Visiting Baby Todd

When Todd was about 6 weeks old, my mom and I went for a little visit.

Armed with her mega-lensed Nikon, we got to see Todd in his natural environment.

Upon arrival to Cat Mom's house, the first thing I noticed was how tiny his mama was! She was so skinny and petite I almost thought she was a kitten herself. With a few prolonged meows, she called her litter to come feed. Todd and his calico sister were the only ones within earshot, and therefore the only ones that got a milk dinner (Cat Mom had an offering of kitten chow so that weaning could begin).

Todd loved to feed! Even after his mama had enough and got up to walk away, Todd chased after her and tried to latch onto her traveling teat.

Amongst his siblings, Todd was a bit of an instigator: Scrapping with his sleeping brother, rolling in the litter box, play-biting his munching sister.

Having caught a few mice in the house the days before, we knew Todd would be an excellent protector of our home! He even responded well to the catnip mouse we brought for him to play with.

We couldn't wait for him to be 8 weeks so we could officially call him ours!