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The Girls - Meet Zora (black) and Coraline (grey), our two newest foster kittens. They are named for Neil Gaimen and in memory of his beloved kitty and are the sweetest ever. Very feral when we first got them, they are coming out of it quickly. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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These are the first foster kittens of the new year, and it's so awesome to have them so early in the year. We noramlly don't get any till May. These two girls were a little older, about 8 weeks, when we got them a week ago. They had already reached weight for getting fixed, but need a lot of love as they were pretty feral. The black one spat and hissed and even tried to bat at us. And the grey one hissed and cowered. Neither wanted anything to do with us. That has all changed. In just a week they have become playful, affectionate and happy kittens. Both girls are still learning and will occasionally hiss if startled and sometimes hide in a corner if intimdated, but they have made amazing progress and keep making more every day. Most everything they do lately are good omens that they will easily turn into wonderful house cats and even lap cats, in for happy lives with a lucky person.
Naming them seemed a little harder this time. Nothing seemed to fit them just right. The same week we were trying to name them, we were also reading about another kitty on writer Neil Gaiman's blog. His cat Zoe had developed a rare kitty cancer and he wrote some very touching and passionate posts about what he was going through and what she was going through. Kevin had the idea of naming the kittens in memory of Zoe. Only down side is we already had a Zoey over the summer and we didn't want to name another with the same name. The grey kittens name came to us pretty quick after this idea, we would name her Coraline after one of our favorite Neil Gaiman books. Naming the black kitty was harder. I looked up the meaning of the name Zoe and it turned out to be Greek for life. That seemed perfect since we were going to name her in memory of the wonderful kitty life of Zoe. Still it needed to be different. So I looked up other names that also meant life, but I still couldn't find anything that fit. Finally I came up with Zora. It mean Origin. Origin and Life, Zora and Zoe... it all seemed to fit. Like most foster kittens, it is not likely they will keep their names when they get adopted, but for now these two kittens are full of life and a beautiful tribute to the life of another happy devoted house cat.
Neil Gaimen's posts about Zoe can be found here: Post 1, Post 2, Post 3, Post 4 & Post 5
Why Won't The Ball Move? - Coraline go tired of trying to make the ball move with her mind. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Oh, what's that? - Corline is easily distracted. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Pretty Girl - Zora is posing! - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Seriously, What's That? - Zora sees something, likely a reflection off my camera. Silly kitten. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Get The Tube - Zora stretching and playing on the tube. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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The Light - You know, at the end of the tunnel! Well it's Coraline! - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Gonna Gettcha - Coraline looking down at me through a hole in one of that tree toys. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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I Seez You! - Coraline looking down at me through a hole in one of that tree toys. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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CRAZY CAT - Zora is gettin' the cat tree thing, and possibly me soon. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Why are you down there? - Zora peering at me through the hole in the cat tree. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Thinking of Jumping - Coraline above me in the cat tree. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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There You Are - Coraline Spotted me! - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Lazy Tube - Zora, relaxing in the kitty tube. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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The Cheat, be my friend? - Zora checking out The Cheat - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Playin' - Zora getting her ball on the track. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Coraline, Lynx Kitty - Coraline posing for the camera. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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You Are Below Me - Seriously! - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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I Wish This Hole Was Bigger! - Coraline is trying to get me! - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Magestic - Already magestic as a kitten! - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Shadow - Zora being dramatic against my light. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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My Day Was Sooooo Hard - Kevin calls this old man kitty! Coraline is tired! - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Comfy - Zora, comfy on the couch! - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Relaxing - I think she is posing for me too. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Belleh - Zora really likes her belly rubbed. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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I Can Get You With My Foot Too!! - Zora using almost all of her resources to get Kevin's hand! - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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Sleepy Kitties - Zora and Coraline sharing a nap. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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I LUVZ YOUZ - Zora reach hugging Coraline. - Photo by Rachel Lea Fox
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