Song and Dance

Song and her 5 kittens (Fiddle, Lute, Banjo, Cello, and Mandolin) came to Kitten Academy on Tuesday, April 25th, and was picked up by the Logan County Animal Control about a week before. Song was pregnant when she was rescued, and she had her kittens at Animal Control on the 18th. Song and the kittens, called "Songs Quintet", moved into into a box in the annex where they began to learn to walk, play, and grow into kittens. Song had an interesting habit of digging in the cardboard box, and eventually dug a hole right through! Lute was the first kitten to leave the box in early May.

In mid-May Song's Quintet (or also shortened to "Squints") moved to the main room, where they continued learning to play with each other and learn to be cats. On May 24th, Mr A and DJ took a vacation to visit DJ's family for two weeks, so a friend and previous KA adopter JimmyD was recruited to the faculty as the KA "Groundskeeper", or the caretaker of the Squints and Faculty while Mr A and DJ were away. Jimmy and his wife Jenni came to the Academy multiple times a day to keep things running, and continue entertaining fans of the livestream with close-ups and other shenanigans, such as a kitten tea party, and JimmyD's special method of serving food to the faculty.

Later in the month adopters were approved for Mandolin and Cello together, and then also Fiddle and Song together! The day Mr A and DJ came back, On Angel's Wings contacted them asking if another kitten, who was rescued from Florida and about the same age as the others, could join Song's group, and so later that same day DJ picked up the kitten. This kitten was extremely bold with the other kittens, running right up to introduce himself and play! Song was a little wary of him at first, however she eventually accepted him in the family. During the first close-up of this new kitten, someone on the live chat suggested he be named Kazoo because he is so silly, which Mr A and DJ liked and therefore, Kazoo was the only kitten to be named by a fan.

Just a few days later on June 14th, three more kittens came to join the group, and were named Foxtrot, Waltz, and Cha Cha. These kittens stayed in the annex for the night, to avoid stressing out Song. The next day Song and Fiddle got their graduation surgery, and the Dance kittens officially moved to the main room with the remaining Song kittens, officially forming the Song and Dance class. Song and Fiddle then recovered in the annex until their adoption. All the kittens got along very well, and Cha Cha was a favorite with viewers because she was the first kitten at KA with colorpoint markings. Foxtrot also made a name for herself by being notorious for peeing on many soft surfaces.

Song and Fiddle were picked up by their adopter on the 21st, and the 4 remaining Song kittens had their surgeries on the 29th. Banjo and Lute had an adopter together, but unfortunately they had to back out. Banjo quickly found a new adopter, and went home on July 2nd, as well as Mandolin and Cello together. Kazoo and the Dance kittens had their graduation surgery in July 13th. Kazoo went to his home in the Boston area on the 22nd, and Cha Cha to her home in Wisconsin the 23rd. Lute and Foxtrot were adopted together, and also left on the 23rd to their new home in Texas. Finally, Waltz went home to New York on the 30th.