New kittens roll call!
Here's some bonus photos, including some of the older kittens...
Firstly, some simply amazing fan art from two of our artistically-gifted international viewers.
Let's start with two drawings from Karamelcraft. A rendering of a mighty and noble Toffee, and best wishes for the newly arrived kittens.
Wow! Karamelcraft, you are amazing!
Not to be outdone, viewer and fan Merly Birds has sent us art of all four of the remaining current class, enjoying their morning routines.
Merly, you are a fan of us, and we are a fan of you! Such a wonderful image, and great work on the collars -- I'm amazed you could tell what patterns Custard and Shortcake had!
Finally, Pudding was adopted. Pudding was actually adopted a week before her graduation, so I know that her new family already loves her and she'll be well cared for forever. Here's the photo from the adoption, and proving that the new home is great, a photo they sent us of Pudding relaxing after exploring her new home.
We'll miss you, Pudding, but we know you're going to have a great life!
Just a reminder: Biscuit, Lt. Broccoli, Vikki, and Spot are still at On Angel's Wings, waiting for their forever homes! These are all top graduates and would make excellent pets!
The new kittens arrived on the 11th, around 5pm. They were feral rescues, and we just hope that it's not too late to turn them into good kittens. Right now, they're being kept in a cage, separate from the old class. They almost certainly will be allowed together, after a short screening. They're somewhat afraid, especially of people, and a little hissy.
On that topic, the new kids came in with fleas. We gave them fleabaths and will also give them each a tiny drop of Revolution. The only photos I have of the new class so far are from the wash, taken on my phone -- and there are no photos of the Orange kitten in the group. I promise we'll get some more, better photos soon!
First, a reminder: Biscuit, Pudding, Vikki, and the ultra-popular Crumpet will all be in Crystal Lake tomorrow, ready for adoption. I believe they will be at the PetCo from 11-2, and at On Angel's Wings otherwise, but contact On Angel's Wings if you need to be sure.
Now on to the good news and bad news.
The good news is, Riker was adopted! Super exciting!
The bad news is, Spot has been returned. Her new family included an older cat, and the older cat just could not get along. So, she's back at On Angel's Wings, and available for adoption. She and Lt. Broccoli are both wonderful cats who deserve wonderful homes.
Finally, Hazel has come to stay on the Academy grounds, just until her adopter can pick her up. She's having a grand time. Though she does get a little impatient waiting on her turn to play video games.
Pudding, Biscuit, Crumpet, and Vikki all officially have graduated from the Academy! They'll be on the live feed at the Academy tonight, and possibly tomorrow. After that, they will be at the shelter or local pet stores -- contact On Angel's Wings if you're interested in adopting! Toffee, Custard, Cobbler, and Shortcake are still too small to be adopted -- but they will probably be ready by the next Graduation Day!
Here's some photos from this crew's first Exploration Day!
Kitten Academy classes are viewed live by kitten enthusiasts world over. From time to time, the Headmaster receives pictures of cats around the world watching our kittens learning to cat. He also receives expressions of artistic talent capturing kittens in their various academic and extracurricular activities.
This is a meow-out to all the viewers of the livestream to express the Academy's thanks and to encourage continued submissions of pictures, drawings and notes to the headmaster or to any of the students. Do let us know in your email if it is okay for us to publish your photos/material on the Mewspaper!
Headmaster Acro checks his email (headmaster@kitten.academy) several times a day despite his busy schedule of looking regal, contemplating food and tending to the shininess of his magnificent coat. The Headmaster's favorite picks have been showcased below.
These are artistic interpretations of Crumpet, Toffee and Cobbler by our friend, dinosaur fan. He has been a consistent supporter of Crumpet's future in pawlitics.
Up next are pictures of our friend, karamelcraft's cat, Basia who likes watching Kitten Academy classes from Israel.
Below, you will find our friend, Robyn's cat, Rory looking unimpressed by the goings-on at the Academy and Rory's own take on how to be a cute kitten.
And finally, here are some artistic interpretations of the Kitten Academy students by our livestream friends, Maura, Aelinee and SunnyQueen. Headmaster Acro was particularly impressed by Biscuit's digital portrait!
As always, the kittens' activities at the Academy can be viewed on the livestream 24/7. Headmaster Acro and all the professors would like to sign off for now with a resounding meow.
Coopi and Apple, Troi, Seven, and Spot have all been adopted!
Riker, Lt. Broccoli, and Hazel are still waiting for their forever homes.
Here's some photos of our lucky kittens being adopted!
As a special bonus, the wonderful people who adopted Coopi (now "Olive") and Apple (now "Millie") sent us some photos of the kittens settling into their new home, as well as their new roommate, Zeke!
It's going to be a great life for all these kittens with their new families!
The last week has seen a massive surge in the number of people viewing the kitten livestream. We've got over 1000 subscribers and are fast approaching 2000 likes! That's amazing. And just the other day, we had over 100 simultaneous watchers. Thanks, YouTubers! You're the best! According to YouTube, almost 50,000 people have watched over 500,000 minutes on our stream. That's almost one whole year... since April 20th!
ONE HUNDRED WATCHERS!
Special thanks to our chat moderators, DJ, catlady2016, ltgaga, and Miki thedragonfan. It's not easy keeping a crowd like this under control, and you've all been a great help.
In other news, Apple, Coopi, and Spot were all adopted from Hazel's litter, but Seven, Troi, Riker, and Broccoli are still waiting for their forever homes. So is Hazel! These are WONDERFUL kittens, so please, consider adopting one from On Angel's Wings. Here's some photos from the adoption event last weekend, and from the OAW shelter.
We'll post again soon with photos and news about the adopters of Spot, Apple, and Coopi. stay tuned!
Finally, here's a heartwarming video gift from our latest moderator Miki to us - and to all of you!
With the addition of three last-minute student enrollments, session two of 2016 at Kitten Academy is full. And the kittens have all been named. See below for photos and names, as well as some bonus photos and a video.
Hazel's family from the first session are back now, and will be in the annex until Saturday. You can view them on the Live Stream.
On Saturday, they will be making an appearance at the PetSmart in Crystal Lake, from 11am - 2pm. Please stop in to see them! If you think you're interested in adopting, contact On Angel's Wings now to pre-fill out your paperwork.
The rest of the day Saturday and all day Sunday, they will be at On Angel's Wings in Crystal Lake.
A.K.A. "Vikki." The mother of Toffee, Biscuit, and Pudding.
Toffee is very adept at taking his collar off. If you are looking for him on the livestream, he's most likely the orange kitten without a collar on.
A.K.A. "Cobb"
A.K.A. General Custard
Here's a bonus video from this morning of the three new students getting baths and introductions.
And finally, some extra photos:
Today, Session Two of 2016 has begun! On Angel's Wings saved three kittens and a momcat, as well as one other lone kitten from high-kill shelters, and sent them to the Kitten Academy. They haven't been named yet.
When we picked them up, the mom and her kittens all had pretty bad fleas, and we had to give them a flea bath and some medicine. The lone kitten seemed to have an eye infection, so we're treating that as well. They are temporarily staying in the Kitten Academy annex, but will be moving to the main room on Friday, when Hazel's crew leaves.
We've updated the site, moving Hazel's crew under 2016 - Session One links, and updating the Current Session to point to the new crew. However, Hazel's class isn't gone quite yet. Tomorrow, Wednesday the 22nd, they will be at PAWS in Chicago, getting neutered and microchipped. Then they will return to the Kitten Academy for recuperation, and finally on Friday, they will go to On Angel's Wings in Crystal Lake, to hopefully be adopted. Stop in or call in you're interested! Thanks to everyone who's been a part of raising Hazel's kittens, and to everyone who has enjoyed watching their live stream.
Here's a video and some photos of the new class. Stay tuned for more!
