August 17, 2021 We moved the cat family up to the spare bedroom, woot woot. It took us 3 hours…. Much longer than we had anticipated but it is done! It went flawlessly for the cats. Not so much for us. The crates were not as heavy as I thought, but our plan to lift … Read moreThe move is done – all cats accounted for in the new room!
August 16, 2021 Today the end of roll carpet arrived. We paid the delivery guy in cash. They had said, in the store, that it would be no problem to have him carry it upstairs. Well, write that off to fairly tales! “No way”, is what he said when I asked. No hesitation and an almost … Read moreNew carpet and new sounds
August 16, 2021 The carpet is coming tomorrow afternoon, so by Tuesday we will start trying to get Mitsy in the big carrier that she may or may not remember from outside, when we had it set up as a possible birthing shelter. And then move the feline family from the basement to the second … Read morePoop talk (2)
August 16, 2021 This morning all was well. I went downstairs to open the basement windows, and then saw that all food was gone. So I added new food and also moved one of the food bowls to a lower position and between two of Mitsy’s bowls, so the kittens can reach it. Mitsy misunderstood … Read moreTwo kittens start to eat solids!
August 14, 2021 Quiet morning, all feeding and litter refreshing actions went as planned. Wim played with the kittens while Mitsy was eating and checked to see if they wanted to eat, but got no takers. I went down 2 hours later to open the windows and I smelled poop. I looked in the litter … Read morePoop talk (1)
August 12, 2021 Today I worked on the preparations for new room some more. And I spent quite a bit of time with Mitsy and the kittens as well. Got some nice video and photographs of them playing and running around. I also managed to pet Mitsy on her back towards her tail. I think … Read morePetting Mitsy – again
August 11, 2021 Yesterday was incredibly busy. All of the last few days in fact, now that we have decided to repurpose the spare bedroom as a temporary cat palace. It will require quite a few adjustments. In the weekend, we went to Home Hardware to get all the components for our high shelf invention … Read moreThe Penthouse is installed
August 9, 2021 It is my birthday and Mitsy is not in a good mood since breakfast. When I go downstairs later ‘to say hi’, I first give Mitsy a treat with the extendible spoon. She is resting on the clean litter box and something in her eyes makes me think she wants to be … Read moreHappy birthday to me!
August 8, 2021 I have not written for awhile: things were very busy, but in a good way. We have made some nice break-throughs. Lots of touching and lifting and handling the kittens, with complete approval of Mitsy. Playing with Mitsy has now become a routine on most days. It depends on how busy the … Read morePlans for the future
August 6, 2021 Wim got caught out this morning. The whole family was in the Ensuite when he needed to get in for food and cleaning. Mitsy seemed to be in good place, so he did her food first. Then waiting until she was done, did the water from the other end, and then waited … Read moreWim got the paw…