Weekend Plans Post: Making New Friends

Three kitties, all from the same litter.

We had a rule that we wanted them to stay in the kitten room unless under direct supervision. We kittenproofed the front room and the kitchen and then we said “okay… maybe we could have them come out under *LOOSE* supervision.”

We kept the door to the bedroom closed but this allowed the kitties to explore the basement.

They were *AMAZED* by the couch for a couple of days but quickly settled in to the routines involving being down here… namely: The computer room window gets opened up and the breeze comes through.

Hanging out with them every day has allowed us to figure out their various differences. Just looking at them, you might think that they’re downright identical. Well, last Saturday, we introduced them to the newly kittenproofed bedroom. After the lights go out and they go to sleep with us in a pile, they are *VERY* easy to tell apart. Rumpus is the fluffy one who wants to fall asleep on top of you. Radar is the short-haired one who wants to wake you up by pouncing on your feet. And Ruckus is the lightly fluffy one who wants to fall asleep in the space between.

Personality types are still establishing themselves… though we’ve found that if we want to yell “WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?”, we can usually add Radar’s name to that. Knocking stuff off the table? Walking across a keyboard? Playing some variant of sprint/floor hockey/pro wrestling? RADAR WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?

If you’re asking “oh, you want pets, buddy?”, you’ve probably got Ruckus but you *MIGHT* have Rumpus.

Mostly we’re rediscovering that living with two elderly cats has very different demands than living with three kittens.

And this weekend will be spent figuring out their relationship to fireworks going off.

So… what’s on your docket?

(Featured image is “Soon”. Photo taken by Maribou.)