Have been visiting with the babies all day, she's happy to come out and get pats, play with some toys, purring. Makes teeny squeaks occasionally at me.
He's been hiding all day.
Dinner time rolls around.
I get everyone's bowls cleaned and ready. Put a fresh lot of food and milk near where he's hiding, and bring dinner to her. Encourage her to come out to eat, she has a little, wants pats and belly rubs and reassurance. I clean out the trays so everyone has plenty of options without conflict.
Go back to check on him and hey, he's left his hidey spot! Check the bowl, he's gotten up and eaten most of his dinner, didn't touch the milk. I go looking. He's lurking between the bookcases, where I found her this morning, in a tight corner of course. Hissing. So he's feeling pretty normal 😀
Oh he did let me snip the hospital ID collar off him earlier, he wouldn't let the vet do it yesterday but must have been getting sick of it.
So, so far so good. Supervisor still very interested in them.
Taken earlier today. She's happy to come out of her tray when I am there.
Her tail keeps getting longer!
Heard some teeny squeaks; she wanted some company for play time! So I had a play with her and guess who else pops out of his corner and wants to play!
He's hissing and growling at her at present. I told him to knock it off, as they need each other.
Just chucking more toys over there to get them to come out.
Supervisor staring, from a distance.
Nothing happened there. Then he went to explore some tunnels. Supervisor saw him, went over there, they start howling and hissing at each other. He turns, runs, she follows, tail three times normal size. Now they're under furniture, glowering at each other.
Kids these days.
After a night light on sleep for us, and only a few hisses from them, it was morning again. Fed them all and went to the pool filled with trepidation. They were all alone in here....
But all is well, still all in their own spots. When I got back, I went to see him, in the corner. And he just left me pick him up and we sat and patted and cuddled and belly rubbed and he purred! It's been a few weeks since he's let me touch him. 😭 Eventually I took him to his bowl and pointed out his brekky.
I left him there and came back in ten mins and he'd eaten and gone back to the corner. Gave her some cuddles, and my Supervisor. Supervisor decided to ditch us all for Narnia.
So I got him out of the corner for another cuddle then put him in the laundry with his sister to sort out their issues. Because these two need each other, not fighting each other. Let's see if either figure out the cat door...
she's in the litter tray, he's in a box. I just cleaned the other litter tray in there for them and took the hood off the one she's hiding out in. Told them to sort it out, they love each other and need each other.
Shall leave them alone to resolve things.
Nipped out to get a haircut, came back to this.
Gave him some more cuddle time. He's still grumbling at her but it's less, at least when I'm around.
Had a brainwave, swapped the little cardboard home out with the palace temporarily. She leapt straight into it. Pulled him hissing out of the box and stuck him in on the ground floor and left them to it.
Did just give them dinner, she's eaten a fair amount and drunk lots of milk. He was too busy grumbling. Hopefully now they'll settle down and go back to the usual ways.
Checked on them. She was on top floor, he was on second floor and they were hissing and slapping at each other. So I went out to water the plants, came back and she's still on the top floor, snoozing and he's in loaf position on the ground.
At least most of dinner has been eaten, neither had much to eat yesterday or this morning. Things slowly getting back to normal.
Now to figure out how to use the washing machine tomorrow, and if they'll leave the laundry long enough. That palace moves a lot
Left to their own devices they are starting to chase each other....it is playtime for them after all.
Now to get them out of this nocturnal timezone.
Babies left me two lovely stink bombs. She waited until I cleaned the tray before depositing hers. Thanks.
Lots of chasing going on, far less hissing. Pair of dingalings.
My Supervisor watches from afar. She knows to behave herself whilst I am up. Hoping she leaves them alone when we go to bed.
Well it was another relatively calm night, only a bit of hissing. The babies are mostly back to normal, with the occasional hiss. She bopped him on the head, he hissed from being startled 😀
Have moved the palace out of the laundry and she's ok with this, and the sounds of the washing machine. They're now chasing each other around. Supervisor has scampered off to Narnia.
Got back from an Aldi run to find her under a table, sleeping, and him snoozing under a rug. Nothing's changed, really.
They're doing pretty well with the noise of the washing machine. All noises are new to to them, so running a microwave or even an egg timer gets startled looks.
My Supervisor has left Narnia and has a case of the sillies. A lot of galloping going on.
Time to turn on the air con. My Supervisor's taken to her cardboard couch and the kittens are flat out under a table.
It's 37 outside and 28 in here.
Look at the three of them
Babies are wanting to explore more.He went into the second bedroom and my Supervisor followed him in to hiss and growl and catch him in there. And sat in the doorway blocking his exit until I stepped in.
Meanwhile little tabby is eating Supervisor's dinner 😀 Cheeky.
Another mostly peaceful night. Only a couple things knocked over. They're exploring further afield now, someone's been up on the kitchen table, plucking fake flowers out of the vase.
Lots of playfulness this morning, under the watchful eye of my Supervisor who sits at the other end.
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