Los Gatitos are now at the adoption center. I haven’t heard that any of them were adopted, so I’m assuming they were not. That surprises me, honestly, because I was sure they’d be snapped up in no time flat.
However, I DID get to witness Garrity and Franco being adopted, FINALLY. Friday marked three weeks since I took the Rescuees to the adoption center, and while Sheila was adopted fairly quickly, the boys just sat there, unadopted. Every time I went into Petsmart the four of them were either playing or snuggled up to each other, and they seemed happy enough, so I wasn’t too worried about them.
Garrity and Franco were adopted by two girls, roommates (each girl adopted one kitten), so they’ll have each other to play and hang out with. That leaves Lieu and Gavin, and I hope it won’t be long for them.
When I put Los Gatitos in their cage, Pancho was all “Hey, look! TOYS!” and Evita and Hermano went into the litter box to hide.
I HATE IT when they hide in their litter box!
They’ll adjust, they almost always do. I’m not surprised that they were scared at first, but I’m glad that they have each other for comfort.
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Meet Martin’s new sisters!
Moxie. Doesn’t she look like a little panther?
Melodie. She’s in the condo on the cat tree, snuggled up to her stuffed cat “baby.”
Moxie is a lover. She’s a people cat. She wants you to pet her. She wants you to snuggle her. If you stop petting her, she lets you KNOW that things have gone amiss and there is no petting going on, please resume the petting.
Melodie is a skittish, sweet girl. She’s a cat’s cat. She’s been hiding out in the condo on the cat tree a lot. I go up and hang out in the room, pet Moxie and Martin, and talk to Melodie. She usually starts out in the condo, then comes out to see what’s going on. A few times she’s come down off the tree to walk around the room.
She seems to like Martin. And for his part, when we walked into the kitten room and let Melodie and Moxie out of the carrier Friday night, you should have SEEN Martin’s face. Oh, did he think it was Christmas! He said “You brought me friends to play with!”
Moxie, for the most part, thinks he’s annoying – but she’ll play with him when the mood strikes.
Melodie definitely likes Martin – and when I walked into the room yesterday afternoon, who came out of the condo?
Martin! Have you been SNUGGLING with Melodie??
So far, things are going well. I’m letting Melodie go at her own pace. I always greet her when I come into the room, pet her (and she starts purring immediately, so underneath the skittishness she’s a lover, too.) I know she’ll come to me asking to be petted when she’s ready. We’ve already had a few “conversations” where she meows at me and I meow back. I don’t know what I’m saying to her, but it gets her to come out of her cave, so it can’t be bad. I hope!
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“What? We’s snugglin’. Go away.”
So, I might have put a little basket of laundry (dish towels and cleaning rags) on the table, and Bolitar might have found it and turned it onto its side and climbed in to hang out on the clean laundry. Annnnd three days later, it might still be there. What? You don’t leave your clean laundry on the table so the cats can sleep on it? It’s a good excuse not to fold laundry! (Which will need to be washed again, I suppose. At least the stuff on the top of the pile.)
One day I should walk around the house and take pictures of all the boxes I have sitting on the floor just in case the cats want to sleep in them. In the kitchen alone are at least four boxes. When WILL House Beautiful call to ask if they can feature my fabulous home, do you suppose?
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It’s gotten consistently hot enough outside that even Newt is spending his days inside trying to stay cool. Now THAT’s hot.
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Previously
2009: No entry.
2008: No entry.
2007: “I am former Senator Stanley J. Boogerton, and I approve this bed.”
2006: No entry.
2005: No entry.
Martin + Melodie
Sittin’ in a (cat) tree
K-I-S-S-I-N-G
First comes spay
Then comes neuter
Then comes two happy adoptees!
House Beautiful may not come but Cat Fancy would say that your cat pleasing skills rock!
Oh I’m so happy to hear that Garrity and Franco are finally adopted!! I wish them well in their loving forever homes!! Awwww!!
And I’ve got everything crossed for the Los Gatitos!! I do hope they find loving forever homes too! They also deserve to have a happy ending!
And Yay for Martin’s new furblings!! Moxie and Melodie are just perfect!
Awwww and what lovely kitties in boxes!! 🙂
I hope all the kitties keep and stay cool! Take care
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Oh, they are all such cuties! And it is great that the two boys got adopted – I am sure the rest will be very soon. Seriously, who could resist them?
And the laundry thing – I have a laundry basket that has actually become a cat basket. The clothes were clean but Floyd and Lola would be sleeping on it every time I came home. I finally abandoned it as a cat bed – luckily the clothes weren’t anything to needed (and by now they would never fit – because this started years ago – like Lola was probably a year old, so like 10 years at least). And even with current laundry it is never easy – if they aren’t sleeping in it they try and play while you get stuff out! Oh, and boxes – we did a big box roundup this weekend – the recycling guys must have loved us!
Oh, and Hi Newt!!