This wee lass is the cutest little hatchling, and such a precocious little handful! She's about half the size of her brother Thurston, but he knows who's boss. Not that she needs to put in him his place at all, because these two are soooo gentle.
Minnow is all kinds of affectionate. She always greets me with a quiet little whisper mew, and starts right in with the little head bunts to make extra sure I know she wants her ears scritched. She climbs up into my lap every time I sit down, and makes a really good effort to sit on my feet when I'm standing. She's been very respectful of my resident diva kitties and has been rewarded with some nose boomps from the matriarch, which is rare because Madame Natasha hasn't been a fan of most of my foster kittens. I'd swear she and Brother are part ragdoll because they go limp and lovey as soon as you pick them up. They're perfectly content to cuddle-purr-snuggle as long as you want to hold them, but put them down and it's back to business. Kitten business.
Speaking of business, these two are excellent coworkers. They never miss a Zoom and like nothing better than collating your printed work documents for you.
Minnow is missing an eye, but she doesn't really, er, miss it. She'll bump into something every now and then while she's run-run-running but kittens with two eyes do that too, and they don't care either. While she does get around just fine, and can even get up and down the stairs, I would hesitate to put her in a highly active household because of her limited sight and high level of chill. Not stepping on the kitten is a job shared by the stepper and the kitten, and she won't be able to do her part when someone is on her blind side. Because she hasn't a single aggressive bone in her teeny little body, she also might end up letting herself get hurt instead of extricating herself if another pet or toddler is playing too rough.
Minnow absolutely adores being brushed. Check out the video below of her saying "Yes! Brush my tummy! My tummy!" If kitten tummies just melt your heart, best stay away from that third video where she's falling asleep in my lap on her back. You can almost feel the warm-soft of that little round fuzzy belly, can't you? (I can't stop watching either, and I was there!) And then that second video....I have no idea what that dance move she does at the end is called, but I'm sure it has a name. Let me know if you think of it.
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