TC and Collette (January 2 4, and 17, 2022)

 

After we adopted Collette, ringworm exams under a black light at Austin Pets Alive ended. We'd been fostering the kittens through APA since September 5.  The last exam on January 19 showed Collette still had spores on her tail and TC pretty much all over.  Sigh.  APA sent me home with lime sulfur dip to kill the spores.  The kittens jumped up on the bookcase to grab my lime dip glove and poke holes in it.  They might not be able to talk, but they sure let me know what they think of the treatment!

January 4, 2022:  TC and Collette are almost like twins.  They play together, sleep together, and at least for now, fit in their kitten house together. They turned 4 months old on January 1.  They won't suffer from single kitten syndrome because we're keeping both of them.  Single kittens adopted before the age of 6 months can develop a syndrome leading to scratching and biting their human caregivers.

Collette and TC are ready for 2022.  After about 30 adoption inquiries for Sunkist evaporated as soon as ringworm was mentioned, we decided she was meant to be our kitty girl.  Because Fox named TC for the tiny chef in Ratatouille, we named Sunkist "Collette" for the only female chef in the film.  We officially adopted her on January 17.