Tilbury's Stable

Tilbury arrived to Kitten Academy in the evening of September 6th, very obviously pregnant! She was rescued in Morgantown West Virginia, and transported to DAWS and then to Kitten Academy. She was estimated to be about four years old. Tilly was immediately very loving and friendly to Mr A, and loved to be petted. She had a sonogram before she came to kitten academy which confirmed she as pregnant, and on the 8th she was checked out by Dr Katz, where her BNP was slightly high which might have indicated heart disease, and also got an x-ray which showed she had 5 or 6 kittens.

In the early morning of September 12th, Tilly had her kittens! The order of birth was: Quarter Pony, Shire, Brumby, Morgan, and Clydesdale. Labor went very smoothly, and all kittens began nursing very quickly! The kittens were named by DJ the day after they were born. Kitten Academy had collected a bunch of southwestern theme cat furniture and toys, and these were placed in Tilly's Stable's room for a full southwestern horse theme!

Tilly and her kittens spent the next month in the annex, with the kittens growing and becoming more active and playful every day! Once they had teeth they quickly learned how to eat solid food and also use the litterbox. Quarter Pony, also known as QP, was born almost completely white, but as time passed her fur began to darken around her nose, ears and tail, which confirmed she was actually had colorpoint markings! These markings continue to slowly darken even past her adoption day.

Tilly's Stable was the first class in which DAWS did not open adoption applications for right away, instead they asked potential adopters to watch for a while and really learn about their favorite kitten's personality before they opened up applications. On October 15th, most of the Hipster Weebops had gone home to their adopters, so Tilly's Stable moved from the annex to the main room!

The kittens had a big day on the 28th, first a photoshoot with adorable Halloween costumes, and also went to the vet on for a general checkup and their first round of vaccines (and Custard went in for some dental work), QP was especially a favorite! They also all got a bath afterwards after Tilly had an accident in the carrier on the way home. Tilbury had also been losing weight, which is normal for nursing momcats, however Dr Katz recommended to start weaning the kittens so Tilly would nurse less, and hopefully start gaining weight. So after the vet appointment, Tilbury started to occasionally wear the "secret agent suit" which prevented her kittens from nursing. Tilbury's blood was also sampled again and she got an ultrasound on her heart, because of her high BNP levels found earlier. However, no abnormalities were found and her heart is healthy!

On December 6th and 7th the adopters for Tilbury's stable were announced! All of them were adopted separately except for Clyde and Morgan, who were adopted together. QP was also adopted by a previous Kitten Academy adopter, who adopted Egg and Toast from Breakfast at Tiffiny's. Shire, Brumby, and Morgan went for their spay and neuter "graduation" surgery on the 8th, and Shire went home to his adopter the following weekend on the 12th! Tilbury, Clyde and QP had their "graduation" surgery on the 16th, and Brumby was picked up by her adopter on the 19th, and Clyde and Morgan were also picked up that day as well. QP stayed for another week while her stitches healed, and went home on the 26th. Tilbury took longer to recover, which is normal for an adult cat compared to kittens, and was picked up January 5th