Born 3/10/12 these two babies are only 3 weeks old and this is their first time on a slippery vinyl floor. Zanzibar is the lighter, smaller kitten and she is a female who we may be keeping as a future queen. Zanzibar has incredible rosettes, large nocturnal eyes, small ears and is just gorgeous. Little Braveheart is wearing a splint (and has since he was 10 days old) because there is a undeveloped gap in the bones between his radius/ulna and his carpal (wrist) bones. It is our hope that wearing the splint will support this leg as it grows and that this gap will close in time. Prior to wearing the splint, he had a tendency to walk on the top of his foot which would have caused permanent damage. As you can see 2 weeks in the splint and he is tossing it around like a pro. Because of his age and the rapid growth he undergoes as a kitten, we check it several times a day and change the splint every 3-4 days - sometimes changing out the moleskin covered popsicle sticks using ones that are slightly longer and wider to compensate for his growth. He will be re-xrayed in a few weeks to see how things are progressing.
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