So we have a little visitor right now: James and Catherine's Bea Bea (age one year). While they job hunt and until they get settled, they decided that maybe leaving her with us might be a good idea. We first got her in Greenfield, IN, the Sunday before the wedding. They had to go to Ohio and it seemed easier, on them and on Bea Bea to bring her to us sooner rather than later. She travels well, and slept in her carried the whole way back to Fort Wayne, although J&C tell us that she is happy to sit on the seat as well. Our Mehitabel (age 7) and Mercedes (age 8) yowel like we are skinning them if we even take them outside.
Bea's been to our house before, so we showed her food and the litter box and let her go. She cased the house over the next day, getting comfortable, btu was very happy when "the kids" arrived. Lots of upheaval followed as we got ready for the wedding, left, and then returned, but then we had visitors, so all three kitties were skittish.
We have tried to give Bea Bea her space while she adapted. Well, she will TAKE her space most vigorously if we don't! She's discovered several spaces that are "hers," like beside the cabinet in the dining room, and she LOVED to be up on the counters. She wanders behind the small appliances and up on the kitchen sink windowsill. She's started playing with Mercedes, running back and forth through the house, but sometimes when she wants to play, Mercedes just looks at her. Bea Bea's careful to stay away from Mercedes's "places" like the blue chair and our bed. Mehitabel, our extremely shy kitty, has not been around often. Bea Bea tries. We've heard a bit of hissing and Bea Bea's chased Mehitabel under a bed. My hope is that Bea may help Mehitabel play more. But my belief is that Mehitabel just wants to be left alone.
But now we see what Catherine and James about Bea being so loving. When we come home, she jumps on the table or up on the counter to greet us and rub faces, a cat's way of claiming and marking us. She's great and lots of fun, but we remember that we are only caring for her, and that soon she will be back with James and Catherine. We will have fun with her while we can, but we know that she really wants her parents back!
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We have Bartle (dog) and Cleo (cat), and at one point, Tigger (cat). Tigger was a kitten and loved to play. He was always trying to entice Cleo who would repeatedly hiss and fight him, but Tigger and Bartle loved each other. They would lay together and run around playing, it was so sweet.
When we gave him away to my nephew, it broke my heart. Every time I see him, he still comes and plays as if he remembers me from before.
You have to love the love of animals.
Yea... Mommy wasn't such a good disciplinarian about Bea Bea getting on counters (but at that other apartment, there wasn't a lot of counter space anyway).
I think she is so loving because of the college residence hall atmosphere she was brought up in. She is very socialized and loves to play!
We miss Bea Bea!
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