Textiles Graduation!

January 29, 2017 by Mr. Academy

These kids sure grew up quickly! They arrived December 23rd, and here we are, a month later, ready to send them off! They will go for their "graduation ceremony" (spay/neuter, microchipping, and vaccines) on Thursday the 2nd, then be fully ready to adopt this weekend. February 4th. If you're interested in one or more of these lovable, rambunctious Textiles, contact On Angels' Wings in Crystal Lake, IL to put in an application. It's not too soon to do it now! You can find the standard application on their website here.

Before we get to the photos, one quick thing I forgot to mention in the last post. We hit 150,000 YouTube subscribers over the weekend! WOW! Thank you all so much!

Velvet did a wonderful job of raising her kids. A true provider, she was often seen at night calling them to join her after a successful hunt for a catnip mouse. She loves food more than anything else in the world. She can be affectionate and enjoy purring in a lap, but mainly on her own terms. She would never hurt a person, but isn't shy about letting you know when she's had enough. She tolerates the presence of other cats and even dogs, though she's not interested in making new friends.

Tweed - affectionately called "Tweedybear" has proven that he can hold his own against his five sisters. Playful and independent, but loves nothing more than a good nap on a soft bed. He has a wonderfully affectionate personality and is ready with purrs when picked up! He has grown up in a high-energy family and would do fantastically well whether adopted by himself or along with one of his adorable sisters.

Merino is the boldest of the Textiles, and a true people-lover. She loves to explore, will sneak out of the Kitten Academy at any opportunity to see the world. She gets excited whenever people are around and sometimes will climb a leg to get attention. While she is always full of purrs for her people, a lot of her adventures at the Kitten Academy have been accomplished with help from Tweed, Poplin and Flannel. If you are looking to adopt more than one kitten, you cannot go wrong with Merino along with one of her siblings!

Poplin is a beautiful black kitten with distinctive white eyeliner! Just like her siblings, she is always ready for adventure and has a lot of love for her humans. She has been the leader as well as trusty team member of many exploratory missions undertaken by the Textiles at the Kitten Academy. After a long day of kitten-work, she is also often found right in the middle of cuddle-piles with her siblings. Poplin would make a wonderful pet for anyone looking to adopt just her or along with one of her siblings.

Flannel - Female - Black/Yellow Plaid Collar

Flannel enjoys people and can form a tight bond with the right human. She is a very inquisitive kitten and makes friends with other animals fairly quickly. She also has a lot of snuggles for her humans. She loves to settle in for a nap on your shoulder. She has spent a lot of time in rough-n-tumble mode with her tireless siblings. Flannel will make a great pet whether adopted by herself or with one of her sisters for company!

Chiffon is the most independent of the Textiles, and would be ideal for someone who wants a cat that can do her own thing more often than not. She appreciates attention and playtime with her siblings. She always has purrs and snuggles for her humans, especially when it's nap time. She may be ideal to be adopted with one of her siblings so both kittens get the amount of play and activity that matches up with their incredible energy levels.

Jacquard - Female - Pink Tiger Stripe Collar

Jackie is as playful and energetic as any of the Textiles. She loves to attack socks... especially with feet in them! She is often found practicing her wrestling moves on one of her siblings but is also very affectionate when it comes to time with her humans. She loves snuggling up with her siblings at nap-time and would do really well to be adopted with one of them.

As usual, here's the rest of the photos from the shoot!

Introducing The Fonts! (Part Two)

January 28, 2017 by Mr. Academy

Now that Charlie has joined Kitten Academy, and the Fonts all have their eyes open, we thought it would be a good time for a second introduction! But before we get to that, a little housekeeping to get out of the way.

Thanks to our Patreon, Elennare for compositing this image!

Firstly, we finally have an official mailing address! If you have any reason to want to send us something, you can mail it to:

Kitten Academy
P.O. Box 123
Fox Lake, IL, 60020-0123
United States

Special thanks to On Angels' Wings for taking our mail in the interim.

Secondly, a reminder that The Textiles will be having their graduation ceremony (i.e. surgery!) this Thursday. They should be officially available for adoption this weekend, February 4th. PLEASE get your applications in to On Angels' Wings and adopt one of these rambunctious, loving kittens. Momcat Velvet will be getting spayed at the same time, but will probably need a few more days of recovery before adoption is an option.

We hope you got a chance to see Charlie appear with us and On Angels' Wings on WGN TV on Friday! If you missed it, you can follow this link to the episode! Charlie stole the show, of course. And that's probably why he was adopted within minutes of us leaving the studio! Thanks WGN! Charlie will remain at the Kitten Academy until he has completed his lessons.

Finally, we've had a lot of people ask about Charlie and his story. So just a little clarification! Charlie was born on December 19th, and hand-raised by one of the wonderful people who foster for On Angels' Wings. Meanwhile, Arial was picked up by Animal Control on January 5th, and delivered her four kittens at Animal Control on the 6th. Then she was brought in to On Angels' Wings, and from there, to the Kitten Academy. Once Charlie was old enough to be weaned, he was also brought to Kitten Academy, so that he could be socialized and hopefully, learn to cat! Arial accepted him as part of her family almost immediately, despite being about 2.5 weeks older than her own kittens. He sometimes plays a little too rough for his adoptive siblings, which is why we take him out of the Annex occasionally -- to give them a break!

OK! Now on to the photos!

As usual, here's all the rest of the photos from the photoshoot!

Introducing The Fonts! (Part One)

January 10, 2017 by Mr. Academy

Firstly, let us thank all of you - The Sprigs were adopted in record time. Less than two hours from the start of the adoption event, they were all gone to their new homes! It's because all of you have spread the word about Kitten Academy that this happened. It's wonderful. Thank you!

And a quick update on Velvet and the Textiles: They're all getting much better every day. Flannel's eye is great, and Poplin and Jackie aren't far behind. Velvet is still sneezing a little, but every day closer to perfect health. She has a follow-up appointment at the vet tomorrow evening - Wednesday the 11th.

Now the big news: yesterday, a new family arrived at the Academy. The momcat, Arial, was picked up by local Animal Control on the 5th of January, and delivered her babies at Animal Control on the 6th. She was then transferred to On Angels' Wings, who has placed her in the Kitten Academy Annex. So far, she's a dedicated momcat, and friendly, too. She purrs and enjoys belly rubs like Ivy did. That's everything we know about the new family!

We'll put up a new cheatsheet in a week or two when the Fonts have their eyes open and we have gotten better photos. But in the meantime, here's the key to identifying which of the new tiny kittens are which!

As usual, here's the full album of photos we took yesterday!

Sprigs Graduation!

January 01, 2017 by Mr. Academy

Happy New Year to you! December was a wild month for us, so we apologize for not having the opportunity to publish more, and to really celebrate the holidays with you in the ways we would have liked.

Though it seems like only yesterday, the Sprigs joined us on November 11th, and the time has come for them to graduate from the Kitten Academy. The "graduation ceremony" (spay/neuter, microchipping, vaccinations, etc) will be on Tuesday, January 3rd, and then after a few days of recovering at the Academy, they will go to PetSmart, in McHenry, IL, on Saturday the 7th, where they will remain until they are adopted.

If you'd like to adopt one (or more!) of the Sprigs, it's not too early to get your application in to Animal Outreach Society, in McHenry, IL. We know that Basil and Tarragon are already adopted by a wonderful couple from California, who will be keeping us informed about their new lives. The rest are not yet spoken for, as far as we've been made aware by Animal Outreach Society. They are all wonderful, affectionate kittens, as you've no doubt seen for yourself on the live stream and our YouTube videos!

As with for the last group, Animal Outreach Society has asked us to provide biographies, which you can find linked here, and official Graduation photographs, which are right here, along with the remainder of the photos we took during the sessions today!