The Furballs are five weeks old

3 of them have now topped a pound (Relleno is still leading the pack there at over half a kilo) and Tepin is 350g. The 2 girls are eating canned 'mousse' (not mouse) really well and one of the boys (Ancho) finally sniffed it this morning. He might have barely touched it with his little tongue. I've tried KMR in a flat dish, but no dice. He and Relleno is still insisting exclusively on the cafe of Audrey, but she's going to be closed for business before too long.

Audrey's putting on weight, too - nearly 7 pounds. Still bony, but not skeletal. She's going to be a bigger cat than I first thought. Have I mentioned she's a longhair? They're all going to be longhairs.

We've got the whole household living together now. There's an occasional hiss or growl between the two adults, especially if Fast Eddie gets too close, but there's been no actual fighting. Audrey's feeling more familiar with the place and Eddie is trying to insist on his supremacy. The Furballs and mom still spend the night in the bathroom, when we can't monitor them. Otherwise, the 'Balls' have been either on the bed, in their playpen (which was just peed in - one of them hasn't discovered the itty bitty litterpan yet) or on somebody's lap.

We're seeing personalities. They purr for cuddles. They're all fearless in their own ways. Tepin is adventurous, spicy and a little bit spoiled. Cascabel likes to sleep under the covers, and Ancho has discovered the floor heating vent in the bathroom. He likes to sleep with warm air blowing through his fur. Relleno tends to sleep a bit apart but is curious about things like Radar, the dog. He walked across Radar on the bed; the pooch barely woke up and cared not at all. Relleno has also been nose-to-nose with Eddie, which confused Eddie greatly.

There's only a few more weeks before they'll be ready to find their new places. 3 of them haven't found people yet, and I may have to go farther afield than my work. Worst case, there's a rescue that would probably take them, but all the rescues are bursting at the seams right now. And I'd really like to be sure that they were adopted by people who will alter, vaccinate, and microchip them, and not let them go outside.