Although we loved the idea of the name "Miracle," we both really hated "Mitzi." (Mitziyah means miracle in Hebrew).
We decided to stick with the movie/character theme we've got going (Lazlo is from Where the Buffalo Roam, Sheldon is from the ORIGINAL In-Laws
, Tuxedo is from the cartoon Tennessee Tuxedo, and Spooky? Well - she was the exception. She couldn't be anything but Spooky because that's what she is).
Anyway, I know MaeMae was named that for a lot of reasons - Mae West, MA (Mary Anne), and it means 1000, 1000 in chinese (to us, meaning she is worth lots and lots and lots - or - totally precious
). So I know we've already got the Mae West in there, but too bad. Our little white kitty needs to be strong, and now that she feels better, she is a bit precocious - and we have a house full of (mostly) boys, and they all need to love her.
So we've decided to rename her Flowerbell. That was Mae West's character in My Little Chickadee.
And changing her name won't upset her - she can't hear us use it anyway.
Doc let her come home from the hospital Monday afternoon. Even though she was only here about a day and a half, she remembered the place after a few nervous minutes. And now she is a complete purrbaby! She goes from a slow purr (when falling asleep), to a trilling train-rolling through our home purr while playing, being loved - and a regular purr while eating. The only time she doesn't purr is when she's being sniffed by another cat (when she gets scared. I know some kitties purr when they're nervous or scared, but not this little girl.)
We're taking the intros much more slowly than we usually do. Unlike Mae, who would roll over and be licked and sniffed by these guys, Flowerbell (feels weird to write it, but feels natural to call her that) gets really tense. Shelly was the only one to try and lick her, and she reached out a tentative paw to say "no." He, obviously didn't listen, so we picked her up.
She did explore the living room and cat trees last evening for a little while. Tuxedo was up on the printer up front and just watched. Shelly was looking out the window and glanced over at her once or twice. When she hopped up on the window perch, she played with his tail.
Spooky is afraid of her (of course), but still slept in the bedroom last night as per usual. And Lazlo seems cool and essentially uninterested. We did carry her around and let everyone sniff her butt. She sleeps in the bathroom with her set up at night. We do close the bathroom door the other way (closing off the back (bedroom and bathroom) from the front (living room and kitchen) for a few hours each morning, afternoon and evening so she gets to run around. So the others don't feel locked out of anywhere, and she gets some space. It seems to be working.
Little by little, right?
Oh - she goes Friday to get the stitches out of her eye. But the really great news is her other eye IS working properly. So she has sight out of at least one eye.
(I'll go post some updated pics).
We decided to stick with the movie/character theme we've got going (Lazlo is from Where the Buffalo Roam, Sheldon is from the ORIGINAL In-Laws
Anyway, I know MaeMae was named that for a lot of reasons - Mae West, MA (Mary Anne), and it means 1000, 1000 in chinese (to us, meaning she is worth lots and lots and lots - or - totally precious
Doc let her come home from the hospital Monday afternoon. Even though she was only here about a day and a half, she remembered the place after a few nervous minutes. And now she is a complete purrbaby! She goes from a slow purr (when falling asleep), to a trilling train-rolling through our home purr while playing, being loved - and a regular purr while eating. The only time she doesn't purr is when she's being sniffed by another cat (when she gets scared. I know some kitties purr when they're nervous or scared, but not this little girl.)
We're taking the intros much more slowly than we usually do. Unlike Mae, who would roll over and be licked and sniffed by these guys, Flowerbell (feels weird to write it, but feels natural to call her that) gets really tense. Shelly was the only one to try and lick her, and she reached out a tentative paw to say "no." He, obviously didn't listen, so we picked her up.
She did explore the living room and cat trees last evening for a little while. Tuxedo was up on the printer up front and just watched. Shelly was looking out the window and glanced over at her once or twice. When she hopped up on the window perch, she played with his tail.
Spooky is afraid of her (of course), but still slept in the bedroom last night as per usual. And Lazlo seems cool and essentially uninterested. We did carry her around and let everyone sniff her butt. She sleeps in the bathroom with her set up at night. We do close the bathroom door the other way (closing off the back (bedroom and bathroom) from the front (living room and kitchen) for a few hours each morning, afternoon and evening so she gets to run around. So the others don't feel locked out of anywhere, and she gets some space. It seems to be working.
Little by little, right?
Oh - she goes Friday to get the stitches out of her eye. But the really great news is her other eye IS working properly. So she has sight out of at least one eye.
(I'll go post some updated pics).
