Hi there everyone! Well, I am a pretty new member and thought it was about time that I introduced you to our crew.
Monkey is a character and a half. He has super strong instincts and is curious about everything. He tries to act tough but he is really just a big softie. He meows to us constantly like he is talking. It is very cute. Our kitties are outside kitties and Monkey loooves to follow us around the garden and yard. Monks is really just a big baby and honestly loves to be held and sit in your lap. Overall, he is a super sweetie who is frisky and full of character. Monkey came into our lives because a coworker of ours had an accidental litter of kittens. He was trying to find good homes and knew that we were animal lovers. So Monks came to live with us when he was old enough to be away from his mamma. He is a little over a year old now.
A few pics of Monkey Moo.
Monkey looking handsome.
Tightrope walking on our fence by some of the roses.
Looking like an angel while getting some lovin'.
Sticking his tounge out!
hehe. I caught him "talking" to us! hehe
Tigger is our other cat. Tigger is a sensative soul. He was a stray that was found by a family friend. He was young and thin and scragglie looking. My bf's dad just fell in love with him at first site and he came to live with us. That was a little less than a year ago. Tigger may have been abused before being dumped (before being found by our family friend) because sometimes he will just eat up attention and want to be rubbed and held constantly... but other times he will slink his back down and not let anyone pet him. He is goofy, but always wants to be held. He just goes limp like a rag in your arms and purrrrrrs his little butt off. He has a heart of gold.
Tigger pics!
Roar! hehe.
Tigger and Monkey are best friends and enjoy a good snuggle.
Lounging around.
Here he is hanging out with my bunny, Cadbury, the other day.
Now, the really big news...
We have three new family members. Three kitties to be exact.
The story:
Two nights ago my bf woke me up at 4:30 am and just told me to follow him.So I followed him downstairs into the kitchen. There was a note from his bro saying something like:
"Mom & Dad- Coming home last night I came across three stray kittens crossing the road. I brought them home. They are outside of the basement. Let me know if you want to keep them, if not then I will start looking for homes."
Well, as soon as I saw the word kitties I was totally awake. We rushed to the basement to see the new additions. They are freaking adorable, of course, but they haven't been taken care of, poor things. So, then we played with them a while and then came back and slept a few hours. The we got up early the next day (after his parents got up and saw the note & kittens) to go visit them again. Well his parents had no doubt that they would keep these three. So my bf and I moved them onto the front porch, which is the kitty hang out spot. They need someone to love and take care of them. They are skinny. And I think they may have some skin irratation or something. And ear mites. They just look neglected, badly. I wonder if they were born in the woods or if they were dumped out here by someone. Either way, they are home now.
Like I said there are three. Two girls and a boy. All very young. They don't have official names yet, but my bf and I have made up temporary names.
If you guys have any name ideas, just let me know!
The first girl is black and has beautiful white markings on her paws and tummy. She is very playful and seems to be the "mother/leader" of the group. This little girl is motherly, but she can get down and play with the best of them. Such a character. She looks very, very similar to the cat my bf's family had when I first met him. Her name was Annie and she was also a stray that they took in. She lived a long life up here. So this first little girl is being called "AJ" for "Annie Jr." We don't have any really good pics of "AJ" yet, but hopefully we will get some better ones soon.
Here she is with CJ exploring the porch. AJ is the black one looking at the camera.
Here she is letting her spunky-ness show. AJ is the one swatting at the camera string. CJ is the cutie laying down behind her.
The other girl is the odd ball of the group. She looks like a bobcat or something. Like a large wild cat, but I just can't think of exactly which one. She will be beautiful when she grows up (they all will). She is the skinniest of all three, but man I tell ya... she is a rambunctious little thing. She is just so freaking playful. And always into something. Guess who that reminds us of? MONKEY! hehe. So Drew and I have been calling her "MJ" for "Monkey Jr."
MJ settling right in.... by sharpening her claws on the porch. ::rolls eyes::
I had to kind of hold her still for this pic. She is always off a running around somewhere. lol. Just like Monkey. You can kind of tell how skinny she is in this pic. Although, honestly she is much skinner than she looks here. Poor girl.
Roar! Attacks the camera string.
And the third little guy. He is the only male of the group. He it the shortest kitten but has the roundest belly. hehe. I think the girls took care of him. Anyway... his fur is BEAUTIFUL! It is like almost black close to the body, but then he has these long grey hairs that stick out all over. Plus he also has a splash of white on him. Most notably his white mustache. hehe. It looks like he has been drinking a bunch of milk. He is so fluffy and super cute. Plus he is such the little lover boy. He likes to snuggle and get attention. His grey coloring, fluffy fur, and super sweet personality reminded Drew and me so much of Chester. Toby's brother who passed away as a teen-aged kitten. So this little boy is being called "CJ" for "Chester Jr." (of course!)
Look at this sweetie.
Look at his fur. It is strange. But very handsome. He will be a knock out beauty when he grows up.
Good pic of his face. You can see his cute little white milk mustache. hehe.
Last pic! Everyone has to eat and drink at the same time! lol.
Aww.. aren't they precious. I can't believe anyone would just dump them out, or at least neglect them this badly. I am positive they didn't belong to anyone, because of the shape they are in. Starving and with the mites and ringworm. Grr. Makes me so mad to think about. But they are in a safe, caring place now and we will take care of them.
Monkey and Tigger are adjusting slowly to the new kittiens. Tigger will come on the porch and eat and sleep a little bit. But if the kittens get with in 6 inches of him then he hisses. And the kittens get an attitude back! Especially little CJ, he let out an adorable little growl at Tigger. So we have to work through everyone's attitude problems.
Monkey is taking it harder than Tigger. Just a few minutes ago he actually came on the porch and ate a bit and laid down for some lovings from me. This is a huge step forward for him because until just then he wouldn't even get on the porch and if the kittens made any movement toward him then he would hiss and dart off the porch. Needless to say he spend most of the day down at the garden just laying around. But... just a while ago... that was big improvement. He stayed there for a good while while I rubbed him and scratched his head. He just purred a bit and watched the kittens play. He still hisses at them, but he let them get closer to him this time than before. Monkey is just a super sensative cat and will take a few days or weeks to adjust. But will time and extra, extra love and attention I think he will eventually come around and find out that these new kittens are pretty cool. I think that he will especially love MJ. She is just like him. hehe. They could get into some really trouble together. hehe.
If anyone has any suggestions for helping Monkey and Tigger adjust, then please let me know. I would love to hear any and all opinions.
Two days ago we had two cats. Now there are five bundles of curious kitty joy. They are all precious and unique and such characters! Hope you enjoyed meeting my whole crew!
If anyone has any name suggestions for the kitties let me know!
Monkey is a character and a half. He has super strong instincts and is curious about everything. He tries to act tough but he is really just a big softie. He meows to us constantly like he is talking. It is very cute. Our kitties are outside kitties and Monkey loooves to follow us around the garden and yard. Monks is really just a big baby and honestly loves to be held and sit in your lap. Overall, he is a super sweetie who is frisky and full of character. Monkey came into our lives because a coworker of ours had an accidental litter of kittens. He was trying to find good homes and knew that we were animal lovers. So Monks came to live with us when he was old enough to be away from his mamma. He is a little over a year old now.
A few pics of Monkey Moo.
Monkey looking handsome.
Tightrope walking on our fence by some of the roses.
Looking like an angel while getting some lovin'.
Sticking his tounge out!
hehe. I caught him "talking" to us! hehe
Tigger is our other cat. Tigger is a sensative soul. He was a stray that was found by a family friend. He was young and thin and scragglie looking. My bf's dad just fell in love with him at first site and he came to live with us. That was a little less than a year ago. Tigger may have been abused before being dumped (before being found by our family friend) because sometimes he will just eat up attention and want to be rubbed and held constantly... but other times he will slink his back down and not let anyone pet him. He is goofy, but always wants to be held. He just goes limp like a rag in your arms and purrrrrrs his little butt off. He has a heart of gold.
Tigger pics!
Roar! hehe.
Tigger and Monkey are best friends and enjoy a good snuggle.
Lounging around.
Here he is hanging out with my bunny, Cadbury, the other day.
Now, the really big news...
We have three new family members. Three kitties to be exact.
The story:
Two nights ago my bf woke me up at 4:30 am and just told me to follow him.So I followed him downstairs into the kitchen. There was a note from his bro saying something like:
"Mom & Dad- Coming home last night I came across three stray kittens crossing the road. I brought them home. They are outside of the basement. Let me know if you want to keep them, if not then I will start looking for homes."
Well, as soon as I saw the word kitties I was totally awake. We rushed to the basement to see the new additions. They are freaking adorable, of course, but they haven't been taken care of, poor things. So, then we played with them a while and then came back and slept a few hours. The we got up early the next day (after his parents got up and saw the note & kittens) to go visit them again. Well his parents had no doubt that they would keep these three. So my bf and I moved them onto the front porch, which is the kitty hang out spot. They need someone to love and take care of them. They are skinny. And I think they may have some skin irratation or something. And ear mites. They just look neglected, badly. I wonder if they were born in the woods or if they were dumped out here by someone. Either way, they are home now.
Like I said there are three. Two girls and a boy. All very young. They don't have official names yet, but my bf and I have made up temporary names.
If you guys have any name ideas, just let me know!
The first girl is black and has beautiful white markings on her paws and tummy. She is very playful and seems to be the "mother/leader" of the group. This little girl is motherly, but she can get down and play with the best of them. Such a character. She looks very, very similar to the cat my bf's family had when I first met him. Her name was Annie and she was also a stray that they took in. She lived a long life up here. So this first little girl is being called "AJ" for "Annie Jr." We don't have any really good pics of "AJ" yet, but hopefully we will get some better ones soon.
Here she is with CJ exploring the porch. AJ is the black one looking at the camera.
Here she is letting her spunky-ness show. AJ is the one swatting at the camera string. CJ is the cutie laying down behind her.
The other girl is the odd ball of the group. She looks like a bobcat or something. Like a large wild cat, but I just can't think of exactly which one. She will be beautiful when she grows up (they all will). She is the skinniest of all three, but man I tell ya... she is a rambunctious little thing. She is just so freaking playful. And always into something. Guess who that reminds us of? MONKEY! hehe. So Drew and I have been calling her "MJ" for "Monkey Jr."
MJ settling right in.... by sharpening her claws on the porch. ::rolls eyes::
I had to kind of hold her still for this pic. She is always off a running around somewhere. lol. Just like Monkey. You can kind of tell how skinny she is in this pic. Although, honestly she is much skinner than she looks here. Poor girl.
Roar! Attacks the camera string.
And the third little guy. He is the only male of the group. He it the shortest kitten but has the roundest belly. hehe. I think the girls took care of him. Anyway... his fur is BEAUTIFUL! It is like almost black close to the body, but then he has these long grey hairs that stick out all over. Plus he also has a splash of white on him. Most notably his white mustache. hehe. It looks like he has been drinking a bunch of milk. He is so fluffy and super cute. Plus he is such the little lover boy. He likes to snuggle and get attention. His grey coloring, fluffy fur, and super sweet personality reminded Drew and me so much of Chester. Toby's brother who passed away as a teen-aged kitten. So this little boy is being called "CJ" for "Chester Jr." (of course!)
Look at this sweetie.
Look at his fur. It is strange. But very handsome. He will be a knock out beauty when he grows up.
Good pic of his face. You can see his cute little white milk mustache. hehe.
Last pic! Everyone has to eat and drink at the same time! lol.
Aww.. aren't they precious. I can't believe anyone would just dump them out, or at least neglect them this badly. I am positive they didn't belong to anyone, because of the shape they are in. Starving and with the mites and ringworm. Grr. Makes me so mad to think about. But they are in a safe, caring place now and we will take care of them.
Monkey and Tigger are adjusting slowly to the new kittiens. Tigger will come on the porch and eat and sleep a little bit. But if the kittens get with in 6 inches of him then he hisses. And the kittens get an attitude back! Especially little CJ, he let out an adorable little growl at Tigger. So we have to work through everyone's attitude problems.
Monkey is taking it harder than Tigger. Just a few minutes ago he actually came on the porch and ate a bit and laid down for some lovings from me. This is a huge step forward for him because until just then he wouldn't even get on the porch and if the kittens made any movement toward him then he would hiss and dart off the porch. Needless to say he spend most of the day down at the garden just laying around. But... just a while ago... that was big improvement. He stayed there for a good while while I rubbed him and scratched his head. He just purred a bit and watched the kittens play. He still hisses at them, but he let them get closer to him this time than before. Monkey is just a super sensative cat and will take a few days or weeks to adjust. But will time and extra, extra love and attention I think he will eventually come around and find out that these new kittens are pretty cool. I think that he will especially love MJ. She is just like him. hehe. They could get into some really trouble together. hehe.
If anyone has any suggestions for helping Monkey and Tigger adjust, then please let me know. I would love to hear any and all opinions.
Two days ago we had two cats. Now there are five bundles of curious kitty joy. They are all precious and unique and such characters! Hope you enjoyed meeting my whole crew!
If anyone has any name suggestions for the kitties let me know!
