Sorry for the absences. I made it to LA safely, nothing really worth noting about the second leg of the drive more of the same music and lots of time with my thoughts. Then once I got home I had one day before my friend from Israel was in town and my life was very busy. Thursday as soon as she got here I was out with her and Friday at around 5 I left my house and wasn't home again until after midnight on Sunday at which point I passed out just to wake up and run back to the city and the zoo. Oy. I needed to catch up on my sleep which I decided I would do today by sleeping in. At 9:30 AM I woke up to a call from JNF about a program I had decided not to do anymore -_- Oh well I got back to sleep and wasn't woken up again until 11:30 to my roommate yelling about his mother.
School starts again in a week and I can't wait. I think if my school offered summer school I would do it because I hate these three month breaks. Not that I don't enjoy relaxing and watching (a lot of) TV but it gets me out of sync. I will say though I started watching two VERY good shows this summer: Breaking Bad and Damages. The common theme between the two? The anti hero. I was talking to a friend the other day and she said she didn't think she could watch either because she needs a clear good guy to root for. The anti hero is more flexible I pointed out. Clear good guys (which are more unrealistic) are confined into a very two dimensional life. They have very clear boundaries that they don't want to cross whereas the anti hero realizes that they must cross some lines for the greater good. Both main characters have very different reasons for doing what they do and in Breaking Bad the shows actually shows the progression into the anit hero status which in itself was fascinating whereas Damages started long after the character had picked the lifestyle. This is the route I see TV shows and movies heading and it is for the better. We are seeing more realistic characters that we can actually (maybe not in everything they do) connect with easier because they don't just make the easy/good choice.
I also saw the new Captain America movie. Other than some instances where they did went for some (very) easy laughs it was very good. But I'm looking forward to the fact that it (should) be the last origin film for a long time. They are all starting to blend into each other and the genre has grown a little old. But hopefully my favorite writer/director Joss Whedon can turn it around in The Avengers.
Life is boring for now but if something interesting happens I promise you will be the first to know. Other than that look forward to more kittens soon.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Interlude with Kittens 1
This is the first of the periodic updates on kitten progress (with pictures) that I have been asked to make. Don't know how often these will appear. Check in from time to time and find out.
The kittens are almost at the end of their fourth week in the house. The first week was spent in their cage. The second week, the cage was open but they were confined to a large closet. The third week, they were in the bathroom with a little more freedom. This past week, they have had access to my bedroom. But before they were granted bedroom access, we blocked things so that they could not get under the bed. Later, I expanded blocked areas to include under the dressers and the night stands.
Today, they managed to get around the barricades keeping them from under the dresser. Desperate measures had to be taken.
Simon helped me flush out kittens and load them into the bathroom, where they quickly made themselves comfortable....
...while I came up with yet another solution for keeping them from getting under the dressers. Such a solution is necessary because I just can't get down on the floor and drag kittens out from under the furniture any more. And Nathan has left for LA, so he's not available to drag out kittens either.
Fortunately, we have boxes and boxes of paperback books that nobody needs to read any time soon. Though I did pull out a few titles that had come up in family discussions last week.
I left them a few hiding places -- one "cat cave", the space under an arm chair in the corner of the room, and the bottom of the closet. Also behind the bed, where there is a nice towel-covered shelf and some curtains to hide in and around.
Now that I had limited their hiding places again, it was time for socialization. The first kitten I acquired was Oreo, who sat on me and purred for quite a long time....
...before he decided to go exploring.
I persuaded him back onto my lap after he was done checking things out.
All together, Oreo spent about 2 hours with me. In the evening, Moony spent a comparable amount of time with me -- until the large brown dog disturbed his peace -- but nobody was around to take pictures. Maybe tomorrow.
The kittens are almost at the end of their fourth week in the house. The first week was spent in their cage. The second week, the cage was open but they were confined to a large closet. The third week, they were in the bathroom with a little more freedom. This past week, they have had access to my bedroom. But before they were granted bedroom access, we blocked things so that they could not get under the bed. Later, I expanded blocked areas to include under the dressers and the night stands.
Today, they managed to get around the barricades keeping them from under the dresser. Desperate measures had to be taken.
I left them a few hiding places -- one "cat cave", the space under an arm chair in the corner of the room, and the bottom of the closet. Also behind the bed, where there is a nice towel-covered shelf and some curtains to hide in and around.
Now that I had limited their hiding places again, it was time for socialization. The first kitten I acquired was Oreo, who sat on me and purred for quite a long time....
Monday, August 15, 2011
Me myself and a loooooooooooong boring road
I left New Mexico today. My part of the kitten raising is over. So as my aunt asked me the other day what am I going to do with this blog. I know I changed the title but the URL still has the original "taming kittens" so I feel a little obligated to continue with that. So my idea is during the school year I will try and blog once or twice a week about my life and some of the random rants that as a friend pointed out to me "well..random!" this might also cure that randomness problem. Now I hear all of you yelling "what does this have to do with the kittens!!!!" I will give my mother co writer rights to this blog and hopefully she can update ALL of us once a week or something but only if she promises pictures (its what we all want anyways)
So I'm now sitting in a hotel alone in Flagstaff after a boring day. I do not like driving at all so the thought of 4-5 hours today and 6-7 tomorrow is horrible. I have no one next to me to keep my entertained so I lean on music to keep me alert and not drifting off. The only problem is I don't like to stop much so I end up listening to the same music over and over again. As funny and great as the score to The Book of Mormon is after listening to it one and a half times I was ready for something new. I then had probably the oddest reactions to two different songs (actually different musicals also) I have ever had. After a was good and done with The Book of Mormon I switched to one of my all time favorites Jersey Boys. It wasn't until one song started playing that I was suddenly overwhelmed by sadness. I had seen this musical with my ex and in that second all I could think about was that song and what it meant to our relationship and I almost burst into tears in the middle of I-40. I skipped the song when I realized the sadness wasn't going away and as soon as the soundtrack was over I switched it to something happier in the hope of taking my mind off of that odd experience. I switched to Spamalot. This was the first musical I ever saw on Broadway. My mother and I had this amazing four day period where we saw SIX musicals. When I asked why because I was so shocked not only at the number but the quality of the musicals (Wicked, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Rent, 25th County Spelling Bee and Avenue Q) she had explained that my great grandmother who had passed away the previous December had told her to do something special with me because me and her drove back and forth to Santa Fe every day so that she was never alone. I was suddenly taken over by all these memories of her and I just couldn't help but smile. But once that had past I asked myself how much about my family history did I know? Not as much as I want I think. This might become a project for me going into the future to give myself a better understanding of my entire family (on both sides) Sadly I can't rely on grandparents to help with any details but hopefully they told my parents enough that I can have a good start.
At the end of the day? This is why I hate driving by myself for 5 hours. Too much time with my thoughts. No one to talk things out with. I will be home tomorrow and I can't wait to just get settled down again before classes start.
So I'm now sitting in a hotel alone in Flagstaff after a boring day. I do not like driving at all so the thought of 4-5 hours today and 6-7 tomorrow is horrible. I have no one next to me to keep my entertained so I lean on music to keep me alert and not drifting off. The only problem is I don't like to stop much so I end up listening to the same music over and over again. As funny and great as the score to The Book of Mormon is after listening to it one and a half times I was ready for something new. I then had probably the oddest reactions to two different songs (actually different musicals also) I have ever had. After a was good and done with The Book of Mormon I switched to one of my all time favorites Jersey Boys. It wasn't until one song started playing that I was suddenly overwhelmed by sadness. I had seen this musical with my ex and in that second all I could think about was that song and what it meant to our relationship and I almost burst into tears in the middle of I-40. I skipped the song when I realized the sadness wasn't going away and as soon as the soundtrack was over I switched it to something happier in the hope of taking my mind off of that odd experience. I switched to Spamalot. This was the first musical I ever saw on Broadway. My mother and I had this amazing four day period where we saw SIX musicals. When I asked why because I was so shocked not only at the number but the quality of the musicals (Wicked, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Rent, 25th County Spelling Bee and Avenue Q) she had explained that my great grandmother who had passed away the previous December had told her to do something special with me because me and her drove back and forth to Santa Fe every day so that she was never alone. I was suddenly taken over by all these memories of her and I just couldn't help but smile. But once that had past I asked myself how much about my family history did I know? Not as much as I want I think. This might become a project for me going into the future to give myself a better understanding of my entire family (on both sides) Sadly I can't rely on grandparents to help with any details but hopefully they told my parents enough that I can have a good start.
At the end of the day? This is why I hate driving by myself for 5 hours. Too much time with my thoughts. No one to talk things out with. I will be home tomorrow and I can't wait to just get settled down again before classes start.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
T-minus 6 days
I'm heading home soon. Its hard to believe that summer is almost over. So much has happened and yet it doesn't seem like I did that much. The kittens are coming along nicely. The past two days we have been bringing them into the family room with us so that they can get use to more and more space. They are doing well with that and even hiss at us less and less each day. They did have a fun moment that they turned on the faucet into the sink where they love to sleep and hang out.
I know the first day I started this blog it was about kittens but I quickly changed it so I could talk about my life. For the better part of a month now I have been hiding behind my kittens so that I didn't have to sit down and actually write out and through what I have been dealing with. I have been dealing with maybe one of the most difficult two month period of my albeit relatively short life. Now I have done a lot in the almost 22 years I have been alive. But most of that has come from years 18 and on. I went to Israel for the year which is still the most amazing experience in my life. All three of the relationships I have been in have come after I turned 18. My first relationship was almost 4 months, my second was only a month. One of my friends pointed out to me that when my relationships started to become hard I would take myself out of it cause I didn't want to deal with it. So I made that friend and myself a promise that I wouldn't just disappear from my next relationship when the going got tough. My third relationship lasted a year and a half. I in no way regret the relationship. I don't believe in regretting things after they happen because all those mistakes or hard times make you who you are at the end of the day and I can say that I like who I have turned into.
Maybe I should have expected this break up more than I did, I mean not a week before hand my best friend said maybe I should start preparing just from one little thing I told him. But when it happened I was completely shaken. I mean A YEAR AND A HALF. Thats a long time. I had never been in a relationship even close to that length. Everyday was a different struggle in things that had become normal for me. I would constantly check my phone for text messages. I stopped watching certain movies that we use to watch together and I stopped buying or the wine we always had in the fridge. I had a three week period where I wasn't getting to bed before 6 AM and that was because we talked every night before bed and it just didn't seem right. I had to realize that even though I never thought it possible I actually couldn't go to sleep without talking to someone. I literally had to reprogram myself on how to sleep without that last call. Every once in a while I get these moments clarity that though it was a good relationship there were things that made it a bad one. One where by the end of it I wasn't happy about who I was.
The worst part of the break up though? I hate being a burden on people. I felt bad going and talking to even my best friends about it. Because what are they suppose to say or do? There was nothing they could say or do to help and in the end I just heard myself saying the same thing over and over. By the second week I was tired of hearing the story.
Its been almost two months that I have been thinking about writing this. I just know myself and once I write something and read it that means I have to face it and until today I was not ready to have to face the reality or the future that is currently looking me in the face. She has already moved on and started dating someone and now its time for me to do the same. I'm not one to date someone right after a relationship but I look forward to moving on with my life and becoming Nathan J Horowitz again and not the person who people have been hanging out with recently. And yes that means figuring out how to be single again but I'm always up for a good challenge.
So whats next for me? Time for myself. Time for me to remember what its like to not have to worry about someone else and make time for them. A time for me to spend with my friends that over the last year and a half I have neglected for various reasons. Basically a time for me to figure out who I am again so that the next time I enter a relationship I will know I'm completely ready and sure that its the right person to spend however long with. And as for this blog I will be talking more about my life and school in the future. So I hope you come along for the ride with me.
I know the first day I started this blog it was about kittens but I quickly changed it so I could talk about my life. For the better part of a month now I have been hiding behind my kittens so that I didn't have to sit down and actually write out and through what I have been dealing with. I have been dealing with maybe one of the most difficult two month period of my albeit relatively short life. Now I have done a lot in the almost 22 years I have been alive. But most of that has come from years 18 and on. I went to Israel for the year which is still the most amazing experience in my life. All three of the relationships I have been in have come after I turned 18. My first relationship was almost 4 months, my second was only a month. One of my friends pointed out to me that when my relationships started to become hard I would take myself out of it cause I didn't want to deal with it. So I made that friend and myself a promise that I wouldn't just disappear from my next relationship when the going got tough. My third relationship lasted a year and a half. I in no way regret the relationship. I don't believe in regretting things after they happen because all those mistakes or hard times make you who you are at the end of the day and I can say that I like who I have turned into.
Maybe I should have expected this break up more than I did, I mean not a week before hand my best friend said maybe I should start preparing just from one little thing I told him. But when it happened I was completely shaken. I mean A YEAR AND A HALF. Thats a long time. I had never been in a relationship even close to that length. Everyday was a different struggle in things that had become normal for me. I would constantly check my phone for text messages. I stopped watching certain movies that we use to watch together and I stopped buying or the wine we always had in the fridge. I had a three week period where I wasn't getting to bed before 6 AM and that was because we talked every night before bed and it just didn't seem right. I had to realize that even though I never thought it possible I actually couldn't go to sleep without talking to someone. I literally had to reprogram myself on how to sleep without that last call. Every once in a while I get these moments clarity that though it was a good relationship there were things that made it a bad one. One where by the end of it I wasn't happy about who I was.
The worst part of the break up though? I hate being a burden on people. I felt bad going and talking to even my best friends about it. Because what are they suppose to say or do? There was nothing they could say or do to help and in the end I just heard myself saying the same thing over and over. By the second week I was tired of hearing the story.
Its been almost two months that I have been thinking about writing this. I just know myself and once I write something and read it that means I have to face it and until today I was not ready to have to face the reality or the future that is currently looking me in the face. She has already moved on and started dating someone and now its time for me to do the same. I'm not one to date someone right after a relationship but I look forward to moving on with my life and becoming Nathan J Horowitz again and not the person who people have been hanging out with recently. And yes that means figuring out how to be single again but I'm always up for a good challenge.
So whats next for me? Time for myself. Time for me to remember what its like to not have to worry about someone else and make time for them. A time for me to spend with my friends that over the last year and a half I have neglected for various reasons. Basically a time for me to figure out who I am again so that the next time I enter a relationship I will know I'm completely ready and sure that its the right person to spend however long with. And as for this blog I will be talking more about my life and school in the future. So I hope you come along for the ride with me.
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Trick AND treat
Well I didn't post this weekend its mostly cause I was enjoying a relaxing weekend of TV, a good book and some kittens tossed in. We decided to let them into my parents room again to see how far they had come and we did not see them most of the day. When it came to putting them back into the bathroom it was more of the same. We got Ty pretty quick. Oreo was under a chair and I used a laser pointer to draw his attention away and then quickly grabbed him (TRICK) and Moony was caught on pure teamwork have my mother and I running around the room before finally getting him in a pickle (A well known baseball term so if you don't know it google pickle and baseball)
We decided no baby food tonight but some tomorrow morning. Before I left I had Oreo on my lap purring and noticed he was very relaxed so I asked my mom to hand my one of the kitten treats (TREAT) that they had been refusing to eat out of our hand so far. This time he did and I felt rewarded. Anyways this is my last week in ABQ so after that I will probably slow down the blog a little bit to maybe once or twice during the week once school starts. Depends on how exciting my life as a science major can get with all the studying.
We decided no baby food tonight but some tomorrow morning. Before I left I had Oreo on my lap purring and noticed he was very relaxed so I asked my mom to hand my one of the kitten treats (TREAT) that they had been refusing to eat out of our hand so far. This time he did and I felt rewarded. Anyways this is my last week in ABQ so after that I will probably slow down the blog a little bit to maybe once or twice during the week once school starts. Depends on how exciting my life as a science major can get with all the studying.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Hissy fit
Well day two was a lot like day one. They do their obligatory hiss and then let us pet them and purr for us. I put a can of the cat food I brought from LA and they use to just eat it up. Now? They stick them noses up at it. I know its funny to look for all the positives in this behavior but this again means that they aren't as worried about where their next meal is coming from.
Moony is a little bit smaller than the other two and thus can't make all the jumps that the Ty and Oreo can. My mom and I were watching them yesterday and Moony tried to jump from her lap to the counter. He got half of himself on it before almost all the contents of the counter and Moony ended up on the cat bed below the counter. This is the second big fall I have seen this kitten take so by my count he still has another 7 lives. But today my mom went into the bathroom and noticed Oreo in the sink and all the counter contents all around the floor and no sign of Moony and Tiberius. They were cuddled up in the shower behind the litter box. After my mother and I got my dad from the airport we walked in on this.
They are really close. We fed them baby food and got the same result of purring kittens and after we put them in the sink for the night. As I was leaving I noticed that Oreo had Tiberius in a hold so that he could clean Ty. Anyways boring news for you is good news for me and my mother.
Moony is a little bit smaller than the other two and thus can't make all the jumps that the Ty and Oreo can. My mom and I were watching them yesterday and Moony tried to jump from her lap to the counter. He got half of himself on it before almost all the contents of the counter and Moony ended up on the cat bed below the counter. This is the second big fall I have seen this kitten take so by my count he still has another 7 lives. But today my mom went into the bathroom and noticed Oreo in the sink and all the counter contents all around the floor and no sign of Moony and Tiberius. They were cuddled up in the shower behind the litter box. After my mother and I got my dad from the airport we walked in on this.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Synchronized purring
should be a Olympic sport, and if it was my kittens would be the gold medalists. After yesterday when my mother and I realized that we should probably be talking and spending more time with the kittens her and I had another talk about how I just hated running around the room and scaring this kittens more and more each time so we came up with a plan. PUT ALL THREE KITTENS IN THE BATHROOM! We figured out that maybe we started them off with to much space and they just needed less space with less hiding spots. So this morning we started the process of trying to find them. Oreo and Ty were in the shower so they were easy. I closed the door and for the second time ever I saw what I can only call a complete freak out. Ty just started running around and was hissing at everything (including the door) I hate to say it but it was so funny. Moony didn't take a long time to find and place in the bathroom. Then I remembered something I read about them loving sinks and as I was about to mention that to my mom she walked in with a towel for the sink. Great minds right? So we placed them in the sink and let them calm down. This is what we walked in on the next time we came in.
Where did Ty go for that one picture you might ask? He wanted to look out the window so we let him.
This picture reminded me so much of my old cat named Ashy who we had to give away to a family who could let him run around the whole house and not worry about him peeing on everything.
Obviously they have their differences but wow. I've been talking to my mom a lot about how I don't think I realized how in love with Tabby cats I am. Kaylee counts right?
Anyways every time we went in they were calmer then ever before (even in the crate) and let us pick them up and pet them. They would even just sit on our laps and purr and purr. We made the right choice about where to keep them it just took us a while. So we decided to leave them in there for a couple more days before giving them a little more room. We might take Kaylee in there tomorrow so they can get use to the other cats. Anyways the last time we went in for the night we brought them Ham baby food (which as you should know by now is their favorite) and sat there and petted them throughout their meal. They weren't always sure but they kept eating for the most part.
And after their meal we sat their for a good ten to fifteen just holding them and Ty Moony and Oreo were all purring very loudly and in unison hence the title. This was the best I have felt at the end of the day with these kittens. But it might be because I left them to this.
I don't know why one always has to be looking up but whatever floats their boat.
Anyways every time we went in they were calmer then ever before (even in the crate) and let us pick them up and pet them. They would even just sit on our laps and purr and purr. We made the right choice about where to keep them it just took us a while. So we decided to leave them in there for a couple more days before giving them a little more room. We might take Kaylee in there tomorrow so they can get use to the other cats. Anyways the last time we went in for the night we brought them Ham baby food (which as you should know by now is their favorite) and sat there and petted them throughout their meal. They weren't always sure but they kept eating for the most part.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Dog fight.
No don't worry I'm not here to say that I'm like Michael Vick and have a dog fighting ring in my non existent basement. Yuki (our Pembroke Welsh Corgi) and a dog who has been living here for a little while now have been getting into fights. Not sit and bark at each other but full on teeth showing try to rip your throat out fights. Sadly this puts the humans into harms way which is just no fun as well as giving all of us headaches from the barking that follows for the next twenty minutes. We believe to have come up with a plan so hopefully thats the last time we have to deal with those bitches (cause they are both female dogs!)
Today we finally put Moony into the bathroom by himself and gave him some extra time with us. Oreo and Ty were pretty none visible today which has got me worried. I'm worried that maybe we stop spending as much time with them as they needed so tomorrow we are putting all three into the bathroom and giving them all a lot of human time. I also put baby food on a plate today and found where the two kittens who were out were hiding. I placed the plate near them and when they ate a little but I would drag it a little closer to me. Oreo at first wasn't sure what I was doing and was a little scared when I first tried to pet him, after a while though he seemed to calm down and enjoy the food. One he had ate about half of it I decided it was time to give Ty a chance. Again he wasn't sure what I was doing and never got close enough for me to pet. I did get his head out from under the nightstand though. This once again shows how the three of them are in such different points on the "socialized scale". Oreo though not entirely happy with it was okay when I petted him. Ty wouldn't get to close to me and Moony (who I did not do this with ) still hisses and swipes at me. I probably need to spend more time with them then I have the past two days and will try tomorrow. I have a lot of stuff I need to do with my car but I will put aside times go visit them. They are making strides but that doesn't mean I can relax just yet. Thats something I am learning.
Today we finally put Moony into the bathroom by himself and gave him some extra time with us. Oreo and Ty were pretty none visible today which has got me worried. I'm worried that maybe we stop spending as much time with them as they needed so tomorrow we are putting all three into the bathroom and giving them all a lot of human time. I also put baby food on a plate today and found where the two kittens who were out were hiding. I placed the plate near them and when they ate a little but I would drag it a little closer to me. Oreo at first wasn't sure what I was doing and was a little scared when I first tried to pet him, after a while though he seemed to calm down and enjoy the food. One he had ate about half of it I decided it was time to give Ty a chance. Again he wasn't sure what I was doing and never got close enough for me to pet. I did get his head out from under the nightstand though. This once again shows how the three of them are in such different points on the "socialized scale". Oreo though not entirely happy with it was okay when I petted him. Ty wouldn't get to close to me and Moony (who I did not do this with ) still hisses and swipes at me. I probably need to spend more time with them then I have the past two days and will try tomorrow. I have a lot of stuff I need to do with my car but I will put aside times go visit them. They are making strides but that doesn't mean I can relax just yet. Thats something I am learning.
Monday, August 1, 2011
No purrfect pun for the day (last one I promise!)
I realized today that I had been talking about the kittens as a group and not as individuals so I thought I would go kitten by kitten and give the updates today.
Before I start I will mention that in the plan that I am following they said that each kitten will socialize at their own rate. This is very obvious as we have three kittens in very different stages.
Oreo--the purr slut: Oreo is the one I have had the longest and if you don't include the time I caught him then he has never really bitten or scratched me. As my mom says there is always one kitten that is the most adventurous and its very obviously Oreo. Though he will never walk up to us when we are sitting on the bed he doesn't being picked up and held. It has gotten to the point with him that after one or two pets he will be purring loudly. He was the first I actually held and petted and to think I have had him for three weeks almost to the day (since my blog has been around for three weeks now thats what I assume) and now he lets me hold him and he purrs. So proud of my little Oreo.
Tiberius -- the hiss lover: I will start off by saying I love Tabby kittens. I love that they have such big patterns on such a little body. Ty is an odd one. He likes to be petted and even purrs after some coercing but, and I'm not sure if this is because mama did this, he will always hiss at us right up to the moment we pet him. He won't swipe at us or anything he just hisses. He also has one of the most expressive faces I have ever seen on a cat/kitten. And he LOVES the baby food. The other two like it but Ty loves it. Today when we were feeding them I did my usually and had him watch the food (because I love the face he makes (I will try to get a picture of it)) Today he decided instead of just moving his head he would literally just follow it with his body and walk until I gave it to him. This was actually believe it or not a good sign. He was willing to not be scared of us long enough to walk around the bed for the food and that he trusted me enough to eat close to me without being held.
Moony-- The odd one out: Moony for some reason or another is just so far behind his siblings. Catching him to feed him is an adventure every time. He loves food and will purr but he does not trust us very much. Today my mom and I decided that he needed a little more socializing time but we didn't really want to deal with catching him every time and getting more scratches. We came up with a plan to put him in the bathroom by himself during the day and when we aren't there socializing him we will leave the radio series The hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy on so that he can become more and more use to human voices.
Well I will also mention that Kaylee once again spent a lot of time with the kittens today and despite her best efforts they remained uninterested. There was a major breakthrough though! MOONY AND OREO PLAYED WITH THE LASER POINTER!!!! Now the fun begins for me!
Pictures then I'm out!
Before I start I will mention that in the plan that I am following they said that each kitten will socialize at their own rate. This is very obvious as we have three kittens in very different stages.
Oreo--the purr slut: Oreo is the one I have had the longest and if you don't include the time I caught him then he has never really bitten or scratched me. As my mom says there is always one kitten that is the most adventurous and its very obviously Oreo. Though he will never walk up to us when we are sitting on the bed he doesn't being picked up and held. It has gotten to the point with him that after one or two pets he will be purring loudly. He was the first I actually held and petted and to think I have had him for three weeks almost to the day (since my blog has been around for three weeks now thats what I assume) and now he lets me hold him and he purrs. So proud of my little Oreo.
Tiberius -- the hiss lover: I will start off by saying I love Tabby kittens. I love that they have such big patterns on such a little body. Ty is an odd one. He likes to be petted and even purrs after some coercing but, and I'm not sure if this is because mama did this, he will always hiss at us right up to the moment we pet him. He won't swipe at us or anything he just hisses. He also has one of the most expressive faces I have ever seen on a cat/kitten. And he LOVES the baby food. The other two like it but Ty loves it. Today when we were feeding them I did my usually and had him watch the food (because I love the face he makes (I will try to get a picture of it)) Today he decided instead of just moving his head he would literally just follow it with his body and walk until I gave it to him. This was actually believe it or not a good sign. He was willing to not be scared of us long enough to walk around the bed for the food and that he trusted me enough to eat close to me without being held.
Moony-- The odd one out: Moony for some reason or another is just so far behind his siblings. Catching him to feed him is an adventure every time. He loves food and will purr but he does not trust us very much. Today my mom and I decided that he needed a little more socializing time but we didn't really want to deal with catching him every time and getting more scratches. We came up with a plan to put him in the bathroom by himself during the day and when we aren't there socializing him we will leave the radio series The hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy on so that he can become more and more use to human voices.
Well I will also mention that Kaylee once again spent a lot of time with the kittens today and despite her best efforts they remained uninterested. There was a major breakthrough though! MOONY AND OREO PLAYED WITH THE LASER POINTER!!!! Now the fun begins for me!
Pictures then I'm out!
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