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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Leoghaire's back!!! She trotted up with her last fawn and granddaughter. Spousal Unit had just harvested the last of the carrots (a scraggly lot), so we fed them. I'm relieved. Even though Lassie's great granddaughter is here, she and her mama don't interact with us the way Lassie and Leoghaire did/do.
We switched out bedrooms. Czarny stays outside most of the time, coming in for afternoon naps in our bedroom, and overnighting with me in there. We're keeping the door closed, so Harley can range throughout the house, then sleep with Spousal Unit in the spare bedroom. She's taken up residence in the recliner Tall Friend normally occupies when they're here (still up in Maine). Being in that chair, she's close to Spousal Unit, but not right in his lap, as she is most definitely not a lap cat.
We're going to do yet another introduction, now that she's comfortable in the great room. We'll do it again and again, until Czarny finally stops trying to get close to her and just ignores her. Last intro, he tried to jump up on the recliner with her, but Spousal Unit stopped him. Harley didn't even spoil her relaxation, just stared at him (that's enormous progress right there).
We had to go somewhere this morning, but luckily, Czarny was already under the covers asleep; we were able to close him into the bedroom and let her roam. She stayed in bed, too... It's overcast, occasionally raining a little, and much, much cooler, so I guess it's good cat napping weather.
All this door closing means we now have three litter boxes and two feeding stations. Might be a bit inconvenient when company stays over; doesn't bother us, though.
We don't seem to have a lot in the way of monarch butterfly food out in the meadow this year -- or I might be a month too early for that assessment. Something just might bloom in time for the migration next month. Meanwhile, we still have hummingbirds at about the same level as normal, even though I know they are migrating.
The barn swallows left last week. I miss their gossip fests already. Czarny doesn't miss them at all; he can now go out the south door without being swooped. He's rather enjoying laying on the south porch.
Time to change out the batteries in both red dot laser toys. I want to experiment with having both cats play in the same room as part of the introduction.
Later, ya'll.
We switched out bedrooms. Czarny stays outside most of the time, coming in for afternoon naps in our bedroom, and overnighting with me in there. We're keeping the door closed, so Harley can range throughout the house, then sleep with Spousal Unit in the spare bedroom. She's taken up residence in the recliner Tall Friend normally occupies when they're here (still up in Maine). Being in that chair, she's close to Spousal Unit, but not right in his lap, as she is most definitely not a lap cat.
We're going to do yet another introduction, now that she's comfortable in the great room. We'll do it again and again, until Czarny finally stops trying to get close to her and just ignores her. Last intro, he tried to jump up on the recliner with her, but Spousal Unit stopped him. Harley didn't even spoil her relaxation, just stared at him (that's enormous progress right there).
We had to go somewhere this morning, but luckily, Czarny was already under the covers asleep; we were able to close him into the bedroom and let her roam. She stayed in bed, too... It's overcast, occasionally raining a little, and much, much cooler, so I guess it's good cat napping weather.
All this door closing means we now have three litter boxes and two feeding stations. Might be a bit inconvenient when company stays over; doesn't bother us, though.
We don't seem to have a lot in the way of monarch butterfly food out in the meadow this year -- or I might be a month too early for that assessment. Something just might bloom in time for the migration next month. Meanwhile, we still have hummingbirds at about the same level as normal, even though I know they are migrating.
The barn swallows left last week. I miss their gossip fests already. Czarny doesn't miss them at all; he can now go out the south door without being swooped. He's rather enjoying laying on the south porch.
Time to change out the batteries in both red dot laser toys. I want to experiment with having both cats play in the same room as part of the introduction.
Later, ya'll.
