Cute Animal Thread

ranbalam said:
Thanks for the thoughtful and thorough reply. Sometimes I think that I am way overthinking this, then other times I worry because...well, I guess it's my nature to worry about animals. And I've never been through this...my wife had cats when we met so they were already fairly normal house cats when they moved in...although the female was tricky for awhile back then now that I think about it.


Now they do. We kept them in our office on the main floor for the first week, then gave them room to roam. They have taken residence under the guest bed upstairs and stay up there for large parts of the day.


They seem to eat overnight most of the time, so we leave a bowl of kibble, then treats in the morning or before bed, which are the two times they are most active. Wet food every once in awhile, but they don't seem to love it.


Just a little time here and there. We try to let them make up their stubborn minds, as far as when they want to hang out. The wand toys are perfect we noticed, because they can stay away cautiously but still play.

The laundry idea is a good one, or maybe a couch blanket, that was my wife's thought.

We noticed it's changing every couple of days. This morning Zyg was all around my wife's feet purring as she did morning stuff before work, and he acquiesced to some petting...other times we can tell he wants to come close but his instincts make them him pretty jumpy still. Both of them actually, because our house is old and noisy.

Speaking of noise...at some point I need to hop on my drum kit, haha...I don't want to terrorize them but that will be something they'll have to get used to. Luckily if they are on the top floor, it's a ways away from my kit in the basement studio.

Thanks again for this...I'll check those vids out too.
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How are things going?

I know you were concerned about not being able to play your drums yet. Have you try playing songs that are heavy on the drums to introduce other sounds? Or play short sessions while they’re in a different room?

The main things I’m curious about is them isolating themselves under the bed. Do they hide there to avoid you guys when either of you try to engage? I understand wanting to wait for them to want to be cuddly. But keep in mind if they can a true choice they would stay feral. So you’ll need to kindly test/push their boundaries. 😅
 
MsLoganHenney said:
How are things going?

I know you were concerned about not being able to play your drums yet. Have you try playing songs that are heavy on the drums to introduce other sounds? Or play short sessions while they’re in a different room?

The main things I’m curious about is them isolating themselves under the bed. Do they hide there to avoid you guys when either of you try to engage? I understand wanting to wait for them to want to be cuddly. But keep in mind if they can a true choice they would stay feral. So you’ll need to kindly test/push their boundaries. 😅
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Thanks for checking in. We are learning their patterns and timing, they seem to want to be upstairs from late morning to evening. They usually come down in the evenings for a few hours, and are definitely up at night playing and jumping up on our bed. So, they have settled in for the most part. They are still skittish to loud music, and even the ice maker or when one of us sneezes, but I remember my wife's previous cat was like that for years. They definitely engage now, the girl cat with me and the boy cat with my wife is how they lean for now.

As far as drums, I haven't played yet. I have had vocal and keyboard sessions and they stay hidden, but I haven't done solo drums or full band. Luckily I don't have a current need to play, but in a couple weeks I'll be tracking, so they'll have to get used to it soon. They will be two floors above me when I play, so that helps.

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I would like to introduce the Thundercat kittens!

Panthro aka Mr. Chunks aka Gordo. Food is definitely his love language with physical touch a close second. So it’s no surprise he’s the biggest kitten that loves to snuggle with a full belly. He needs to be fed first or his loud cries will set everyone else off.

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Snarf, who likes to scarf down her leche with a diva expression, and is pretty much Panthro’s twins in all ways but in color and gender. I think she will be a long-haired cat because she is very fluffy.

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Cheetara, is a sweet and sassy girl that LOVES to make biscuits on anything and everything. First to start purring after every meal and go into a food coma.

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Last but not least, are the twins WileyKit and WileyKat. Don't be deceived by WileyKit’s small size she has achieved a lot of milestones first. Which she is not shy about broadcasting with her big voice. WileyKat might be the runt of the litter, but that doesn't take away from his persistence and patience has he learns to master a good latch. He’s such a sweet and cuddly baby.

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