Hi there, kitty chaos!
You know this, it makes me just realise how small and how poorly wee Indie really was. These guys are twice her size with more than double the energy. They are completely bonkers!
We still haven't picked names yet because we can't agree, I want Scottish and my OH doesn't (she's English!), well come on, Dora??! Let's just say I'm not a girly girl and I won't be shouting that out the back door!!
Anyway, you won't believe the story. I was sitting moping because my tortie kittens had fallen through and I went onto Purrs. I noticed that I had a message from Nicola. She was basically sympathising with me and saying if there's nothing in the rescue then it might be worth trying private litters because in the end they need a home too. She'd been on gumtree and had seen a litter ready to go in Nairn, is that anywhere near you!
Well I'm straight onto Gumtree, phone the man and in the car all within quarter of an hour! My OH going ape because there's 50 mile an hour winds, it's pouring with rain and pitch dark, we haven't a clue where we're going and she has to get back for her work in roughly the turnaround time! Thank goodness for Satnav, but the weather was atrocious. So we get to this country cottage and it seems like there's dozens of cats at the back door, there were probably about ten! There were three ginger tabbies of varying stripes, all toms and one ticked tabby girl who I just fell in love with! So we took the most stripey ginger Tom and the tabby girl.
Because we left at short notice we couldn't get our cat carrier from our lockup so brought a cardboard box and a fleece blanket.....fail. Two little kittens sat with their heads sticking up watching all the car lights!
We have decided to keep them in our bedroom and bathroom for a couple of nights just to settle in and yes as I write this lying on our bed, one is sitting upright on my shoulder and ginger tom is curled up against my tum. I have never heard purring like it, it's like purring in stereo!
So all good and chuffed with our new kitties, but as I was saying to Dave, we only really have one problem that's stressing me. The dogs. We have a big crate for the kitties at night and thank goodness they were investigating it at the time, because in shoots our Jack russell, who was fine with Indie, but goes up growling at the bars, the kitties went into vicious ninja mode and were obviously terrified. Then bounding at the rear came Staffa the clown lab barking at he didn't know what and ofcourse when he saw the hissing kittens, he took to his heels and ran away. Mayhem.
Aw my babies are both curled up under my chin. You were so right to get two Nic, they have played and chased all day, it has been so hilarious to watch. They are going for a vet check/jags on Monday so we will need to discuss one getting neutered, is it usually the boy? This can stop them spraying can't it?
So much to learn. Right better away and get that baby name book out. My kittens, my decision, I say!
