We're out in the TC mixing work and play. We've got our two cats with us; Kahlua, a brown 15 year old "senior cat", and Selina, a tortoise-shell who is technically still a kitten since she's only 11 months old. Kahlua has always been a very small cat. She might have weighed 6.5 lbs when she was in her prime, but now tips the scales at about 5 lbs. Selina came to us as a two-week old orphan that only weighed 6 oz's, and needed to be bottle fed.
This was her first taste of solid food.
She is now a full 10 lbs, and appears to have leveled off.
We had a little bed strapped to the center console that they would ride in, but as Selina grew, she was finding it harder and harder to stay within its bounds.
The boss recently bought a bigger bed, and I got it strapped to the console just before we left on this trip.
Selina appreciates the extra room.
The cats get along OK, for the most part. Selina wants to play more than Kahlua wants to, so we let them interact as much as possible but occasionally have to separate them just to give Kahlua some peace. Here's one of their good moments. It took a little encouragement from the boss for Kahlua to go along.
Being older, Kahlua likes to sleep even more than cats usually do. Selina gets impatient with her, and tries to stir things up a bit.
"Hey, whatcha doin Kahlua?"
"Are ya sleepin???"
"Yes I'm sleeping! Leave me alone you pest!"
Selina takes it all in stride though, and lets the boss take her out for a little leash training.
Our camp spot for the night.
:):)
This was her first taste of solid food.
She is now a full 10 lbs, and appears to have leveled off.
We had a little bed strapped to the center console that they would ride in, but as Selina grew, she was finding it harder and harder to stay within its bounds.
The boss recently bought a bigger bed, and I got it strapped to the console just before we left on this trip.
Selina appreciates the extra room.
The cats get along OK, for the most part. Selina wants to play more than Kahlua wants to, so we let them interact as much as possible but occasionally have to separate them just to give Kahlua some peace. Here's one of their good moments. It took a little encouragement from the boss for Kahlua to go along.
Being older, Kahlua likes to sleep even more than cats usually do. Selina gets impatient with her, and tries to stir things up a bit.
"Hey, whatcha doin Kahlua?"
"Are ya sleepin???"
"Yes I'm sleeping! Leave me alone you pest!"
Selina takes it all in stride though, and lets the boss take her out for a little leash training.
Our camp spot for the night.
:):)
We got back home yesterday afternoon in time for Christmas. We stayed in Texas instead of driving into NM, and had a very nice trip. From Caprock Canyons SP near Turkey, TX (home of Bob Wills) we drove down to San Angelo, then on to Sonora where we visited the Caverns of Sonora. The caverns are probably the most beautiful and unique I have ever experienced, and weโve been in quite a few. One noted speleologist put it this way: โThe beauty of the caverns cannot be exaggerated. Not even by a Texan.โ If you are ever in the area, donโt miss it!
We then drove around in the Hill Country for a few days. Hereโs a few pictures of the cats enjoying the trip.
Dixxie spies a cardinal. She wants it bad!
Sharing the window seat at Guadalupe River SP.
Selina got to go for a walk on the rocks at Inks Lake SP.
Holy guacamole Catwoman! (Look at her tail) Who let that dog on the trail!
Heโs gone, right? Whew!
(The dog was a good twenty yards away, and was never threatening towards us. Iโm not even sure it knew a cat was nearby).
:):)
We then drove around in the Hill Country for a few days. Hereโs a few pictures of the cats enjoying the trip.
Dixxie spies a cardinal. She wants it bad!
Sharing the window seat at Guadalupe River SP.
Selina got to go for a walk on the rocks at Inks Lake SP.
Holy guacamole Catwoman! (Look at her tail) Who let that dog on the trail!
Heโs gone, right? Whew!
(The dog was a good twenty yards away, and was never threatening towards us. Iโm not even sure it knew a cat was nearby).
:):)
Thanks for the videos Jeff, those are great! Wish Charlie a Merry Christmas for me.
We took our cats on a little walk along the canyon rim at Caprocks a few days ago. I was hoping Selina would want to walk some, but she just wanted me to carry her and not be in the bag. It was a little cold and breezy.
Kahlua was content to stay in her bag and just poke her head out. Dixxie is too small for a harness, so she stayed in the bag as well.
The park has a herd of about 100 bison that roam freely. They are descendants of a herd of southern plains bison that was gathered up by Charles Goodnight at his wifeโs insistence. A living historic treasure. We gave them ample respect.
:):)
We took our cats on a little walk along the canyon rim at Caprocks a few days ago. I was hoping Selina would want to walk some, but she just wanted me to carry her and not be in the bag. It was a little cold and breezy.
Kahlua was content to stay in her bag and just poke her head out. Dixxie is too small for a harness, so she stayed in the bag as well.
The park has a herd of about 100 bison that roam freely. They are descendants of a herd of southern plains bison that was gathered up by Charles Goodnight at his wifeโs insistence. A living historic treasure. We gave them ample respect.
:):)
Iโm not exactly sure how we got here, but our โclowderโ of traveling cats has increased by one. We now have a five month old female calico kitten with us. Calicos are like tortoise shells in that they are almost always female (XX chromosome), so they have that in common. We named her โDixxieโ as a reference to her genetics.
Dixxie has actually made the senior cat, Kahlua a lot happier. At 15 years old, Kahlua just wasnโt interested in playing with Selina at all. Now that Selina and Dixxie are playing with each other, Kahlua doesn't have to constantly be on the lookout for being ambushed by Selina.
Weโre out traveling with them now, getting one last trip in for the year. Spent the night in Caprock Canyons State Park, near Quitaque (kitty-quay) Texas. Weโre going to do some hiking today, then spend a few days driving around in southern NM, or wherever the weather lets us go.
The two young cats love each otherโs company.
:):)
Dixxie has actually made the senior cat, Kahlua a lot happier. At 15 years old, Kahlua just wasnโt interested in playing with Selina at all. Now that Selina and Dixxie are playing with each other, Kahlua doesn't have to constantly be on the lookout for being ambushed by Selina.
Weโre out traveling with them now, getting one last trip in for the year. Spent the night in Caprock Canyons State Park, near Quitaque (kitty-quay) Texas. Weโre going to do some hiking today, then spend a few days driving around in southern NM, or wherever the weather lets us go.
The two young cats love each otherโs company.
:):)
