Day 36/128 Visit to the Vet

On Saturday the kittens went to the Vet to have their first set of vaccinations. The good news is that they are all healthy and have gained weight since the last time they were at the Vet.  The not so great news is that Violet didn't get a vaccination because the Vet felt she was too little and thought the stress the vaccination would put on her system might be too much.  Dahlia is the biggest kitten at 1.4lbs and Violet is the smallest at 0.6lbs.  The last time the kittens went to the Vet Violet and Marigold weighed 0.4lbs and now Marigold weighs 1.2lbs so she has caught up to Dahlia, Lily and Rose!

Violet on the other hand just doesn't seem to be growing very quickly.  Mom and the Vet discussed her in great length and there doesn't seem to be anything physically wrong with her so they're just going to monitor her more closesly and make sure that she is gaining weight.  She hadn't gained any weight in the week leading up to the Vet visit but Mom weighed her last night and she's gained about 1oz in the past 4 days.  This is great news! It would be better if it was twice that much but at least she is gaining weight.

Violet might be little, but she's pretty brave.  She is less crazy than the other kittens, but she can certainly do everything that they do.  Mom says Violet is her favorite because she doesn't use Mom as a chew toy.  I think she smells really good because I'm always going up to her and sniffing her.

Mom hasn't taken nearly as many pictures of this bunch of kittens as the last, but she says that's because there's been more playing and less picture taking.  She has managed to step up the picture taking a bit.

Try as one might, it's quite difficult to see inside a kittens mouth...unless you've got a camera and it's nap time.

Pleeeeease can't we go outside!  You'll note my legs in the background of the picture.  Not to brag, but only one of the five of us got to go outside after this picture was taken.