Puppy Academy

Scottie came to Kitten Academy along with the Tiny Townies on January 8th, 2022. She was from Kitty Up Cat Rescue in Dallas, GA. Scottie had x-rays done already and was confirmed to be pregnant before she came to KA. She settled in the Annex, and was immediately very affectionate to Mr A and DJ and was quickly comfortable in her new space.

On the afternoon of January 16th, Scottie gave birth to her kittens, and half of them have a dark brown coat color, which surprised everyone! Pug and Basset were a little smaller than the rest, and got supplemental feedings for a few days to help them gain more weight. Pug's feet also seemed to curl a little when he was first born, however that resolved itself also in just a couple days. The kittens began to grow, open their eyes and ears, and learn to walk!

Scottie seemed to have some spots on her fur that she over-groomed and took out some of her fur, and also St Bernard's bottom was sore and a little "leaky", so the whole family took a trip to the vet on February 2nd, and Dr Katz assured Mr A it was nothing to be too concerned about until after the kittens were weaned. The puppies continued to grow and learn to play, and explore out of their birthing box!

Later in February some of the Puppies seemed to have a small limp, and it was presumed they had a mild case of calicivirus. Their symptoms continued to be monitored, and they started to recover. On the 28th, the family went to the vet to receive their first vaccines, however still were recovering from the calicivirus, so only St Bernard was deemed healthy enough to receive his at the time. The remaining 5 got their vaccines a week later, after they were fully recovered, on March 8th.

The Puppy kittens continued to grow and learn to little cats. On March 20th, they moved from the Annex to a brand-new kitten room at KA, the "Climbing Wall Room", which was where the spa used to be located (the spa moved to Mr A's former office, and Mr A took the third annex, also known as "Brook's room", as his new office). The Puppy kittens enjoyed exploring their new room, and eventually climbing the new climbing wall structure! March 20th is also when all of the Puppy kitten's adoptions were announced.

    The puppies continued to grow and play, and soon they were ready for their graduation surgeries. Scottie was spayed on April 5th. On April 26th, the same time Crouton gave birth, DJ took the puppy kittens in for their spay and neuters, however only Pug actually got his surgery that day. The other kitten's bloodwork showed they had a minor infection, and Mr A joked that they didn't "pass their final exams". The girls were rescheduled first, and Pom had her surgery on May 5th, but Beagle was delayed again. Jack Russell and Basset both got their neuters on May 10th.

Jack and Bass (renamed Buddy and Blitz) were picked up by their adopter just a couple days later, on the 12th. Pom and St Bernard (renamed Niobe and Bjorn) were picked up on May 15th, and Scottie on May 16th. Finally, Beagle had her spay surgery on May 18th, and was adopted with Yurt on the 21st. Pug was last to be picked up, and he spent some time with the faculty, and even met the Tiny Bread kittens a little. He was picked up on June 4th.