Kitty Update

Several of you have asked how the kitties are adjusting. Both Lucy and Cloudy have lived in 7 different households over the last 12 months including a month stay with Carmen & Dave, 2 months at a cat sitter and 3 kitties in Rhode Island and 2 weeks with a set of weirdo cat sitters in Las Vegas. This doesn't include the 2 one week cross country trips they spent in the car and the 9 different hotel rooms we carted them in and out of.

Now they have a new climate to adapt to and a new household lacking all of their usual squishy comforts (couches, chairs, beds, etc). Since we have a fully 6 foot fenced backyard we have decided to allow them to be outside while we are home. It's amazing to watch these 7 year old kitties experience a whole new world for the first time. They were very suspicious of the grass for about a week, they would only walk on the cemented portions of the backyard, now they trot through it carefully with exageratted high steps as if it were cold snow. We've seen Cloudy move at speeds we were not aware she could reach, often while working in the house they will bolt into the house like a bat out of hell and bury themselves beneath their stuffed elephant (see photo of Lucy) or the blankets of our makeshift bed. We're sure they're spooked something truley scary like a gust of wind, a barking dog or our neighbor's loud diesel truck :)

While the empty house serves up various discomforts it also has proved to be an endless playground, the cats are jumping in and out of the cabinets, often sleep inside the rolls of the carpet out in the garage and find random things to snuggle with like this grouting sponge or a roll of paper towels.

We found a sizable growth on Lucy's leg the other day and need to bring her into the vet to have it lopped off. Hopefully it isn't cancerous, this poor diabetic kitty has already had a tough life. Keep your fingers crossed!