Thursday, May 16, 2019

cats and dog


The kittens arrived bright and early Monday morning and we got the little things settled in the back bedroom and then left for the run to the airport. Of course there was a wreck (we surmise) as we were stopped for a good 15 minutes if not longer and while this section which narrows down from three lanes to one usually moves slow, at least it moves. Fortunately we were before the right lane ended at a must turn right road and while the middle and left lanes were dead, the right one was zooming past as people turned off to go around. Being in the middle lane, we opted for the unknown and made the right turn. Pam had managed to find the alternate route on her map app but really all we had to do was follow the traffic back to the highway which was dead empty at the point where we got back on. So, wreck as the road construction would not have stopped morning commuter traffic that long.

Anyway...kittens! When I returned from the airport the kittens had settled themselves on one of the pillows on the bed. 


I have a piece of plywood across the doorway so that I can see in and they can see out but they can't get out. They were a little skittish for about half the day but warmed up quickly. Minnie, only because I made her, and I sat back there while they got used to us, the kittens totally unafraid of the dog who trembled if they got too close. 


We spent a lot of time playing with the kittens, well, I did anyway. Minnie kept getting stalked. 



Later I ran an errand (leaving the back door open as I do when the weather is nice) and when I got back the kittens were nowhere to be found. I looked under all the furniture, in the boxes, in the closet, in the little bathroom and no kittens. Oh shit! Pam is going to kill me, I didn't think they could get over the board and now I've lost the kittens. I looked in my adjacent workroom, no kittens, outside searching the little backyard calling frantically, no kittens. I hear Marc from inside, well at least one of them is back here on the bed, he says. The little devils had burrowed under the quilt.


Day 2 was their trip to the vet to get checked out and they are plump and healthy and happy to be back from that weird and scary place.  


On day 3 Minnie still prefers not to be in there with them but she's been nose to nose with each of them and doesn't tremble anymore. And by this morning, Day 4, she's decided that they might be toys after all. They were up and playing rough and tumble and Minnie watched for awhile and then bounded over and the two kittens sprang apart and went all Halloween cat. She must have thought that was funny because she did it several times. Either that or she thought she needed to break up the fight.


Later I looked up to see Zack scrambling over the board across the doorway to the back bedroom. A quick search confirmed that his brother Daryl already had. Well, no keeping the back door open for the rest of their visit. They played in my workroom 


and then disappeared. I finally found them sleeping in a far corner behind a mountain of stuff.


Awake again and playing they have expanded their exploring to the kitchen.


Emma the cat wants nothing to do with them and expresses her displeasure with a hiss.

Fun and games, kids, fun and games.




14 comments:

  1. Oh, Ellen. How fun to have kittens around! They are never boring. Those two are adorable.

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  2. This won my heart. Thank you!

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  3. Fun reading about how you handled the kittens. I am sure Minnie is enjoying the diversion.
    Having each other certainly helps with adjusting, and lots of fun to have a built in playmate.
    Your blog helps my life. Thanks.

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  4. monkey kittens and a shivering pup, your life is complete! SO CUTE!! I want a basket full of kittens but can't because family has allergies and I have a life...You will miss them when they go to their real home.

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  5. How cute, all around, and great pictures. I still don't want one.

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    1. I'll be glad when they go home so I can get a decent night's sleep.

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  6. I'm with Joanne - they are ADORABLE and I'm glad they're in YOUR house. Ha!

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  7. Lordy they are so cute!!! I miss having cats. Maybe when we're really old and rickety we'll adopt a senior cat. Those are great pictures of them.

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  8. Watching kittens play is always a delight, but they are a lot of work.

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  9. Did not realize how two kittens could be so demanding in making sure they were safe!

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  10. Kittens are so CRAZY. I'm glad Minnie is warming up to them. Sometimes older pets get rapidly exhausted by the antic activities of kittens!

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    1. my older cat is having none of it. she hisses at them a time or two and then spends her day outside. this morning she purposefully came into the back bedroom where they were just to hiss at them before I let her out.

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  11. I have always believed since my grandmother told me this, that kittens are the harborers of dead children's souls that weren't baptized. I guess it's because they act so much like toddlers. I just love them.

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  12. This is lovely!

    Just as well there are two kittens as your older cat could be much more difficult with/for one. We ignorantly thought that bringing a lost kitten home would make our adult cat into a friendly mother figure. But this rarely happens and not with us. For many years the younger one was a shy sweet cat who lived under the shadow of the big hissing monster - luckily both were outdoor cats with their own space.
    It was only after the older one died that the little one became - what we felt was - her true self. Boisterous and all over the place.
    And now I miss them. Enjoy!

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