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0:00:33 > 0:00:36This time on Meet The Kittens, they're getting collars.
0:00:36 > 0:00:4011 collars for 11 kittens. That'll help us tell them apart.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Awesome. It's black. It matches my fur.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Pink! I hope I'm a girl.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57I love blue. It's one of my favourite seven colours.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00I wanted the blue one.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03And I wanted the red one.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04I wanted metal studs.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09I think my collar's got measles.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13It's really important to make sure there's room for your fingers
0:01:13 > 0:01:17underneath the collar. It mustn't be too tight or the kittens
0:01:17 > 0:01:19might not be able to breathe properly.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22But it mustn't be too loose either.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25And these collars have a quick release
0:01:25 > 0:01:29in case they catch on anything. Then they'll pop open by themselves.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Don't take it off. You've only just put it on.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37Is this the pale blue or the sky blue? Because I asked for sky blue.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42I think I might have got your one. I don't like it.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49Red. That's rad!
0:01:51 > 0:01:53MUSIC: Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
0:01:53 > 0:01:56The kittens didn't mind having them put on,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58but now they're not quite so sure.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02I'm sure, all right. I hate it!
0:02:04 > 0:02:07What's that ringing noise? Oh!
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Bells. What a bummer!
0:02:10 > 0:02:13# I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
0:02:13 > 0:02:15# I shake it off I shake it off... #
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Oh, now the birds will hear me coming.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I wish this was a dinner bell.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28I'll do you a deal - you take it off or I'll rip it off!
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I thought this had a quick release.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Get this off me!
0:02:34 > 0:02:39I'm going to give this a thumbs down online.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43And they're itchy. I hope the fleas aren't back.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50That cat's got the same collar as me. Itchy, ain't it, mate?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56I'll make myself wet and see if I can slip out of it.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00I need a wee.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04The owner's lucky I'm not doing this on his bed.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07MEOW
0:03:07 > 0:03:11The kittens are now nine weeks old and have to be weighed again.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Don't worry, that kitten's not invisible!
0:03:14 > 0:03:16They're just weighing the collar.
0:03:16 > 0:03:216g. We must remember to take that off the kitten's weight.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Wow! Those kittens are getting pretty big.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29I think this bowl might have shrunk. Can you get a bigger one, please?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Look, you can see I don't fit.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37This kitten is weighing in at nearly 900g.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Don't forget to take off the 6g.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41That makes...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Has anyone got a calculator?
0:03:43 > 0:03:47And your sister weighs over a kilo.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I weigh one kilo? Let me have a poo, then weigh me again.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Growing at different rates is normal now they're older.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57The kittens are now allowed a look out the front door.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Hang on, why are we in prison?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01It's a cat gate to stop you running away
0:04:01 > 0:04:04and picking up germs or getting hurt.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Or, more likely, getting into trouble.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Oh, well, at least we get fed in prison.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- Yum, yum.- Yum, yum, yum.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19MEOW
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Mums Cleo and Coco and the 11 kittens live in the countryside.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32There are lots of animals here, like these horses.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36There are also little animals like birds and moles and rats.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Today, Cleo has caught a wild rabbit.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45"Wild"? It was livid.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I was going for one of those horses, but they're massive.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Although most of their food comes from a can or a packet,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55cats are hunting animals.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Oh, I wish I'd got a lighter one.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59This thing weighs a tonne.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Sometimes they catch things and bring them home for the kittens.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06If your cat wears a collar with a bell, it may stop them
0:05:06 > 0:05:10catching wild animals. Or at least warn them that a cat is nearby.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12What's that, Mum?
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Cleo's brought it into the house for the kittens to see and possibly eat.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19That'll be a nice surprise for the owner.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Be warned - if you want a cat, you have to be prepared
0:05:22 > 0:05:24for this kind of hunting behaviour.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- I've caught a rabbit for you. Aren't I a great mum?- Yeah, lovely.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31I'll have that later after play time.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35First we need a bigger bowl, now we need a bigger climbing frame!
0:05:38 > 0:05:41For a treat the kittens are going to get a brush.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44But first, the owner's daughter uses hand gel
0:05:44 > 0:05:46to make sure her hands are clean.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50First a rabbit, now a brush? What a brilliant day.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55I am stoked to be stroked.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Girl, you are the man!
0:06:06 > 0:06:09MEOW
0:06:09 > 0:06:12While the kittens are being brushed, Cleo and Coco
0:06:12 > 0:06:14are whisked off to the vets.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Another road trip. I just hope it's not the vets again.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- Oh, pooh. It is the vets. - CLEO SIGHS
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Cute as they are, there just aren't enough homes for all the kittens
0:06:26 > 0:06:28that are born every year.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32So mums Coco and Cleo are having a small operation called spaying
0:06:32 > 0:06:35to make sure they can't have any more kittens.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39While her youngsters are getting brushed, poor Cleo is getting shaved!
0:06:39 > 0:06:43She's first and she's been given an injection to make her sleep.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45The operation is very quick.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Now it's Coco's turn.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Though her eyes are open, she's actually out for the count.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Which is probably just as well.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04In two shakes of a cat's tail, they're back home.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- CHILD:- Oh, they're really skinny.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Urgh, that vet stinks.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Then it's dinner time.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19Mmm. Great grub. I'm glad they didn't put me on "nil by mouth."
0:07:20 > 0:07:22This food has never tasted better.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Yum, yum, yum, yum.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28What's next for Coco and Cleo and their 11 kittens?
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Seriously, it better not be the vets again.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35But I'll think about that tomorrow.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38We'll have to wait and find out next time.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40SHE SNORES
0:07:42 > 0:07:44If you want to have a cat or a kitten,
0:07:44 > 0:07:46it's a big responsibility.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49And if you want an idea of the commitment it will take,
0:07:49 > 0:07:54then check out the Meet The Kittens page on the CBBC website.