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“Psst! Hey, lady, you got Churu?”
::thlurrrp::
“Little bit more?”
Time for a post-Churu snooze.
Natalie is doing well – now that she’s been with us for a week, she’s really settling in. She knows the routine – when she hears me get out of bed, she’s immediately at the door calling for breakfast. When she hears me come upstairs around bed time, she calls for her dinner. She meets me at the door more often than not, telling me all about what she’s been up to (she’s talkative as I walk through the door, but once I’m in the room she doesn’t actually talk much.) She follows me around the room, obviously waiting for me to sit down on the couch, and then she joins me. I haven’t been able to get her interested in playing with toys while I’m in there, but when I’m not (usually after I’ve gone to bed), she has a lot of fun. Lately she’s been carrying toys up onto the couch and leaving them there, and I can hear her smacking the track toy ball around.
She likes to nap lying on my stomach, so I can report that over the weekend I felt kitten movement. It’s subtle, but definitely there – it’s not visible to the naked eye yet, so I’m going to say we’re maybe two weeks from kittens (certainly at least 1).
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Newt has some quiet time in the Newt cave.
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Posted on social media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Tumblr) this weekend.
“Good morning, innernets. You got Churu?” (Natalie)
Former foster update! It’s Elly May (formerly Janeway) and Jethro (formerly Spock), who we were fostering this time last year as part of the Trekklings litter!
Tammy says: “Well, The Hillbillies turned 1 on July 22 and we celebrated. They got a couple of new toys. An all-in-one laser pointer, feather teaser and ball chase (pictured) and a toy gun that shoots pom poms. I think their favorite part was each getting a Churu – no sharing!! LOL
Jethro is quite the momma’s boy and Elly May still marches to her own drummer. They have grown into beautiful fur-kids and I love them dearly.”
(Thank you Tammy!)
Good night innernets. (Natalie)
Natalie pie for breakfast? Yes, please! (My favorite!)
Former fosters Amber (left; formerly Ambercup, 2015) and Phoenix (2017) have a snuggle atop a gorgeous quilt. I adore that tabby patch above Phoenix’s left eye, and the smile on Amber’s face.
(Thanks, Debra!)
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When I tell you that Natalie is a snugglebug, I do not exaggerate one tiny bit. As soon as I sit down on the couch, she comes to be petted (and sit in my lap). If I lie on the couch she either lies next to me, or climbs up onto my stomach to snooze (and be petted.) Try to ignore that lawnmower in the background and enjoy her sweet purr.
Good night innernets. (Natalie)
Now that Natalie’s been here for a week, I feel pretty confident in saying that we’re not going to have kittens in July; in fact, I think she’s got about another two weeks. This is not the first (or the fifteenth) time I’ve gotten a cat someone said was on the verge of going into labor only to realize we had a wait ahead of us. I see it this way: the longer they’re with us before they go into labor, the more they can settle in, become comfy in their surroundings, and put on some weight. Natalie has put on 10 ounces (0.28 kg) in the past week and is pretty darn comfortable here.
Natalie’s motto: Always Be Kneading.
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Permanent residents Charlie (gray/silver and white tabby) and Khal/Floomp (big floofy black) in the back yard, hanging out. Those high-pitched baby voices on such big cats will never not make me laugh.
(Our cats are allowed in the back yard during the day; we have a cat fence around the back yard (search “Purrfect Fence”) and they cannot leave the back yard.)
Good night innernets. (Natalie)
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Previously
2023: No entry.
2022: Angus is feelin’ craaaaazy.
2021: Christopher Chutney has discovered the couch (again… he’s discovered the couch several times now, and it seems to be a new experience for him every time.)
2020: D’Artagnan and the Ears of Annoyance.
2019: Madeline loves – LOVES! – getting under things.
2018: If looks could kill.
2017: No entry.
2016: “Admire my bunny paws, innernets. ADMIRE THEM.”
2015: Roundup: Random Cuteness.
2014: On Tuesdays, we leap.
2013: Three little buffies, all in a row.
2012: Stompers Sunday!
2011: (Okay, wait. I guess I’m always in love with ALL my fosters, aren’t I!)
2010: He is the nosiest cat in the house, and that’s saying something!
2009: No entry.
2008: Five awesome toys for $4, and it’s like donating to a no-kill shelter.
2007: No entry.
2006: No entry.
2005: No entry.
Why don’t you put the Nest camera in the foster room to spy on Natalie? Is the video saved or only in real time?
As you can see, I don’t own any kind of watching device and don’t know how they work.
‘Til yesterday, I hadn’t gotten around to putting the Nest cameras up (though I did have one in the crate). They’re now up, so you can rest assured I’ll be spying on her all the time. 🙂
The writing on “Newt’s” box is cracking me up!
Ha – I’m glad, I certainly cracked myself up with that!
She is so stunning. I wouldn’t be able to ever say no to her with those big eyes!
Tammy needs to work on getting some enrichment toys, I can totally see a square foot on the floor!
Right?!