this, although it will be a challenge to keep them interested for 12 weeks!