Recent Content by chargingrhino

OK, so we're in the new place now and I think we're all getting used to things.  Of course, it helps (at least with the boys) that there's a nice window in which we can watch the birds and squirrels outside (see top photo). Jonas?  Well, she's still staying downstairs, and is in her "safe...

It's 4 cats, all told, actually. (!) And thanks for the kudos! OK, so when we finally get them to the city, whether we do crates or not for several days, once they're out of the crates, how many litter boxes? We plan on keeping the kitty litter in the basement, so I figure we start their new...

OK, I haven't posted for a bit, so I should provide an update before I ask for advice here. Jonas is doing well, though just as shy and hiding a lot. Part of this is our fault, though unavoidable. You see, we live in the city but we have a place in the Shenandoah Valley as well. We've put...

OK, I haven't posted for a bit, so I should provide an update before I ask for advice here. Jonas is doing well, though just as shy and hiding a lot. Part of this is our fault, though unavoidable. You see, we live in the city but we have a place in the Shenandoah Valley as well. We've put...

OK, things seem to be a bit better now in our household. We did keep the boys separated - well, Cavendish and Styby, anyhow; there doesn't seem to be an issue with old man Amal. Spent some good quality time with Styby too, giving him some nice brushes out on the back deck and generally paying...

A bit of a mess last night in the household when we got home from a weekend away. Evidently, Cavendish, our youngest, had knocked over the screen door that we had mounted when the cat sitter was present. Freaked out everybody in the house, and in the interim, there was cat pandemonium. I...

Thanks for this. Yeah, I don't care if she ends up always guarded and quite shy - we just want her to a safe, healthy, and happy little girl. She has been introduced to the other two guys - Styby walks in, hisses, and then leaves; and Amal shows total and utter lack of interest (as he did when...

Hi - It's been a while since I've checked in and updated y'all about Jonas, so here goes - It feels like its still really slow-moving, but we are at a place now where we can keep a screen door at her door all the time and we can hear each other.  She meows every now and then, when looking out...

Attaching another picture of our little girl. She's still reluctant to move from her window sill but her reaction to us is a lot more trusting - I think I see some of that confidence in this photo and love that you can see her white paws.

I started out trying to let her sniff my hand a bit. She really doesn't so much, but I went ahead and gave her a really soft pet. She seems a bit surprised, but not distressed - her eyes didn't get wide and she didn't stiffen up any more than she was already. Indeed, her tail continued to...

So Cavendish going after Jonas doesn't seem to have had an impact on the little girl's disposition. She's still hanging out on her window sill, meowing at night when we're not in there, and letting us pet her too. We haven't let Cavendish in her room since the incident, but he is still quite...

Well, not so good this morning, with Cav chasing and biting Jonas all around her room. She seems OK, but it was certainly a turn for the worst. Hope this isn't a set-back, though immediately afterwards she did let me pet her in order to try and comfort her a little.