Greetings, furriends! Thank you all so very much for your birthday wishes, and for visiting in our Open House of the Furry Bambino Foster Academy! It was lovely getting to visit with all of you. We are planning to catch up reading and commenting this weekend.
As Headmaster of Furry Bambino Foster Academy (FBFA), it is my pleasure to introduce our first SQUEE-worthy class of Kitten Season 2011! Here, they are practicing their Itteh Bitteh Kitteh Nap Pile Committeh! Clockwise, from top: Nadia (grey tabby female), Lilia (Lynx Seal-point Siamese female), Bart (house panther), and Vitaly (Lynx Chocolate-point Siamese male).
The Gymnasts joined us here at the Academy on Wednesday, April 13. Guidance Counselor Panda Bear welcomed the bebbehs to FBFA.
They were eager to get out of the PTU and check out their dorm room!
We estimate that they were six weeks old at that time, so they are about 8 weeks old now. They had been found in a box on a porch in Cleveland. They are all in relatively good health. Three of the four have umbilical hernias which will be repaired when they have their ladygardenectomy or hoohaectomy surgery.
Lilia …
and Vitaly …
have already been “pre-adopted”. PAWS (the rescue organization with which FBFA is affiliated) has a very firm rule that all animals must have had their ladygardenectomy or hoohaectomy before they can go to their Furrever Home. Lilia and Vitaly are scheduled for their surgeries next Tuesday, May 3.
Nadia (grey kitteh with pretty grey stripes) and Bart (house panther kitteh) …
are scheduled for May 20. Bart has a slight heart murmur, and the V-E-T wanted to give him some more time hoping that he would outgrow it.
In case you were wondering why Mom named the kittens for famous gymnasts, see the following series of photos. Bart begins his climb with a flying leap to Mom’s knee, then shimmies up her leg, digging in his claws for traction.
Next, Bart is seen clinging to Mom’s hip before he begins his final climb to the top.
Bart on Mom’s back – climbing Mount Ve-Sue-vius.
Bart is pleased with himself for reaching the peak – Mom’s shoulder.
(Mom trims the bebbehs nails every few days because they grow back pretty fast.)
Mom is taking Nadia and Bart to an adoption event at our local PetSmart today. Hopefully, they will get “pre-adopted” too!
P.S. Bonus points if you KNOW the last names of the famous gymnasts for whom these bebbehs were named.
P.P.S. Double bonus points if you can SPELL the last names correctly! 
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Comments on Meet The Gymnasts!
They are TOO cute. Mommy says Nadia’s last name is Comaniche–and she is pretty sure the spelling is wrong.
The new little gymnasts are totally adorable! I think everyone will “flip” for them!
we look forward to seeing more of these little gymnasts!
Our Dad says he things Bart was probably Bart Conner, but he’s not sure and kinda thinks googleing things would kinda be cheating.