Homecoming

So this post is a bit belated, but Kevin is back home. We went over to Avalon to pick him up on May 30 after two weeks at the vet's. I was expecting a really large bill, but Dr. Denney treated us as well as he treated Kevin, so much so, that I feel the need to encourage people to support his clinic through the Catalina Island Humane Society. If you are moved to contribute to this cause, please do so. Kevin and the probably hundreds of other cats treated by Dr. Denney thank you.

So we took Kevin home and Thing1 wanted to take him out and play with him immediately, but I thought maybe we should let Happy get used to having another cat in the house, so we kept him in the carrier for a few minutes so they could sniff each other. There was a little bit of posturing, but no real unhappiness, so we let Kevin out. Those two cats jumped right on each other and started rolling around, biting and chewing and chasing, and they kept it up for at least 3 solid hours. Happy was so happy to have someone to chew on, and Kevin seemed glad to see her, too. Then they fell asleep in a little pile of cat.


So now Happy is no longer attacking our feet, hands, hair, etc, which is pleasant news. Although both cats have recently begun climbing our legs when we're sitting at the table (or sometimes just standing in the kitchen). This is slightly painful when we're wearing jeans, and downright diabolical when we're wearing shorts! They are also moving away from simple wrestling games to chasing games, which are fun to watch.

One other thing I've noticed is that even though two cats only eat twice as much food, the mess in the litter box seems to have quadrupled.

Ah, kittens.