11-07-2009, 04:54 PM
I thought I would join the parade of pictures, and it's been a while!
Here's Shoko. His coat is nice and fluffy now, although his ruff is still getting there. His stripes are finally starting to come in. He turned 9 months (!) about a week ago and the last time he was weighed, he was about 12 pounds.
Pardon his swollen lip. I've taken him a couple of times to get it checked out and the vet just gave him antibiotic shots. It seemed to help for a couple days or so, but then it comes back. I'm starting to think it's a rodent's ulcer or something or irritation from him grooming himself and Achilles so much---like excessively. idk..
Shoko: "Not this again. I thought we were done with this last month."
![[Image: 4084110350_b898014d80.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/4084110350_b898014d80.jpg)
"Maybe if I pretend she's not there."
![[Image: 4083347103_d1fa034caf.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2504/4083347103_d1fa034caf.jpg)
"Ok fine, one picture. Then will you go away?"
![[Image: 4084108142_d611241b8a.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/4084108142_d611241b8a.jpg)
Here's Achilles. He's turning 7 months in 3 days. Last time he was weighed was at 6.5 months and he weighed about 10 pounds!!! I talked to his breeder and apparently his father weighed 17 lbs. I'm hoping he's a big boy too!!! It'll be weird if he ends up being bigger than Shoko though just b/c he's always been the "younger/smaller" kitten, haha. He has definitely got a lot darker and is growing more handsome each day.
![[Image: 4083350353_484d741758.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2731/4083350353_484d741758.jpg)
This is him at 5 months. You can definitely see the difference (I think anyway) between now and then.
![[Image: 4083423333_ef95cc8e51.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/4083423333_ef95cc8e51.jpg)
And I thought I would just throw these pictures in for the "Aww" factor
I don't know if you guys have this problem, but Achilles LOVES drinking out of my mugs, or rather likes to try to. It's a bit of hassle trying to keep my mug away from him! This shot was just for fun.
![[Image: 4084192848_256ec818cf.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/4084192848_256ec818cf.jpg)
<3 They've taken over the bed! So now I sleep on the floor, lol. (Actually, I just find the floor to be more comfortable.) GO BLUE!
![[Image: 4084192414_c63d0147e6.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/4084192414_c63d0147e6.jpg)
Here's Shoko. His coat is nice and fluffy now, although his ruff is still getting there. His stripes are finally starting to come in. He turned 9 months (!) about a week ago and the last time he was weighed, he was about 12 pounds.
Pardon his swollen lip. I've taken him a couple of times to get it checked out and the vet just gave him antibiotic shots. It seemed to help for a couple days or so, but then it comes back. I'm starting to think it's a rodent's ulcer or something or irritation from him grooming himself and Achilles so much---like excessively. idk..
Shoko: "Not this again. I thought we were done with this last month."
![[Image: 4084110350_b898014d80.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/4084110350_b898014d80.jpg)
"Maybe if I pretend she's not there."
![[Image: 4083347103_d1fa034caf.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2504/4083347103_d1fa034caf.jpg)
"Ok fine, one picture. Then will you go away?"
![[Image: 4084108142_d611241b8a.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/4084108142_d611241b8a.jpg)
Here's Achilles. He's turning 7 months in 3 days. Last time he was weighed was at 6.5 months and he weighed about 10 pounds!!! I talked to his breeder and apparently his father weighed 17 lbs. I'm hoping he's a big boy too!!! It'll be weird if he ends up being bigger than Shoko though just b/c he's always been the "younger/smaller" kitten, haha. He has definitely got a lot darker and is growing more handsome each day.
![[Image: 4083350353_484d741758.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2731/4083350353_484d741758.jpg)
This is him at 5 months. You can definitely see the difference (I think anyway) between now and then.
![[Image: 4083423333_ef95cc8e51.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2500/4083423333_ef95cc8e51.jpg)
And I thought I would just throw these pictures in for the "Aww" factor

I don't know if you guys have this problem, but Achilles LOVES drinking out of my mugs, or rather likes to try to. It's a bit of hassle trying to keep my mug away from him! This shot was just for fun.
![[Image: 4084192848_256ec818cf.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/4084192848_256ec818cf.jpg)
<3 They've taken over the bed! So now I sleep on the floor, lol. (Actually, I just find the floor to be more comfortable.) GO BLUE!
![[Image: 4084192414_c63d0147e6.jpg]](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/4084192414_c63d0147e6.jpg)

![[Image: 11v7gpu.gif]](http://i35.tinypic.com/11v7gpu.gif)

I hope it gets better soon! I love the pic of them sleeping together on the bed...so cute!