Bell and Whistle

Kitty Update.

Well, the kittens have gotten a bit bigger since last time. They're now around 5 lbs. each, as opposed to the 8 ounces or so when we took them home.

As they've gotten older, personalities have begun to emerge.

Isis is definitely a "people cat". She loves to be held and loves to be around us. When we're sitting on the couch watching a DVD, she's usually curled up in between us.

As it turns out, Polly would have been a good name for her as she has taken to perching on shoulders.

Boy do I need to shave!

Her favorite hobbies while sitting on my shoulder include

1) Chewing on my glasses,
2) Chewing on my ears, and
3) Licking my hair

I've decided to stop bathing and will instead have the kitties lick me clean.

Other nicknames she has earned are "The Purry One" and "Six Toes".

Bastet is more of a loner kitty. She likes people, but on her own terms. She likes being in the same room as us, but not being held. She is a little bit of a Freaka-Cat and has earned the nickname "The Sniffy One" because she often intently smells things (especially people), probably trying to decide if they're edible

Both kitties are trouble-makers, but in different ways. Isis is a trouble-makers of the "chewing" variety, as she has grown quite adept at pulling my glasses off my face so she can chew on the stem, and is responsible for the severing of at least ~~three~~ four headphone cords.

Bastet, on the other hand, is a trouble-maker of the "exploratory" variety. She has already learned to open doors if they're left ajar, and has defied all attempts we've made at containing her. Initially, we kept them in the kitchen, to keep them out of harms way. First we did this by blocking the entrance with suitcases (which they both quickly learned to climb) and then later with cardboard boxes (which they couldn't climb). When Bastet learned she could jump right over the boxes, it became apparent that corraling kitties is not a simple task, and by that point they were big enough that we decided to let them run around in the living room. Even still, Bastet still gets into trouble by climbing under the couch, then up inside it, despite our sincerest efforts to completely block off the bottom.

Humorously, Bastet learned to climb the suitcases first, and while Isis was trying to figure it out Bastet would stand at the top and step on Isis toes when she got close to the top.

Speaking of off-limits places, one place they don't go is the trash in the kitchen, despite its easy accessibility. Shortly after we first got them, the learned to climb their cage and from there, jump onto the trash in the kitchen. Not wanting them rolling around in the trash, Anne Marie threw a towel over the trash so they would sit on that instead. By the next day, the trash had been emptied and while I intentionally left the towel off the trash can so they could see it was empty, Rie put the towel back over the empty can. I asked her if that was such a good idea, since they might think they could walk on it. As soon as I had said that, we both looked at each other with the same idea. The kitties were both on top of their cage, so we got their attention with one of their favorite toys (a catnip mouse) and dropped the mouse on top of the towel. Both kitties jumped for it and both fell into the empty trash can. Isis calmly jumped out, but Bastet freaked, poofed up, and ran to the other side of the kitchen. Neither cat has jumped on top of the trash can since.

Bastet actually poofs quite easily. One of the funnier incidents was when I dropped their catnip mouse in the kitchen. Bastet jumped for it, which startled Isis, who hissed and turned towards Bastet, which startled Bastet, who hissed and jumped back, landing in their water dish, which startled her even more and made her hiss and poof up.

Now that they run around in the living room, they've both taken to jumping on my desk and "helping" me play games.

They both love the hippogryphs in WoW. I think it's something about the flapping wings.

She knows Claw (Rank 1). 25 Focus, 5 yard range. Claw the enemy, causing 4 to 6 damage.

On more than one occasion, Bastet has blocked my view at a critical time in DoD, causing my pwnage by some n00b.

Boom! Headshot!

In addition to "Kitty Stummy Therapy" Other uses I've found for kitties includes Kitty Scarves and Kitty Earmuffs. So warm and fuzzy!

I'm so glad we got them together, as they're best friends. They usually sleep next to each other, and often play with and groom each other. Sometimes they sweetly try to bite the other one's neck.