cats

Noki loves a good belly rub

Someone just walked into the restaurant i work at, dumped this soaking wet kitten in the lobby, and left without saying a word. I just got a kitten this month, so i took her home with me since i have kitten supplies and everyone else at work has too many pets.

She cried the whole ride home, and my kitten (13 weeks old), Niniane was not happy about the new cat. I took the stray into the bathroom and fed her. Afterwards i weighed her and she wasn't even 2lbs. She was absolutely filthy, so i gave her a quick bath without much struggle.

I dried her off and groomed her with the slicker brush and then let Niniane into the bathroom so they could socialize a bit. Nini was curious, but very standoffish and mostly just hissed while the stray just wanted to climb into my lap. I put a cat hammock, scratching post, and some toys in the bathroom (none of which Nini uses) and have locked the stray in there until i know she is litter trained. Currently she is jist sleeping in the hammock, so i think I'll leave her there for the night and try to socialize the kittens some more tomorrow.

Edit: i think i am gonna call her Boudica. It's much better than "the stray". She just peed in the litter box and even buried it, so that's a massive step. Unfortunately I'm still gonna keep her in in the bathroom for the next few days, but I'm so glad she used the litter box.

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When I first let Miez into the garden she was afraid my landlord (who lives below). Even though she loves meeting new people inside my apartment it took her over a year to befriend him.

Meine (sonst reine) Wohnungskatze traut sich viel mehr seit sie in den Garten darf

Anfangs hatte Miez große Angst vor meinem Vermieter (der im Erdgeschoß wohnt). Obwohl sie sich in der Wohnung jedem neuen Besuch anbiedert hat sie draußen über ein Jahr gebraucht sich mit ihm anzufreunden.

Also after now two years of almost daily garden time she just started climbing trees. She meows a lot at me and I talk to her reassuringly so that my old gal of almost 11 years of age doesn't panic.

Nun nach zwo Jahren fast täglicher Gartenbesuche fängt sie sogar an von alleine auf Bäume zu klettern. Sie maunzt dabei oft und ich rede ihr ermutigend zu damit sie schön ruhig bleibt.

Wonder if cats love boxes because many are born in boxes. There are 3 pics in a slide show; source