Searching in vain

My fang! My precious extra special double fang!
It must be here somewhere...We're back to normal fang-wise: The remaining extra fang has disappeared without a trace... Everyone - except Chilli - did a sigh of relief.

How long is "a long time"?

Chilli is practising her 'Vampire Cat with Double Fangs' moves for Halloween. Alas, the "extra" fang on the left upper side already fell out yesterday. Now, she anxiously wants to keep the other one. Mom tried to explain that it takes a while until Halloween, but she won't listen. Kitten!

Interview with a Vampire

Spot the double fangs when I yawn!

Be aware, Siena! Muahahahahahaha...

Mom here:
The double fangs are seemingly nature's way of ensuring that the cat doesn't happen to be without fangs at all. It's better to have four than none... ; ) In the vast majority the kitten teeth fall out after a short time, but there are cases where they held on for up to three months. I will have to watch if there isn't an inflamation, though. Of course, I sneaked up on Chilli while she was sleeping and took a photo.

Two breakthroughs

As you all might have supposed, the Evil Twig Training for Chilli has been going on during the last weeks. I can proudly report today, that little Chilli has made much progress. Maybe her most impawtant long-term achievement is, that she lost respect for the twig. I could see her poking her tongue out at him two times.

That is very brave, Chilli!

She also followed some of my advice from the Evil Twig Tutorial. For instance, she made a point in DISTRACTING the twig. Distraction is very impawtant! Here she is making believe she's walking away... Please note how I watch her from a little distance during the training without putting pressure on her. You should never pressure a kitten... Well done, Chilli!

She threw in her whole weight to tackle the twig.
And then came the break-through: She actually nibbled a bit off! That is a leap towards really mastering him!!!

I was so proud of her.

But then, while going through the pictures with her to improve some of her technique futher, I found out something. Can you see something strange in the two following pictures?

No? Maybe in this one?
Yes, indeed! She has grown herself TWO fangs on each upper side!!! I'm not sure if that should lead to DISQUALIFICATION... what do you think?
Purrs, Siena