Gotta love the snow

It has been snowing here pretty regularly (thank goodness I have a stay at home job now ...) so the nature channel has been very interesting.

All three kitties have been fascinated by the falling snow but especially Nena. She has been sitting in any and all windows just watching the flakes float by and is so curious. Her little head and eyes just bob up and down watching the snow fall.

The last few weeks, all three kitties have been extra close and clingy. For Tea and Dazzler, this is nothing out of the ordinary as they have always been the non typical Bengal lap cats. Nena however has always been the type to spend some time alone and the other time close but not too close. Right after we lost Ariel, she would not leave either my or Joe's side. She began sleeping in our room or when I was working during the day, sleeping right near me. She is still not a lap cat by any stretch but she sure has picked up on our grief.

Thank you everyone for the kind words and thoughts after my previous post.

Love to you all,
Carolyn

The end of the era and beginning of a new one

As the year came to an end, so did Ariels battle with kidney disease. Her condition rapidly deteriorated over the past few weeks and yesterday was one of the hardest days of my life.

Ariel was a wonderful pet and unfortunately we only had her a little less than 3 years. But in that time, she brought such joy and love to us and we gave her the same in return. I will forever remember those blue eyes and the first day that she crawled into my arms wanting to be held.

Shelter pets are wonderful animals. Open your heart to a shelter pet if you can.

Ariel, you are forever in our hearts.

Carolyn

Endless Fun

The catbed in the sky is now the place to be in the house. Dazz, Nena, and Tea can spend hours pulling on that light switch and it never loses its appeal. All four of the kitties spend time snoozing up there however Ariel has decided that the dirty clothes basket in the laundry room is far more private and has been sleeping in there while she is out and about.

Dazz on the other hand, has decided that the closet light should remain on at all times. He lounges in the cat bed and plays a while but always leaving the light on. Then he falls asleep and as soon as one of us goes over and turns the light off, he wakes up, plays with it again for a while and goes back to sleep but the light is still on.

It is hard to believe we have had the kittens for 2 years and Ariel and Tea for almost 3. If you are looking for a charity to donate to, please visit Great Lakes Bengal Rescue and lend your support.

~Carolyn

Tea acts like a cat!

Well since my last post, we have had a lot of action in the sky. Tea has indeed decided she is really a cat and climbed up to the shelf to sleep in the cat bed and play with the light switch. What is really amazing is, she decided to make the 7.5 cannonball leap not once but TWICE. Our flying bovine is getting used to this feline thing I think!

Air NENA

Our little adventurous one has amazed us once again! It seems that Ariels catbed in the skies has intrigued Nena and Dazzler. So of course once they inspected what it was like up on that 7.5 foot shelf, they realized there was a string attached to a light switch that they can compulsively turn off and on for hours on end.

Well Dazz takes the same route down as he does up, jumping onto platforms all the way down and taking 3 hops. Nena on the other hand has decided that there is just no fun in that. For our most cautious cat, she has no problems jumping the 7.5 feet down and even swan dives while she is at it.

This has not happened just one time, but every time she is up there and she is up there 1-3 times a day. I am trying to get a picture of her airborn but no success yet.

Then there is Tea who makes it up the first jump but then decides that acting like a cat is overrated. :)

~Carolyn

Happy Belated Thanksgiving

With the beginning of the holiday season, I am once again mindfully thankful for all that I have. I have wonderful friends and family (you know who you are!) and a wonderful pride of kitties. I love each of them dearly and am fortunate enough to have them.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all and take a little time to appreciate all that is around you.

Carolyn

Hmmmm perhaps we have a breakthru!

The past few days have been positive on the Dazzler front. While he is still very overly interested in Ariel, he is not obsessed with her and pestering her like he used to. We of course have not given him the opportunities either but what little close interaction they have had has been positive. Or at least not as negative.

She does not seem to be as scared of him anymore and he does not seem as aggressive either. She wandered out of the room yesterday while he was out and about and he ignored her for the most part. He did chase her a little but she did not howl, he did not tackle her, and it was very playful

Perhaps there is a light!

~Carolyn