In November, we got two new kittens. One of them was Anakin, a 12 week old Russian Blue:



He was very small; and was actually suffering from Giardia, though we didn't know it at the time. He slept:



and he ate:



and he loved his playmate, Miss Sophie, a Savannah, very much:



Bit by bit, Anakin grew, but more slowly than Miss Sophie. But he always had the energy to play:






Heartbreakingly, Miss Sophie died, 3 months old, for reasons no one can really explain. The vet thinks it was a heart problem. Either way, Anakin was suddenly without his friend and not putting on weight.



But then we cracked it. We found giardia, and began to treat him. Immediately the weight began to pile on, and Anakin grew from a massively underweight cat at 3 month to a healthy, larger, cat at 6 months...





relaxed and happy with my kids...




One week ago, we brought him a new friend - a 13 week old bengal kitten, called Sandy. They're already getting...but so strange to see him as the big cat now: