HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROSIE !

Rosie was born today and only a few days later I saw her for the first time together with her mum and siblings. I had always wanted a tuxi cat and had found her through an advertising. The young couple who had 2 female cats had the nice surprise to find themselves suddenly with 8 little kitten ! I fell in love with Rosie immediately !



6 weeks later I picked her up and this tiny little kitten which slept in my bread basket at the beginning, sang the whole way to our home with a loud voice ! I couldn't believe that such a little thing could make such a noise and that for 20 minutes ! Arthur immediately adopted her as his private baby and toy. Pookie was jealous and hissed (which hasn't changed) and Kim didn't even notice the new family member !



And this is Rosie today still a little cat, but with quiet some character and rather funny features !



She gathers her mousies during the night and drops them in the water bowl ! She runs and jumps around growling like a dog ! Whenever she sits under the table and you just pass by she would stretch out her paw and give you a slap ! Unfortunately she can also be quiet vicious ! You pet her and she purrs and suddenly she bites ! But hard ! She is also a cat who loves to lick ! Especially my nose, but also fingers, and hands. I think she is unique ! She is a real female, she is cuddly and sweet, behaves like an angel and suddenly turns into a terrible devil !

ROSIE IS HOME !

I present you Rosie ! As somebody wrote we surely would change the name according to the kitten's character and that was very true, Rosel didn't fit on her so now she is called ROSIE.



Rosie after her arrival hid under my bedside table



Before I picked her up I did some shopping. Kitten foot and little bowls and of course the litter box. I transformed my bread basket into a kitten basket.

When she finally was in her cage in the car, it was horrible ! She has a very loud voice and it's so strange that such a tiny thing can meauw so loud ! I had the honor to listen to the concert during the whole trip, approx 20 km ! Only when I put a finger through the grid she would stop. But sometimes I had to use my two hands for driving !




When we arrived home, she didn't want to come out of her cage ! Nothing to do, so I put some food in front of the cage and that of course attracted her. She ate very well and then



disappeared under my bedside table ! By no means she would get out of there !



Pookie had a look, snarled and went away disgusted. And ever since she became a problem. She didn't want to remain in the same room as little Rosie, didn't sleep with me as she used to do during night and is very jalous. That worries me has anybody an idea what to do ? I try to comfort her and pet her but she is offended and goes away.


All that time little Rosie was still under the bedside table. Finally I could catch her an put her on my bed.


There she walked around a little but wanted to go on the floor again. So I put her on the floor and she immediately went to her litter box and did what was to do. Such a little thing and so clever already. She then discovered my bread basket and settled in.

I left her in my room and prepared supper. But she screemed so loud that we could hear her in the kitchen. So with her basket I put her on the sofa while we were eating and then when Mr. Gattino stretched out to watch TV, he put the basket besides him and she napped happily in there the whole evening.


Just to give you an idea how "big" she is, (6 weeks old)



During the night I had put her in her basket besides my bed because I hoped that Pookie would join. But in the middle of the night Rosie started a concert again and finally I gave up and put her besides me in my bed. She purred (also very loud) and slept peacefully through the whole night.

This was day n° 1 !

FIRST MEETING WITH ROSEL

Yesterday I took my camera and went to visit little Rosel for the first time.

We decided to call her Rosel (at least for the moment) because this name suits her quite well and follows our family rules, name the cat after a great aunt or uncle and Rosel was my grandma's sister.

But I thank all of you very much for the name suggestions !

Greta, Hazel, Vivianne, Dolce, Cookie, Oreo, Queency, Victoria/Vicky, Angela, Sandy, Isabel, Dora, DW, Netta/Netty, Lola, and Lyla. We really had the choice !

Vivian (Vivianne in French) was not possible because that's my neighbors name and I can't ask her to please come down from a tree or not to dig holes in my garden. The same for Isabel, because that's the name of her daughter !

We then thought the name shouldn't end with a "ah" or a "e" because we already have Lisa and Pookie and they could get mixed up with "Roseee" or "Lolaaa".

Little Rosel was born here in this house, which contained stables before and had been transformed into a beautiful home. I was greated by the master of the house, dog Arhius who is the same breed as our neigbor dog Yanouk ! So little Rosel will find the same kind of dog here in our home.


Rosel's home


and here with Mum !



She tries to get her own ways !


Isn't she beautiful ??




There were 10 kittens from two mothers. They had their own cat room (former guest room) and both mothers had chosen to keep their little family in the two wardrobes standing there. Each mother with her little babies in one wardrobe.
A double bed matrass layed on the floor and served as excersise place !


Rosel and her siblings ! 5 in total





Cat mum 2 and dog Arhius are drinking water out of the same bowl


Rosel's mother (with black) and her sister who also had 5 kittens. They all were born with one week interval. Apparently Rosel's mother had chosen the dogs basket for giving birth to her five !



and when I came home I found "this" on my bed ! A fainted Arthur who probably guessed already what is to be expected ! His 7th sense told him so !