I started posting about our family cats Ozzie and Cleo when I needed advice on introducing them. Since this has now pretty much been resolved (touch wood), I'm going to start posting updates about them here.
Ozzie, born c. 2016, is an ENORMOUS tabby boy who we adopted from a shelter in 2019. We don't have much background on him other than his being surrendered by a couple who thought he'd be a health risk to their new baby. He's an affectionate goofball, but he has always been a nervy, insecure boy, although having Cleo is bringing him out of his shell like never before. He still spends a lot of time in his sanctuary room, though, so I don't get as many interesting pictures of him as I do of Cleo.
Cleo, born c. 2021, is a typical tortie queen. She's bold, stroppy, naughty, prone to having crazy moments of tearing round the house at a hundred miles an hour, and a total sweetheart. We adopted her last year from a feral welfare charity, who'd found her as a friendly stray with kittens. She's not a bit nervy and is clearly used to being a pet, so we think she must have been abandoned.
They both LOVE their yellow catnip mouse (Cleo was getting a little tubby when these were taken. She is back at a healthy weight now)...
...Also the new fishing rod toy we got them for Christmas!
We've been having a spell of cold, wet weather, and Cleo has been spending a lot of time in her favourite cardboard box. She chose this herself, in preference to the cat bed I actually bought for her. Of course.
Ozzie meanwhile, is determined to get through to the bedrooms, which are a cat-free zone in our house. He's become a bit obsessed with sitting by the door, wearing the same 'lost little cat' face he pulls when he wants to be fed.
...And that's all for now!
Ozzie, born c. 2016, is an ENORMOUS tabby boy who we adopted from a shelter in 2019. We don't have much background on him other than his being surrendered by a couple who thought he'd be a health risk to their new baby. He's an affectionate goofball, but he has always been a nervy, insecure boy, although having Cleo is bringing him out of his shell like never before. He still spends a lot of time in his sanctuary room, though, so I don't get as many interesting pictures of him as I do of Cleo.
Cleo, born c. 2021, is a typical tortie queen. She's bold, stroppy, naughty, prone to having crazy moments of tearing round the house at a hundred miles an hour, and a total sweetheart. We adopted her last year from a feral welfare charity, who'd found her as a friendly stray with kittens. She's not a bit nervy and is clearly used to being a pet, so we think she must have been abandoned.
They both LOVE their yellow catnip mouse (Cleo was getting a little tubby when these were taken. She is back at a healthy weight now)...
...Also the new fishing rod toy we got them for Christmas!
We've been having a spell of cold, wet weather, and Cleo has been spending a lot of time in her favourite cardboard box. She chose this herself, in preference to the cat bed I actually bought for her. Of course.
Ozzie meanwhile, is determined to get through to the bedrooms, which are a cat-free zone in our house. He's become a bit obsessed with sitting by the door, wearing the same 'lost little cat' face he pulls when he wants to be fed.
...And that's all for now!
I love the markings!
), we've been trying out playing with both of them at once. It's not been an unqualified success, because their playstyles are so different. Today they were more interested in trying to convince me they needed their meal an hour early.
