Just got a call from Christine. Great progress!

This morning she went in to feed the kittens. She called for Buddy, who now
comes to his name.  He came out from under the dresser and called out number
2 and pounced on him/her, and then called out each of the others and pounced
on them one by one.
All ate, then spent some time playing around and on Christine, who sat on
the floor.

Buddy and No. 2 got some cuddles and then settled down in her lap. No. 3
came over and joined them, and the one she calls Spitty because he spits,
sniffed her knee and a finger, but jumped away and hissed when she moved.

The sleepy three on her lap just opened their eyes and gave him an "oh,
brother" look and settled right back down.

Christine said it was really hard to move those sleepy kittens off her lap,
but she had to go to work.

All the kittens are using the litter box on their own.

The mother cat has a spay appointment next Tuesday.  The Humane Society will
loan Christine a trap, and if she buys a license for the cat, she will get a
spay certificate that will pay for the spay. (Yay).

So,  could we please have some *mega* purrs for the mother cat to spring the
trap on Monday?

Oops, I just thought to ask Christine if the vet knows that the cat has been
nursing kittens. She might need to wait until the milk dries up.

Anyway, I'm hoping that the same deal is available for the kittens when they
are big  enough. It's only good if you've had the cat for 30 days or less.
They'll be maybe nine weeks old then.

Christine will borrow a digital camera. Stay tuned for photos.

Annie