Show us your pets!

[7rider]

Ee-gads. I've entered the kitty world. After 18 years of vegan pets, we now have carnivores in the house (other than us), complete with their sharp little teeth, crazy wrestling, and (pew!) stinky poops!

This past Monday, DH and I brought home two kittens from BIL/SIL's house up in NY. They had taken in a feral cat, who had 4 kittens in their den. We took 2. Still not 100% sure of the genders - we think the black is male and the grey is female, but I'm wondering if we got that backwards or if they're both female. A trip to the vet is in the plans but we're letting them settle in for now - which they seem to be doing with gusto. After one evening of hiding behind the dining room hutch (the room has been converted into kitty kindergarten for the time being, and they've adopted the back of the hutch as their favorite hidey-spot, much to our chagrin), they have become more bold and less skittish. Our neighbor's minivan with the loud muffler still startles them, but they are bolting less frequently to our walking around.

Tentative names are: black one = Paris (as in the Trojan prince), and the grey one is Zoe. They are really enjoying their jungle gym. They learned how to get on top of it last night - and constantly battle for the high ground in their ongoing wrestling matches.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Congratulations on your new babies !

[lph]

oh oh oh - kittens are the best entertainment ever! Enjoy kittenhood, I'm jealous

[Norse]

Those kittens are very lucky 7rider. Enjoy!

[Catrin]

Enjoy having the kittens! They can get a little frustrating, especially if they don't have a playmate, but they are loads of fun Thanks for sharing!

[TsPoet]

Silly photo:

I love the photo of Goliath, and this one of Paisley. What a couple of beauties.
I just want to pet them both.

[sundial]

Me too!!

[TsPoet]

Poor Tari is 9 month old. She is (supposed to be) a show dog. She lives with me, and has had a tough time of it! Her latest oops involved chasing my shiba-x through a barbed wire fence. Tari lost and has had to have surgery to repair her rear leg and wear a "no bite" collar for the last 2.5 weeks. I took it off her last night... Revenge is sweet!

[VeganBikeChick]

This is Laverne & Shirley. Laverne on the back of the chair, asserting her place in the hierarchy

[spokewench]

This is Laverne & Shirley. Laverne on the back of the chair, asserting her place in the hierarchy

Those are definitely indoor cats what nice white and fluffy hair - I just want to reach out and pet them!

[sundial]

Her latest oops involved chasing my shiba-x through a barbed wire fence.

Aww, poor baby!

[nancielle]

Poor Tari is 9 month old. She is (supposed to be) a show dog. She lives with me, and has had a tough time of it! Her latest oops involved chasing my shiba-x through a barbed wire fence. Tari lost and has had to have surgery to repair her rear leg and wear a "no bite" collar for the last 2.5 weeks. I took it off her last night... Revenge is sweet!

Aw, poor thing (so cute!) I think her oops qualifies her for the "bad ideas" thread. Was the shiba-x hurt as well? One of my sisters has a shiba. He behaves very much like a cat.

[TsPoet]

Aw, poor thing (so cute!) I think her oops qualifies her for the "bad ideas" thread. Was the shiba-x hurt as well? One of my sisters has a shiba. He behaves very much like a cat.

Yes, my Shiba-x, Finn, is an interesting character, independent, smart, demanding, extremely affectionate *on her terms*.
She has been running through this fence for years, no harm at all. I guess the thicker skin and thick, shortish, shiba fur protects her.
Tari got her stitches out yesterday, the vet was very happy with the state of her wound healing. But, I'm supposed to be keeping her quiet and wearing the E collar for a few more days.