Magnoun Part 2

2009 March 10

by Cara

Magnoun is growing so fast, it’s incredible to us. I’ve only ever really watched one other creature, day-to-day, growing from infancy to adulthood — Sadie my familie’s basset hound. I swear, though, that Magnoun is growing faster than she did. Either that or I just didn’t appreciate how fast Sadie was growing since I was like 11 or 12 at the time.

Here’s what Magnoun looked like when we first brought him home.

And here’s what he looks like today, one month later.

Same food dish, one month later.

I caught him mid-blink during that second shot. It’s only one month difference between those pictures! Don’t mind the dirty dish - he just finished some wet food this morning. We’ve a bit of a conundrum trying to a raise a healthy kitten - the cat food here is ridiculously expensive because it’s imported. And most of it’s really crappy stuff. As in, it creates a lot of literal crap (sorry). From him. Because it’s such poor quality food. But the soft foods are higher quality therefore more expensive…so we’re supplementing his diet with a tablespoon of soft food morning and night. Also, the rag is under his water dish due to the fact that his recent obsession is to play with his water - smacking it with his huge paws and watching it fly. I hope he grows out of this stage soon. And the string and toilet paper roll are toys — hey, we’re budget oriented around here.

Anyways, he’s getting big. His face no longer looks like a kitten fact. And his legs are a mile long. And his markings change daily. I swear, EVERY morning when I wake up, he looks different.

Here are some more pictures!