Back at Thanksgiving, I explained that we were adapting one of the kittens. I named him Tigrotto Tartufo, since all of our cats have Italian names and he is a "tiger cub" and looks like a mushroom. A little black kitten, his sister, I caught a couple days later and my wife found her a nice home already. I am paying for all kitty shots, and fixing these cats, out of King of the House. That is an incentive for people to take these whelps.
Well, a week ago tonight, I had the opportunity to catch the third and final kitten of the threesome. I had been waiting and the snow gave me an opportunity. I got a pretty good nip on the hand out of it, but I recovered without being in the ER over the holidays. This next little kitten I caught looks much like Tigrotto but he is a little bit bigger and more orange than brown. Their markings are kind of reptilian. My boy is the one on top (blue collar) pounding the new bigger kitten (red collar).
Tigratto wants to herd him, pound him and be in charge. The first week the new kitten spent most of his time hiding out and I kept him, at night, in a large cage in the basement. Last few days he is out a lot and he is now purring when we hold him and he is starting to play with Tigrotto. However, the first few days, all he wanted to do was escape from his new found brother.
I snapped this last photo a few days ago. The new kitten is hoping to be able to climb the wall and get out of dodge. They played in the backyard, all the time, but he is not so thrilled with being reunited with family. These, as you can tell, are really practical office assistants. As this new kitten becomes more friendly, the wife I will be finding him a good home too. He is starting to turn around, get a better personality, and he is even playing with his bossy brother.
Steven L. Smith
Bellingham WA Home Inspections
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Well they are just such pals aren't they!
Charlie,
That is a really funny picture. I like it.
Charles just cannot get Nutsy out of his brain!! One kitten appears to be bob-tailed.
How cute!! You just gotta luv kitties! And really, who could ask for better office mates??
Kathy
Barbara,
He has a normal tail, but he has it off to the side. I noticed that in the photo too. Check out the blog on Skeeter Davis.... you will get a kick out of her look and sound.
They are so cute -- you are doing a good thing by rescuing them. All the best for the new year.
We ar trying because we just cannot get the mama.
Steven, Sounds like the cats are establishing a pecking order. Or more acurately a pounding order. Kittens are funny and entertaining to watch.
James,
They are entertaining in a destructive kind of way. Ooops...sorry about that.
I think they have found Nutsy's hideout in your home office.
Best wishes for health, happiness, peace, and prosperity in 2009.
Hey Steve,
Those cats are very cute. I use to have a stray cat (20+ years ago) which was a tiger like yours except that he went from just a couple pounds when I found him to 16 pounds by the end of year one. He was a big boy.
You should keep both kittens so that they can keep each other company.
Sean Allen
Me too, I've got cats and can watch them for hours.