Sunday night the kids were pretty content to being under the bed. We thought that we would leave the door to their sanctuary open to the entire house. However, early morning around 2 am, I thought I had heard a distant meow from downstairs. Slowly got out of bed and with my iPod to use as a flashlight, I looked into their basket bed. Only saw one face. In my mind I was thinking that the other kitty was downstairs. Went down to look and could not see any. Or hear. I came up to look under the bed again and caught site of the other in another place under the bed. All fine.
Shortly after returning, Oliver, whom was the one under the bed in the other area had hopped up. And flopped down on me. He had first got down on top of my arm. Then across my chest. Finally, he ended up on his back, legs stretched out on my arm. For a little, he used my arm as a pillow. There is where he sacked out until we woke up at 5. Then they were following us around waiting for their food. Though, Sadie is still unsure.
We were concerned about a lump on Oliver's right rear leg. There was a lump there that we noticed on Saturday. It was the size if the too of a pinky. Though, this morning it had doubled in size. Called the vet and got an appointment for in the evening. It turns out that this is a typical spot for getting shots. And sometimes, they just get a mild reaction that will go away. Though, if it is still there for a few months, then something should be done.
I failed to first mention that we had to do the towel thing to get Sadie into the carrier. My wife tried and got a pretty good scratch. I managed to get her in.
As with most purebred animals and depending how a contract is written, you may be required to take your new family member to the vet for a check up. Got the required blood test done and came up negative for both Sadie and Oliver. Will need to send the results to the cattery per contract request.
We got them home and fed them. A little wet food for a small reward for the visit. The vet did say that Oliver was the hardest to get the tests done. Cried and tried to scramble. Sadie was very good. Very surprising to us.
They also had gotten a small bandage on their leg. Kind of funny to see them walking and trying to shake this thing from their foot. Oliver was acting normal when he got out of the carrier. Sadie, slightly more skiddish since we got her in the bag using a towel. They both did get onto the bed at some point in the evening. However, I was not able to get close to Sadie to get her bandage off. Oliver, my wife did that with no issues.
Oh, since Sadie was a "captive" audience in her carrier, we managed to get her collar on with a bell. She doesn't like it. When it rings, she stops and steps back a little. She will get used to it. It is not to help us grab her. With the bell, we can hear where she is at. Both Oliver and Sadie has one that is a break away clasp.
No pictures this evening. They are still on the camera. Will post some tomorrow.
The kids are fine with the rest of the house open to them. They still prefer the bedroom to sack out in. And the guest bath where the second litter box is located for use. Still have the water next to my side of the bed. And feeding is done in the guest bath in the opposite side of the space from the litter box. Eventually, the water and food will be moved downstairs.
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