Kieren huffs and stares at the beginning of another kitten coming out. "I'm fairly sure we'll have our pick of boys and girls, so there's no need to saddle a little boy kitten with Minnie as one of its names," he chides fondly. He indulges in the way his heart skips a beat to think of their little home and their cats.

"I hope this won't send you skittering away," he says. "I'd hate to lose my favourite bed warmer."