HOME AGAIN

CATS ON TUESDAY

After a walk through Eastbourne, we had to pick up poor Lilli who had her teeth removed, because they were in a very bad state and she couldn't eat properly anymore. As Lilli is quite a shy cat and gets very emotional we picked her up as soon as the vet gave green light.

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She was already awoken and waited to go home.


My friend Anne carried her to the car. She was quite good in the car and didn't "sing" very often, but when she did she had a very deep voice and that didn't fit at all on this beautiful cat !


Sophie was the most social one of all four cats, and slept with me all the time during my holidays. She also participated when visitors came and went from leg to leg to be stroken ! She also liked belly rubbing which none of the other cats did.


Lilli spend her days in the wardrobe, she only came out in the evening to be brushed and for food of course. Sometimes she made a little walk through the garden. She looked so much as Smudge that when I saw her I always took her for Smudge.


Every evening the cats lined up to be combed or brushed. That was very funny. Even the shiest once like Lilli or Pepsi they came out or in for this purpose.


at this occasion I also was allowed to pet them.. Here is Pepsi feeling much better since she had her teeth pulled out.


Smudge is really the good boy ! He only bothered and disturbed us because he was always laying in the way. But besides sleeping, seegull hunting and eating he didn't do much more. He didn't bother about anything and has iron nerves. He never gets excited about anything.

As Anne was always afraid that her cats didn't get enough food, you can see here on the picture that Smudge had quite a choice !

Mr. Smudge choose the first plate ...


I took this picture when I got up at 6 am and found Smudge as usual in the middle of every door entrance. Fortunately there was light, otherwise you could easily step on him and break your neck !

I can't tell much about my cats because I just returned from my holidays, apparently little Rosie missed me very much and she was also the only one who greated me, pleased to see me again.






Of course I had bought toys for her and had also finally found this nice feather stick, which I had seen on so many blogs, but couldn't find it in Belgium. In Eastbourne I saw them everywhere in shops. Rosie loves it and started to play with it immediately.

After half an hour of being offended and upset about my absence, finally Pookie and Lisa showed up pretending that they hadn't missed me at all. Arthur I only saw the next day when he came in for food and a play with Rosie, but he didn't give me one glance and just "supported" that I pet and greated him ! He has put on even more weight at least it seemed to me and really is now a fat white cat ! It also seems to me that he is becoming more and more lazy. Fortunately Rosie keeps him moving !

JALOUSIE AND GRASS

CATS ON TUESDAY

Pookie still is jalous although she tries very hard not to show it. But she does things she never did before like playing with a kitchen roll or even with a string hanging down from my blouse when I bent over her to pet her. But she tries not to hiss anymore or only when Rosie wants to touch her. And as soon as I am sitting on the sofa she immediately jumps on my knees just to say "This is my place" ! It makes us laugh but on the other hand I am a little sad for her, but I think by the time she will realize that we still love her just like before Rosie's arrival.



Pookie playing like mad with the kitchen roll and she even tried to get in Rosie's little carton. Dreams and reality !

If looks could kill !

But for a picture she does as a star, she shows a perfect harmony in family life !

Rosie discovered grass ! For two days she didn't leave the terrace and only stayed on the tiles, stretching out sometimes a little paw and then suddenly she tried it and loved it !

Little walk amongst the flowers

and all these odors ! It smells so good ! But she only stays outside when I am there and at the slightest unknown noice she runs in the house.

And when she had explored enought for the first time, she just felt asleep on the sofa !

Blogger refused to upload pictures I had to use Photobucket.

MY CATS AND ONE KITTEN

Bad Kitty Cat Festival of Chaos

Edition 1

You probably wonder why lately I didn't report anything about Arthur, but for the last two months he was always sleeping. Since his tail accident he was a lot more at home maybe this down hanging tail bothered him. Now it's getting better and better and his tail is standing halfmast, which is a very good sign and it will take probably another few weeks and it will stand up again normally and he can take up his normal life.


Arthur's favourite napping place, now he had to move because little Rosie disturbs him there.


Pookie too does 24 h nappings first the weather was so cold and rainy and now it's too hot to go outside. She still is very jalous about Rosie and for the first time this morning she woke me up by playing with a kitchen roll ! A thing what she had never done since I know her ! I wasn't very happy because it was 5 am !


Lisa hasn't changed anything in her lifestyle she sleeps and eats and eats and sleeps. No problems in her life.


and Kim of course is always outside, rainy, cold, or hot weather she only comes in for food. Sometimes I think she is just another visitor.


Only little Rosie is VERY active, she plays and plays and plays and brings a lot of life to her lazy companions

The kitchen roll and a green mouse are her favourite toys !


Jumping up the wardrobe is not bad either


and when she has played enough she just falls asleep wherever it is. Here she choose my wastepaper basket.

POOKIE THE ACTRESS

CATS ON TUESDAY

Now I am really sure that Pookie had been an actress in her former life ! She, who slept 24 h a day only interrupted by calls of nature, suddenly starts to play as if she was a kitten again ! I am sure in her jalousy about Rosie, she wants to show me that she too is able to play and make me laugh ! And she is right, I find that so funny and amazing that she just behaves like a child who suddenly has a new baby in the house !



Arthur now sees in Rosie a welcome toy. Usually he lays down, a fat white snowball and little Rosie jumps with all four paws in the air and danses around him like mad. He just watches and from time to time when she puts her paws around his neck he would give her a little friendly slap with his paw. But his body doesn't move an inch. (He could loose weight !)


When he is in playing mood then they play together. Here they are running around and playing with a little fur mouse.


On my birthday, Rosie was busy the whole day with my son. He played the whole afternoon with her and even managed that Pookie who recognizes him as her former human didn't say anything when he put Rosie too on his knees.





Rosie likes her new climbing tree (his legs)and here she sits for a little rest on his shoes. The shoes being bigger than Rosie, it was quite comfortable.




After playing so much Rosie finally was exhausted and retired in a small box in which a gift was wrapped and I had left there.


and then she fell asleep together with the others of course.

ARTHUR AND ROSIE THE GREEN SPOT

Arthur came home with a green spot on his back and layed down on the sofa to wash. Rosie had to check this procedure.


Approaching slowly : "would he do anything ?"


"No, I can get closer, what a strange green spot "!


second look


a little sniff


"doesn't smell very good"


"I better lay down and watch what he is doing" !


And then she came to me to check if I worked correctly on my computer.

ROSIE IS 2 MONTHS OLD

Today Rosie is 2 months old ! She was born on 5th of May. And for this date, Pookie choose to give up her resistance and for the first time since Rosie arrived she slept again with me ! This morning when I woke up I was surprised to find a big cat besides my head and thought Rosie got adult over night but it was Pookie ! and besides her little Rosie was looking at me with her big eyes. I was so happy ! I suppose that from now on poor Pookie gets back to her life style "before".


Rosie presents herself "I am now 2 months old"


and I like to play in plastic bags


Something happens ??



Playing is very straining, a little nap on my bed and then she will go again and run and jump through the house !

GETTING CLOSER POOKIE AND ROSIE

Yesterday a miracle happened ! Pookie came back to my room. She sniffed around and finally sat down on her usual place besides my computer.


The first still timid approach



But then she climbed on my (unmade) bed and settled down to take her nap. Little Rosie jumped on the bed too and after a while collapsed there too. When Pookie was gone for a few moments I quickly made my bed and as soon as it was done, they both came back


and slept together the whole afternoon (with some interruptions for Rosie to play)


and in the evening, they both came on my knees ! Pookie still is not totally assured that Rosie is not a competitor to her but it's already a good beginning. Rosie quickly learned not to go too near to her, because then she still hisses.