I got word last night that this finally happened:
River, if you don’t remember, was here for a couple of weeks in July for a break from the cage at Petsmart. I was on vacation and Fred was okay with a single foster who didn’t need anything other than feeding, love, and attention (in other words, didn’t need any kind of medicating or litterbox supervision). She went back to Petsmart when I got home, and her people finally came along last night.
Yay, River!
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When the SwimBugs (very very briefly) met Dennis.
Fred let Dennis in, and Dennis was pretty sure he wanted right back out, thank you. Most of the kittens didn’t even seem to notice him, but Pattypan certainly did.
They got a little too much in his space when he was trying to check out their food, so he smacked in their general direction (didn’t make contact, but it probably didn’t help that I gasped loudly when he did it).
“I don’t care if he IS beautiful! I don’t like him!”
Ambercup put on her floof suit, and then she wasn’t quite sure what to do with it.
“That big kitty makes me feel floofy.”
Dennis got up in the window bed and ignored them all whilst looking beautiful.
Altogether, he was probably in their room for about three minutes. I did get some video (which I’ll share toward the bottom of this post). He hasn’t asked to go into their room again; I imagine he’ll wait until they’re a bit older and maybe not so scary.
“I wasn’t REALLY skeered! I was just showing him my floof suit!”
“He smacked at me and I DON’T LIKE IT. It’s very rude to come into a babykitty’s own domicile and get all free with the Slappin’ Paw when we was just tryin’ to say hi. ::fume::”
“Alls I did was smile at him like this, see, and he was all SLAPPITY-SLAPPITY-SLAP. I was tryin’ to be friendly!”
“They got all floofy, and it was FUNNY.”
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These kittens can go from sound asleep to motoring across the carrier screaming at the top of their lungs in an instant. I need to get a video, it’s kind of amazing.
Brown tabby, open your eyes. I want to see those gorgeous blues!
Black cutie with the plush, soft fur, open YOUR eyes. I want to say hi.
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Video of the SwimBugs meeting Uncle Dennis.
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Stinkerbelle came down from on high for a brief time, then let Fred pet her exactly once before smacking at his hand and flouncing off. Gorgeous brat.
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Previously
2014: “That not nice, lady. NOT NICE AT ALL.”
2013: “Talk to the PAW, mister!”
2012: No entry.
2011: “You give me back my brudder, lady.”
2010: Coltrane, coming over for some petting. And a wandering chicken. Neither of them seems terribly impressed by the other.
2009: Maybe Bill just thought I didn’t have enough to worry about? and 2009, part 2: Ike
2008: Your het does not scare me. AT ALL.
2007: No entry.
2006: No entry.
2005: I was worried it might mess up his digestive system, but I can report that I saw it in the litter box.