$75.00, the price of a pet fare on
Southwest Airlines, which took the
Black Friday kittens from Brooklyn to Chicago last night, completing the final leg of their journey to their forever home with
Charlotte and
Zero.
The two kittens spent the twelve days at our apartment. During their stay, they met 13 humans and 5 animals -- 7 animals if you count the two mice
Lola killed last week and placed graciously at the foot of our bed. (Yes, we've had a lot of house guests and visitors recently, including of the rodent variety.)
I would also like to report that the kittens now have proper cat names: Stripes is
Ayanami Rei (or "
Nami"), and Solids is
Battle Angel Alita (or "
Lita"). What their third names are,
they're not telling.
Oh, you want kitten photos? But of course.
Kittens with their cousin, Icarus
Kittens and Tiny Dogs basking in the pheromones of Casey's pregnant belly.
Kittens at the vet for their second check-up, Rabies shots, and micro-chipping. At 12 weeks, Lita and Nami weigh 2.6 oz. and 2.7 oz., respectively.
They fell asleep on the scale in Charlotte's arms.
Justin demonstrates proper sleeping-with-kittens technique on the tiny office couch.
Tons of videos of little Nami and Lita after the jump (and even more on this
YouTube playlist). Enjoy! I'm sure you'll be very proud of
Betelgeuse for taking her role as surrogate Momma Cat very seriously. And expect guest posts from Charlotte in the future as these tiny creatures grow up into real life CATS. Can't wait.
