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The Kitten - Part Deux
Aug. 10th, 2009 06:03 amThe Kitten - or "Fang", as my brother has now named him 
- is progressing quite well in his socialization. And yes, he's taken my horrifically allergic brother hostage - as long as they're outdoors, at any rate.
Bro came down Friday afternoon and I explained what I was trying to do with The Kitten (my name for him, as I am trying to remain semi-detached). Next thing I know, Bro is out in the garden with a small bowl of milk. He couldn't come in right away for supper because The Kitten was laying under Bro's chair and he didn't want to disturb him.
A special trip was made to the grocery store for kitten food - and no, it wasn't the generic cat food (such as the generic dog food I get for the pooches). No, it was brand-name kitten food - and the little bugger pigged out on it like he hadn't eaten for a month. (Did I mention my brother insisted I add a little milk to the mix?)
The Kitten also comes to me when I go outside, and will rub (tentatively) against pant legs, sniff the slowly offered hand, and occasionally allow me to rub my hand over the tip of his tail. He also feels quite comfortable laying down and snoozing with a foot or so of us.
Bro is of the opinion that by the end of August, The Kitten will be in my lap.
So we wasted several hours over the weekend sitting in the garden, watching this animal eat, poop, chase ants and butterflies, sleep, meow, and otherwise do kitten things. I am under orders to take some string with me when I feed him, so he has something to play with.
Did I mention Bro bought whole milk (versus his usual nonfat skim) specifically with The Kitten in mind?
And yes - the plan is still to find a good home (not here) for him before winter. I don't think my brother is so enamoured of "Fang" that he'd go through allergy shots for him, and I'm not ready to commit to another what - 15, 18 years? - of ownership.
Am going to try and get pictures over the next couple days.
Just so you all can see what Fang looks like, of course...
- is progressing quite well in his socialization. And yes, he's taken my horrifically allergic brother hostage - as long as they're outdoors, at any rate.Bro came down Friday afternoon and I explained what I was trying to do with The Kitten (my name for him, as I am trying to remain semi-detached). Next thing I know, Bro is out in the garden with a small bowl of milk. He couldn't come in right away for supper because The Kitten was laying under Bro's chair and he didn't want to disturb him.
A special trip was made to the grocery store for kitten food - and no, it wasn't the generic cat food (such as the generic dog food I get for the pooches). No, it was brand-name kitten food - and the little bugger pigged out on it like he hadn't eaten for a month. (Did I mention my brother insisted I add a little milk to the mix?)
The Kitten also comes to me when I go outside, and will rub (tentatively) against pant legs, sniff the slowly offered hand, and occasionally allow me to rub my hand over the tip of his tail. He also feels quite comfortable laying down and snoozing with a foot or so of us.
Bro is of the opinion that by the end of August, The Kitten will be in my lap.
So we wasted several hours over the weekend sitting in the garden, watching this animal eat, poop, chase ants and butterflies, sleep, meow, and otherwise do kitten things. I am under orders to take some string with me when I feed him, so he has something to play with.
Did I mention Bro bought whole milk (versus his usual nonfat skim) specifically with The Kitten in mind?
And yes - the plan is still to find a good home (not here) for him before winter. I don't think my brother is so enamoured of "Fang" that he'd go through allergy shots for him, and I'm not ready to commit to another what - 15, 18 years? - of ownership.
Am going to try and get pictures over the next couple days.
Just so you all can see what Fang looks like, of course...
