Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
On 18 Dec, a very large cat showed up at our house. It was late and cold, and he looked in the door and made it clear he wanted inside. Well, since we have two cats already and he was a stranger, we...
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I can just picture that, Doug. Luckily, we have no stairs...
So our writers' group potluck went off without a hitch. Even Rudy came out for the party. He decided the mere presence of more humans would not stop him from his early evening zoom through the house. Czarny was very sociable, as always, but Rudy really surprised us by not hiding under the bed.
It's very strange, being escorted everywhere I go. I haven't had to watch every step for years. After the third time Rudy nearly tripped me yesterday, I told WLToo we are too old to have kittens anymore. It's too dangerous for us old geezers. Next adoption will be elderly cats...hopefully, that's way in the future.
Rudy has started bumping up against WLToo's legs, although he still won't allow any petting. He's less and less afraid of WLToo, so with patience......
They both have a new favorite toy. I finally got batteries for the red dot (laser toy). Now they pretty much won't play with me using any other toy. They hear the click and are instantly ready to chase the dreaded red dot; they'll even come to me, demanding the red dot -- it's a different meow from their normal "play with me" meow. They've already figured out where it comes from, but unlike Spotacus, they don't care. They simply have to chase it. They will even play with WLToo when he wields the red dot. So much energy requires killing the red dot multiple times a day.
When they finally wind down, here's the new napping configuration:
Normally, that afghan is thrown over the back of the loveseat. But whichever kitten gets there first pulls it down and makes a nest. Guess I'll just put it back whenever we have company.
Short and Tall Friends are coming over this evening, so she can meet the kittens. Guess I'd best get their presents from Mom wrapped. Later, y'all.
So our writers' group potluck went off without a hitch. Even Rudy came out for the party. He decided the mere presence of more humans would not stop him from his early evening zoom through the house. Czarny was very sociable, as always, but Rudy really surprised us by not hiding under the bed.
It's very strange, being escorted everywhere I go. I haven't had to watch every step for years. After the third time Rudy nearly tripped me yesterday, I told WLToo we are too old to have kittens anymore. It's too dangerous for us old geezers. Next adoption will be elderly cats...hopefully, that's way in the future.
Rudy has started bumping up against WLToo's legs, although he still won't allow any petting. He's less and less afraid of WLToo, so with patience......
They both have a new favorite toy. I finally got batteries for the red dot (laser toy). Now they pretty much won't play with me using any other toy. They hear the click and are instantly ready to chase the dreaded red dot; they'll even come to me, demanding the red dot -- it's a different meow from their normal "play with me" meow. They've already figured out where it comes from, but unlike Spotacus, they don't care. They simply have to chase it. They will even play with WLToo when he wields the red dot. So much energy requires killing the red dot multiple times a day.
When they finally wind down, here's the new napping configuration:
Normally, that afghan is thrown over the back of the loveseat. But whichever kitten gets there first pulls it down and makes a nest. Guess I'll just put it back whenever we have company.
Short and Tall Friends are coming over this evening, so she can meet the kittens. Guess I'd best get their presents from Mom wrapped. Later, y'all.
