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We have kittens!
When we decided to live together, one of the first things Darren asked me was "Can we get kittens?" We planned to get two, and I looked at a lot of listings online of various shelters and adoption agencies in the area. It took a lot of headache-y research and phone calls and visits and waiting, but now they're finally home! In the end we couldn't pick just two...u8i2211111134wwwwwww (<-- that's one of them walking across my keyboard) So here they are!
Rorschach is our tortoise-shell. (Did you know almost all, including Rorschach, tortoise-shells / calicos are female?) She's the biggest of the three and slightly older. In the beginning she was a bit of a bully. She'd hiss and swipe but would run away as soon as the other kitten turned toward her. So I guess a wimpy bully. :-) She's the epitome of Cat - graceful, athletic, sleek, a little standoff-ish. She also seems to be quite bright, and she's very good at standing on her hind legs. When playing she'll just dance around on them or sit back on her haunches, and use her two front paws to bat at whatever toy we're waving in front of her. She was also the most active when she first came home. We joked it was a good thing we got two kittens for Rorschach. If we got too tired, she could play with them. And then when they got too tired, she was good at entertaining herself. She's calmed down quite a bit now; we suspect because of the rainy, gloomy weather.
Momotaro arrived Wednesday, August 23, with Rorschach. A little black and white male with a cold at the moment, he *loves* to be loved. He meows and meows for attention. Sometimes I carry him around on one shoulder while I do stuff around the apartment just to get him to be quiet. I sort of think we should get him one of those baby backpacks to hold him nestled against the stomach. He's the smallest of the bunch, but likes to get rough with the others. He wouldn't take any of Rorschach's crap in the beginning, and now they're good buddies. He's also phenomenally lazy. He'll chase around a toy for a little while, but then he'll settle down on the floor and wait for it to come to him. His style of playing is lying on his back and holding the toy to his chest and face with his front paws. Momotaro is also very trusting. You can turn him in any direction, touch him anywhere, play with his paws and make him "dance," and he just takes it, looking up at you like you're the most wonderful person in the world the whole time.
Serena, our little grey tabby, arrived Thursday, August 24th. When she was found all alone in a subway station, her tail had been stripped of hair and the nerves were dead. The woman from whom we adopted her took Serena to her vet where he amputated the tail. With the stubby tail and her narrow shoulders and high rump and powerful back legs, Serena reminds me very much of a rabbit. She also has a round little belly that loves to be rubbed. She's the most active right now and also eats the most. We suspect she was a feral kitten. When she arrived, terrified, she slinked around with her belly low to the ground and hid in whatever tight, dark spaces she could find. She also takes more interest in the mouse toys than the others and likes to grab things with her mouth. She can also jump three feet in the air and tries to climb everything (including the door frame). She's a little skittish, but once you get a hold of her, she really gets into the petting.
I love these three little guys. It's a lot of fun to watch them interact and discover their individual (and very different) personalities every day. But watching them also makes me miss Tigger a lot. Guess he'll always be my favourite kitty. Is that so bad?
When we decided to live together, one of the first things Darren asked me was "Can we get kittens?" We planned to get two, and I looked at a lot of listings online of various shelters and adoption agencies in the area. It took a lot of headache-y research and phone calls and visits and waiting, but now they're finally home! In the end we couldn't pick just two...u8i2211111134wwwwwww (<-- that's one of them walking across my keyboard) So here they are!
Rorschach is our tortoise-shell. (Did you know almost all, including Rorschach, tortoise-shells / calicos are female?) She's the biggest of the three and slightly older. In the beginning she was a bit of a bully. She'd hiss and swipe but would run away as soon as the other kitten turned toward her. So I guess a wimpy bully. :-) She's the epitome of Cat - graceful, athletic, sleek, a little standoff-ish. She also seems to be quite bright, and she's very good at standing on her hind legs. When playing she'll just dance around on them or sit back on her haunches, and use her two front paws to bat at whatever toy we're waving in front of her. She was also the most active when she first came home. We joked it was a good thing we got two kittens for Rorschach. If we got too tired, she could play with them. And then when they got too tired, she was good at entertaining herself. She's calmed down quite a bit now; we suspect because of the rainy, gloomy weather.
Momotaro arrived Wednesday, August 23, with Rorschach. A little black and white male with a cold at the moment, he *loves* to be loved. He meows and meows for attention. Sometimes I carry him around on one shoulder while I do stuff around the apartment just to get him to be quiet. I sort of think we should get him one of those baby backpacks to hold him nestled against the stomach. He's the smallest of the bunch, but likes to get rough with the others. He wouldn't take any of Rorschach's crap in the beginning, and now they're good buddies. He's also phenomenally lazy. He'll chase around a toy for a little while, but then he'll settle down on the floor and wait for it to come to him. His style of playing is lying on his back and holding the toy to his chest and face with his front paws. Momotaro is also very trusting. You can turn him in any direction, touch him anywhere, play with his paws and make him "dance," and he just takes it, looking up at you like you're the most wonderful person in the world the whole time.
Serena, our little grey tabby, arrived Thursday, August 24th. When she was found all alone in a subway station, her tail had been stripped of hair and the nerves were dead. The woman from whom we adopted her took Serena to her vet where he amputated the tail. With the stubby tail and her narrow shoulders and high rump and powerful back legs, Serena reminds me very much of a rabbit. She also has a round little belly that loves to be rubbed. She's the most active right now and also eats the most. We suspect she was a feral kitten. When she arrived, terrified, she slinked around with her belly low to the ground and hid in whatever tight, dark spaces she could find. She also takes more interest in the mouse toys than the others and likes to grab things with her mouth. She can also jump three feet in the air and tries to climb everything (including the door frame). She's a little skittish, but once you get a hold of her, she really gets into the petting.I love these three little guys. It's a lot of fun to watch them interact and discover their individual (and very different) personalities every day. But watching them also makes me miss Tigger a lot. Guess he'll always be my favourite kitty. Is that so bad?
posted by Bibhatsu at 20:49
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Hi,
I'm a cousin you had never met. But we did "skype" each other "Hi"!
I loved the kitty stories.Infact today even I met up with my Golden Retrievers - Corleone & Bathsheba after a long time. (They no longer live with me) I can so much relate to your excitement.In fact I did not wash my hands after playing with them, I wanted my hands to smell of them as long as possible.I miss Tigger too - even though I just spent 4 days with him. His image is still so vivid in my eyes - I miss him a lot too.And I miss all my dogs. I raised some 18 pups in my life - and my life revolves around them, and other street animals.
They are cute and I am sure you are up to it. What a difference a year makes: from Harajuku Lolita to kittens of Big Apple. Tigger doesn't know that he has to compete with them for your love now.
They're gorgeous! I hope Tigger is feeling better...
Hi from the West Coast! I hope all is well with the new place and school. Such cuteness - and I'm not the biggest cat person. =) I think Momotaro is my favorite b/c of his ears. =) Serena's skittish-ness should calm down after a while. Kina (my dog) was a rescue animal and she used to be hide and be jumpy too. She still has those moments, but now she wants to chase birds and be a nut. =) Hope to talk with you soon In-chan!!
Hmmm... I had left a comment on this post a while ago but something seems not to have worked.
Anyway, glad to have you back... and now we're even sort of next door neighbours. If you (and Darren for that matter too) have some time this year, you're more than welcome to come visit -I even have an extra futon!
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