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One casualty of the pandemic seems to be my ability to blog. My work life has gotten far more active and sitting in front of the computer longer, and writing, just isn't happening at this time.
There is, however, so much cat life going on. Siada, Layla and Malik are doing amazingly and are loving country life. They have much more fun in WV and there are so many cats outside to watch! Yes, the Furrals are doing well, and I am still chronicling their story as we work to get them all spayed and neutered. So far we have fixed 13 cats and homed 15 kittens (and one of those adults as well). It is exhausting, but will be very worth it. I DO have a Facebook Page for sharing their adventures - The Furral Report. We hope you can join us there from time to time. If you would like to contribute to the Furral Fund (money goes to spay, neuter and vaccinate both clowders), there is a GoFundMe that is currently running. Hopefully we can keep the momentum going and be in the glorious position to have No Stinky Kittens this summer!
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How is this little guy THREE already? It seems like just a few days ago I fell in love with the short, fat tail in his baby picture, and just days later we raced to Ohio to bring him home.
He really is special. He is a little like Nimar in someways, but really is unique. He is stubborn and strong, but I can carry him around like a baby. He is the first in bed with me every night and needs me to tell him he is a good boy every day when it is time for him to eat breakfast. He loves to sit on his Papa's chest and watch movies at night and has made Layla Squashin' a sport. My little Puddin' just fills my heart right up. So for his birthday today we had shrimp for dinner (Malik got four whole shrimp of his own). And we had some presents so the kittons could play new games. The first gift was a Snuffle Mat! Malik loves toys he can engage with on his own (while the girls prefer to play fetch with the people). He has a treat ball that he enjoys and he spends time every day wadding up rugs or towels around his toys so I thought this would be a fun option. The mat is made of felt (there are also fleece ones but Malik eats fleece so....) and you put treats down in the leaves and the cat needs to root around to find them. It was an immediate hit with all three of them. Eventually Malik gets frustrated though, and picks it up, flips it over and shakes it out. lol
Batting the Spinny-Thing is fun, but trying to carry you "kill" is apparently a bit more of a challenge.
This was a tension rod that holds the curtains (the, um, 'door') for the closet in the guest room. Malik likes to play in those curtains and he really loves to pull them totally down. The last time he did that I just gave up and shoved the whole apparatus to the side in the closet. I did not notice until recently that he had been using the thing as a chew toy. Seriously??? I made a comment to friends that "this is why we can't have nice things" and someone rebutted with "he is your nice thing". And she was absolutely correct. Any pet can be destructive. Sometimes you can train them to be gentler on your belongings, but sometimes it is what it is. In any case, if I am choosing to bring an animal into my home and life, I think it important to consider that it really is a possibility that you cannot have delicate decorations on shelves or leave piles of laundry on the floor. And it is also important to be aware that some breeds of animals are going to have a greater propensity for mischief than others. I replaced the rod and kissed his giant bubblegum nose because he is definitely worth more to me than all the curtains in the world. Then there was that tragic moment that I had to tell Mr. Malik that his favorite unabashedly foul-smelling food (Ziwi Peak Lamb & Mackerel) was on backorder at the local supplier!!!
He was only slightly consoled that I found a few bags on Amazon, but dove deep into despair again when he realized that he was going to be forced to eat chicken flavor till the Lamb & Mackerel one arrives. Nimar had a very fluffy belly, but Malik takes the phenomena to new lengths. I really do NOT know where this comes from.
I never get tired of playing with the feets, of cuddling this Puddin'. Nimar loved his people, but didn't allow all of this sort of snuggling. I am blessed with such a sweet boy now.
COVID has made me so very glad that we got the travel trailer and can at least periodically get a change of scene for us and the Kittons! I am sad that this was to be the last trip of the year, but feeling rather blessed that we had the option at all.
We already have reservations made for next year! |
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