Buttons and Bumble

Buttons was transported to Kitten Academy from a rescue in Fitzgerald, Georgia, on December 11th, 2021. She was about 7 months old, and came with the name Buttons. DJ liked this name so much, she kept it! Buttons was a small calico cat with slightly crossed eyes, and slightly cloudy left eye from a previous infection. According to her intake papers, Buttons had an ultrasound on December 6th which confirmed her pregnancy, but based on his own examination, Mr A was still skeptical.

She stayed in the KA Annex at first, and was a little skittish, but warmed up to Mr A and DJ quickly, and even showed interest in meeting other cats. Buttons is very playful, and she liked to try and hide behind the beanbag in her room, so it was removed so she wouldn't get stuck. Since she seemed so friendly to other cats, Mr A took Buttons into his office on the 16th where she met Mural and some of the Tinypaints and Ruses, and tried to play with them. She continued to be allowed out to play with the kittens, and even spent some time overnight in the spa with them.

Because Mr A and DJ were unsure about Buttons being pregnant, they accepted another pregnant momcat a week later on the 18th. This cat came from West Virginia, and the shelter she came from gave her an examination and felt her belly, and claimed she was pregnant. She is a tuxedo cat, and was named Bumble by DJ the next day. Bumble is friendly, but a bit more relaxed than Buttons. Mr A was able to feel her belly, and again, did not think she was pregnant.

Buttons and Bumble both went to Dr Katz on December 21st for X-rays, however Dr Katz was not able to come in that day so they did not get further examinations. Both cat's X-rays did not show any kittens, and while there was still some possibility it was just too soon to see them, Mr A and the vet techs were pretty confident neither were pregnant. They both went back to Kitten Academy. Buttons continued to get to know and become friends with the kittens and faculty, and eventually was allowed out of the room whenever she wanted, however for unknown reasons, she still prefered to stay upstairs. Bumble took a bit more time to be comfortable, which was perfectly normal, and she continued to be a more relaxed kind of cat who loves to nap.

On the morning of December 27th, Bumble and Buttons went to the DAWS clinic for ultrasounds to double check for pregnancy. Again, no evidence of kittens was found for either of them, so they were confirmed not pregnant. Their spay was scheduled for January 4th, again at the DAWS clinic, and they were put up for adoption. Buttons got an adopter quickly, who coincidentally, was also from Georgia! She was picked up by her adopter on january 15th.

Bumble took some more time to find her adopter. She is a very sweet cat, and her favorite activities are eating as sleeping, which is likely why she is a little extra chubby. She had a small case of roundworms, but got treatment for them. Later, she slowly was introduced to the rest of the house. She liked to run around but still wanted to keep her distance from other cats at first. In one particular incident she met Maggie, who did not respect Bumble's personal space, and as a defense measure Bumble expressed her anal glands! This made Bumble and the rest of the house very stinky, but Mr A quickly intervened and gave Bumble a bath, and there was no other issues. Eventually Bumble did become comfortable enough to play with some cats, like Splotch, and chill with Custard.

Bumble finally was adopted by a member of the KA discord community, who had fallen in love with Bumble right away, however couldn't adopt another cat at the time. As Bumble stayed at the Academy longer without any other prospective adopters, their situation changed, and on April 9th they were finally able to bring her home!