bee and bumble are new members of our household and and providing many hours of entertainment and laughter already plus, unfortunately, distractions for PhD composition. They wrestle, drag things all over the house and particularly love scaling a rolled up rug in the study and then looking around from their lofty perch as if to say 'look at what I did'! Although we live in an apartment, this is reassuring for the future of tree climbing as getting back down appears to be no problem, so we shan't have to engage a fire truck in order to rescue them, to comment on an urban or trashy newspaper cliche, or perhaps an urban myth!?
One of their favourite games (or perhaps more accurately, stalk, assault and attack practice) is one kit in a paper bag scuffling around to draw attention, the other pouncing on top. Chewing on human toes, fingers and knuckles in the early hours of the morning also seems to provide amusement for them, if not for us.
They had a few fleas when we got them and being adverse to chemicals and pharmaceuticals, I thought I'd try brewers yeast which was recommended on line. After smelling it, I wasn't sure if they'd be into it so rubbed a little on their fur. A licking fest ensued so no worries there. Try it if you have cats or dogs!
It appears washing cats isn't really necessary but both seem overly curious about the bath, balancing on the edge whenever I have one and both have tried a swim, a VERY short one. I don't imagine they will try that again in any rush, although they continue to sit on the edge until removed! Bedraggled, wet kittens look comically skinny so I. at least got a laugh out of it and Rob was left with the drying job. Thanks Rob!
Anyway, it's a little like being new parents ( and perhaps good practice) and I'm sure I am boring friends with pictures on facebook, or will be soon.
Apart
form feeding and litter cleaning, they seem to be very easy care too, although
we did have to give them worms tablets which led to me being ignored for half
an hour and Rob going for the more sensible and successful method of just
stuffing the half tablets in food. On that note, I'll share a link with any
readers who are looking for a laugh - I almost fell off the couch with tears in
my eyes, tho a few glasses of wine before hand may have added to the amusement
factor! http://www.nanceestar.com/CatPill.html should
hopefully lead you to 'How to give a cat a pill in twenty easy steps'. I
particularly liked this one
'Get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit. Put pill in
end of
drinking
straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw.
- Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.' I will write more about the funny furry critters late, for now I have to forcibly extract myself from this machine and get on with my day in the real world.
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