Telling the Tabbies Apart on Thursday

Okay, so yesterday's challenge wasn't quite fair (especially given the fact that most members of my own family cannot tell the terrific tabby trio of the upstairs apart).  But now you know the confusion that I'm living with ;-)

The Answers

1.  Abby

Note the big round bug eyes.  It's the eyes that I check whenever I'm confused whether I have Abby or Tika.

2.  Tika

Tika, while it is harder to tell in this picture, is more angular in the face and has "normal" eye size and structure.

3.  Abby

Check out those eyes.  They'll give her away every single time.

4.  Henry

Henry is the easiest to distinguish in person because he is so much bigger than the girls (outweighing each of them by nearly two pounds).  In photos, he tends to resemble Tika so it can get harder to differentiate.

5.  Abby

She's the sweetest looking tabby in the foster room.  She also has the sweetest personality.  Those eyes do not lie.

6.  Henry

This look is quintessential Henry.  For such a lover boy, he can give you the haughtiest glances.  It's as if he simply cannot believe you could be so ridiculous.

7.  Tika

The squint is pure Tika.  She's the hellion of the room and always appears to be hatching a dastardly scheme.

8. Lionel

9. Florence

The key to telling Lionel and Florence apart (aside from the anatomical differences at the back) is in the head shape and in the eyes.  Florence is almost perfectly round in both places, while Lionel is more angular with almond shaped eyes.

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Please Stand By

Our next full post will be tomorrow.  Besides Halloween costume construction, my son's football game, and game one of the World Series (sigh... I'm writing during the 4th inning and hoping for a big comeback), the day got away from me and photos just aren't happening today.

We've had a return of upper respiratory among the upstairs kittens, which involves:

1. A nebulizer treatment with Baytril, Dex, and saline administered twice per day times three            days

2. Clavamox twice daily for ten days

3. Liquid Baytril once a day for ten days

4. Lysine gel twice per day for ten days

This is mainly for Abby... who was so sick on Monday that I was truly worried for her.  She bounced back quickly and, while she is still a bit drippy and sneezy, she is much much much better.  The other two are just a bit wheezy and are already considered mostly healthy (at least in my book).  And imagine the medication process with kittens who are difficult to tell apart... "Did you get your medicine yet?"  Thankfully Abby is a million times easier to dose than Tika (which tips me off yet again).

The kittens were supposed to attend an adoption expo over the weekend, but unless a miracle happens they will stay home with me instead.  I won't be sorry to hang onto them for a while longer.  The downstairs kittens are still a bit young for such events, so we will remain at capacity for at least another week.

I'll return tomorrow with more cute kitten pictures :-)