Caturday!

[susie_flo]

Squeeee...  the kittens have moved in.  G and I picked them up this morning.

They've spent the day adjusting, and are becoming a little bit frisky after about 9 hours. 

As early as possible they located the warm, secluded chair seats under the dining table and ensconced themselves there for safety and a snooze.  I strategically ignored them for a couple of hours, until they began to emerge. 

Harriet (bless her) is really dinky.  She's also unrelentingly cute.  I'd defy anyone to look at that little face and not melt with squee.  She's also the bolder and friendlier of the two, venturing into new areas of the room or corridor with her larger sister Truffle slinking along anxiously behind her.  She's the first to do everything - including use the litter tray.  The minute she went in it, Truffle followed her.  She's like Harriet's larger shadow. 

At one point, while Harriet was falling asleep, I kissed her on the head, and she began to purr... (it was the first and only purr I've had from either of them!)




Unfortunately Truffle is still more of a sad, scaredy bear, but I think she just needs a bit of time to get used to us.  She cringes away from being stroked or picked up, but will quite happily come out to play and chase things (I had some fun with a laser pointer earlier).  If she catches me watching her or looking at her with intent for cat-bothering, she becomes very nervous and wary.  I am trying not to look at her too closely, but to keep her in my peripheral vision until she relaxes.  I hope I can win her over slowly.




Right now both of them are scampering up and down the arm of the sofa as I type, which is excellent progress!

It's been hard to photograph them today without freaking them out.  But I will try to get decent pcs and post them soon.

Comments

[tvted.livejournal.com]

They are so cute. Truffle will come around. She has just left her other sibs and her kitten Mommy

want more pics

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

I Hope so... (she scratched me to buggery this morning)

[kissmeforlonger.livejournal.com]

They are both so gorgeous! I hope they settle in soon.

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

I Hope so too. Harriet is looking promising, but suspect I will have to wait some time for Truffle.

[moral-vacuum.livejournal.com]

*is dead of cute*

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

G died of cute earlier when Harriet chased her own tail.

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Don't worry about Truffle. We had a kitten who kept himself under the storage heater for a couple of days and within a few weeks he turned into a headcase - getting stuck up trees and inviting numerous friends round for a munch.

[chiller.livejournal.com]

Aw, bless their little shorty faces! I'm sure little Truffle will come around - a few tasty treats and avoiding eye contact for a bit, and she'll catch up.

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

Will keep it up... though, unfortunately Truffle has now discovered the chimney, and keeps mewing up there until Harriet joins her

[chiller.livejournal.com]

Tape a piece of paper across it for a few weeks, or stuff it with loosely scrunched newspaper, until she forgets about it and establishes herself. x

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

That is our plan... (if only they'd come back down).

[chiller.livejournal.com]

Ah. Oh dear. Tuna?

[chiller.livejournal.com]

PS: do strew some paper around or something ... Henrijk went up the chimney when he was a kitten, and cavorted with some enthusiasm across my white living room carpet when he emerged, leaving a perfect sooty trail. It was like one of those old-fashioned "how to dance" diagrams, only with all four feet belonging to one dancer.

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

They've come down now and we've blocked the chimney. THey're both covered in soot and Harriet's white paws have turned completely grey. Now they're scampering around like a pair of lunatics. 'Tis cute!

[chiller.livejournal.com]

Oh, bless 'em. Good luck getting the soot off - a barely-damp towel did the trick for Hen, but if they're anything like him, they'll harbour a deep resentment for towels for the rest of their lives. Hum. I still feel guilty about that, but what are you supposed to do? I reasoned that I had to get most of the soot off, or he'd swallow it when grooming, and god knows how noxious that stuff is!

Ah, cats.

[steer.livejournal.com]

I want to see them ride the roomba.

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

You and me both :-)

[ivory-goddess.livejournal.com]

Kittens!

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

In my house!

[sara-lou.livejournal.com]

*random kitten squee squeak and aw!*

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

I hope they are more sociable by the time you come to visit next week x

[sara-lou.livejournal.com]

Phil will have them both on his lap by the end of the evening, I can guarantee it. We'll get no sense out of him all night though. He's fallen in love with Truffle.

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

I'll be delighted if Phil can win over Truffle!
Fingers crossed :-)