The Bready Bunch

Flour arrived on Januray 16th from a rescue in Georgia, along with the not pregnant Rumor. Flour settled into Annex 1, and was immediately very friendly with Mr A. The very next day, Flour gave birth to her four babies! She started labor on the beanbag, but Mr A moved her to the birthing box quickly. The birth order was Potato, Corn, Millet, Rye. All four kittens are boys, which was the first all-boy litter at Kitten Academy!

Flour moved the kittens a little bit when they were tiny, but soon accepted and settled in the box. The boys all began growing, However, Millet was falling behind a little bit. Mr A took him to the vet, and found he had a form of "Pectus Excavatum" (PE), or "Flat Chested Kitten Syndrome". Which meant his ribs were not curved in the shape they usually are, but instead his chest was a little "flat". Dr Katz explained that he would likely need treatment to help correct this later in life, but at the moment he was otherwise healthy and should be just fine with a little help with feeding.

With the supplemental feedings, Millet began to gain weight and keep up with his brothers. They all began to be more active, and started to explore outside of the box, and learned to play with toys and each other. At about 5 weeks old, the boys got collars to tell them apart. Corn was a little bit sick and lost some weight, but after some fluids and anti-nausea meds he got his appetite back.

The Bready Bunch had their first vaccines at the beginning of March, and also moved to the main room a few days after. They were introduced to the faculty, and while Flour did not get along with them immediately she soon found a peace with them. Flour became known for "policing" the faculty, she often ran towards conflict, seemingly to break it up. The Bready boys all enjoyed playing around the house and with the faculty.

Flour went in for her spay surgery on April 6th, however at her checkup Dr Katz determined she had a bit of a lower respiratory infection, or allergies, and Dr Katz wanted to determine the exact cause before Flour's spay surgery. Millet had an initial examination with a surgeon about his PE, and it was decided he would have a procedure which involves a brace to slowly correct his ribs, and that he would likely be staying at KA for a few months during the process and recovery time. His surgery was originally scheduled for May 6th

    The other members of the Bready Bunch got adopters around this time; Flour and Corn were adopted together, and Potato and Rye also together. Corn, Potato and Rye all got their neuter graduation surgery on April 19th, and Flour also got a re-evaluation on the same day. Rye and Potato were then picked up by their adopter just a few days later, on the 22nd.

Flour finally got her spay on May 4th! Millet's surgery was changed to May 12th, with a new surgeon, Dr Lance. He left KA very early in the morning, and his procedure to attach the brace went well. He also got his neuter at the same time! He stayed at the vet overnight for observation, and came home the next day. Mr A and DJ put Millet in the secret agent suit to protect his brace, and he got weekly checkups to adjust the brace to slowly correct the shape of his ribs over the course of about a month.

    Flour and Corn went home to their adopter on Saturday the 14th. Millet stayed in the second Annex by himself to limit rough play or running, which might disturb his brace and stitches. Millet did not really enjoy being by himself, but Mr A and DJ spent lots of time with him in the second annex and also brought Millet to the bedroom for snuggles. When Millet went in for one of his checkups about a month into the process, the vet found that most of his stitches had broken! However, she also decided that Millet had had enough treatment and improvement in his rib shape to have a perfectly normal life, so the brace was removed and his treatment was all done! Millet did get one more follow up checkup with Dr Katz on the 21st, which went well.

Millet then was introduced to Port's Oranges, who were old enough to play with Millet. Millet somewhat became a part of the family, and spent almost all of his time at the academy with them! Millet loved to play with many of the Port Oranges, however he and Sydney were especially seen playing together. Finally on July 17th, Millet was adopted with his favorite playmate Sydney!