Cat plans

Silver was quite restless again this morning, demanding to go out – then coming back inside soaking wet (because it’s raining!), then sitting by the door demanding to be let out again.

This worries me a great deal, because I cannot see any chance of keeping Silver if she stays this ‘wild’. I need her restricted to either indoors – or at worst, no farther than my garden. I think the first stumbling block is the litter box: a) the ‘standard size’ is too small, uncomfortably small for someone used to an open garden and b) the litter itself. I’ve looked from sand-like stuff, but I’ve come to the conclusion that potting soil or compost would be best. I’ll just have to put down some mat to prevent it being paw-carried too far around the flat.

And then I still don’t have any indoor scratching post. Forget the furniture for now – let’s keep it simple. I’ve put a Tecoma log down for them, which both use enthusiastically, so that was a start – but it’s a short log, on the ground. They also like to stretch and claw – like they do on the trees outside ... or my bed, inside.

Back at home I put my plan into action. I’ve dumped the gravel-litter over the gravel left by the builders and filled the litterbox with potting soil. After the customary hour of playing with the kittens and fussing over the mommies, I started working on the scratching post. Now it’s nearly nine and Silver is driving me bananas demanding to go out – she meows, claws up onto the door, paws me, and fights with Shadow. But I’m planning to stop all outdoor excursions after dark. She’s running around like a caged animal, faffing around in the litterbox, and when fighting with Shadow she’s not careful of kittens looking for food in between the fight! Eish!

Half past nine, the scratching post is finished and up. Silver has settled down – for now. The real problem with her is that she’s a very alert cat. She’s not amused by the mouse on a string – which keeps Shadow happily entertained. My neighbour will have a much easier time with Shadow than I ever will with Silver.

Anyway, here are the promised photo’s.

A water-shiny pink version of my favourites!

These tiny beauties are almost hidden by the Cornflowers

Still opening more and more blooms!

Held down firmly while being cleaned

Trapped under a mommy-leg

Our surrogate angel!

Mommy resigned to lying still while the kittens are nursing
never for long though - she regularly gets up
littering kittens everywhere, who are never amused
by this rude end to their feeding!

Notice the difference in the left eye's pupil?

Complete happiness!

He's the only one with a pink nose

We have a bit of an eye infection
fur-granny needs to clean that!

She's Little Miss Curious - unless she's nursing
she's always walking about, exploring
And just loves climbing!

Captured moments before she made
another attempt at climbing
Mount Freya

Up close and personal

See what I mean about the pupil? Like it's pulled open in the middle to the one side.
 And there's a black spot at the bottom as well
It's been there since she first walked into my home