Come out! Come out!

We are half-siamese if you please...

But we don't mind you joining us this morning.

Toro got a little spooked when he saw our neighbour walking towards him and scrambled inside the house. The other 2 just sat on my mat and looked at him. I wonder what all of them were thinking at that moment!

How much is that cat in the window?

What's this?

Doesn't smell like anything I know...

It's my turn at the window....

Oh oh..what's this?

We are not for sale san!

Bujang and Ms Akira had a second look at the outside from their cat tree. I thought they would appreciate looking at where they had just been. I know they always enjoy their time on this cat tree when the windows and grills are open. Toro has not yet gotten the hang of things and so he just sat near the door grills.

Turtles? What are turtles?

Errr..what are they?

Ms Akira was very curious about the cloth turtles. She has been trying to paw at them from the window but it surprises me that she shows no interest in them when she is outside and could touch them more easily.

Aftermath

A family that cleans together...

stays together...
...THE END...
:)

Food for thought

The amigos had a quiet day today as it threatened to rain in the morning and then rained in the evening. So they didn't get to go along the corridor at all. When i came back from the bookstore, Bujang meowed but i told him the park would be wet and he didn't like the wet anyway! I bought a book on how to put your cat on a diet. It's called Fat Cat. I have to bring Bujang for his annual vaccination on the 23rd of Dec and am nervous at what the vet would say about his weight :O

But he is alert and played quite boisterously today until Toro and Akira got so fed up that they tried to wrest the toy from him. Of course Bujang being bigger gave them no chance but if they got the lure first, he would usually wait patiently for his turn. :) Toro has learnt to take turns already and so the kitties gave him some time with the toy. and would watch when he takes his turn at jumping at it.

I met the man who wanted to relocate SB when I came home from the store. he understood that I had to get SB to the vet before anything else although he told me I should not spend so much money on such a 'dirty' cat. Aiyoh! I always have to breathe deeply when I hear people call her a 'dirty' cat. I tried to tell him its because she may have mites and since she has been scratching, that was why tufts of hair are missing and she has some sores, already healed.

He told me that there are no caregivers at Jurong Fishery but the men would usually give the cats some of the catch and 'there are many cats'! So I told him that it is important to see the vet so at least she could be protected and would not get sick all by herself, if we have to relocate her. I wonder if its possible to neuter, give her an injection for mites and vaccinate her at the same time?

The man told me she was spayed but she has no clip ear. He said she was very fierce and would not allow herself to be mounted by the tomcats (I do not know from where these Toms appear). Surely THAT is no proof that she has been spayed. Its just that she knows how to take care of herself. At least that is what I think.

Wild Bunch on Sunday

I was glad I managed to feed the Wild Bunch yesterday as it began to rain soon after. I have seen that they get more hungry when it rains so I was quite pleased that all had quite a lot to eat. What pleased me more was that the kitties had been fed some time before by someone else.The size of their stomachs proved it. :)

After sitting with Fatboy, I went to clean up after SB and I was surprised that she did not finish her food. I had been feeding the bunch something new and although they liked some of them, I notice that they would not eat a lot of a particular kind of food.

I thought I should go recce the carpark to see if SB had been defecating there as the man said. It was Sunday and so no workers who would have cleaned the carpark. This meant that if indeed SB had been doing it, I would at least see some evidence and can sprinkle the crushed mothballs on them.

Unfortunately or fortunately as the case may be, I saw nothing on the staircases and none along the stretch of carpark on the 1st 3 levels apart from litter left by people. I also went to the last floor and there is nothing to be seen there also. I notice that the last few floors were very clean, probably because not many people park there.

So I decided to go around the 1st floor again to look between the cars and saw SB standing next to a black one. She is very smart as I nearly missed her. I asked her what she was up to and she meowed loudly and started to follow me. I told her to mind her own business but she sprinted to where I always feed her. So I guess she was still hungry. I fed her 2 packets of tuna. She didn't finish the food but came near me for a scritch. So she got a few on her head :) She is becoming quite affectionate.

Sleepy Sunday

Woah! Whose little paw is that under the pillow?

Ok. Its Ms Akira under the pillows and Bujang asleep on the bed.

I like the cold! Nothing like a pretty sink to complement my good looks.

The amigos spent some time in the bedroom resting in the am after breakfast. They like to muck about in bed with the aircon pn cos it was pretty warm this morning. Ms Akira of cos likes to be under the covers and pillows everyday. I sometimes wonder how she can take all that cloth and weight over her small frame!

Ist day out in the park

Sniff...sniff..whats this then?

Bujang was yelling inside the house this morning. So I told him I would bring him to the park at about 11 am, after breakfast etc. He wore his jacket and was very nervous in the carrier. I think its because it has been a very long time that we had not been downstairs, what with the haze and the rain and Hari Raya, not to mention my short Texas trip. He was very wary and sat back at the back of his carrier the whole way to the park. When we came to the park, he went out quite readily and then he just decided to stay within sight of his carrier.

Let's see what goes over there....

Maybe I will just rest here...where I can see my carrier..just in case...

Oh well..there is nothing over here either that I want to explore...what's that noise?

Maybe I will just stay inside where its safe....

And there he stayed for the whole time we were at the park- safe in the caccoon of his carrier. I think he doesn't remember what he can do in the park. He doesn't seem to remember that he even liked the ixora or even grass as the next 2 pictures show. At least he showed a great deal of interest in what goes on outside - from the inside of his carrier.

YIKES! Its soft and cold. Let me outta here!

This is more like it. Its cold and hard, like the corridor infront of my house.

I tried to encourage him to walk on the grass but he didn't like it. It reminded me of Toro and the way Toro panicked at grass. I think Bujang just needs some reminders of what grass feels like but I should go slow with this. It's like teaching him all over again.

Saturday morning stretch

Sunlight feels good...

Let's just sit and bask for a bit here...

Nothing like cleanliness to make me happy...

Yes...the tail too...don't you agree?

Clean...clean..clean..clean...

Time for a nap...

The amigos' Saturday morning is quiet and restful, spent grooming and sitting under the sun. They just rolled and sat under the bits of sun that came into the house. I hope the Wild Bunch is having a good Saturday too. :) I did not manage to get an appointment for Toro at the groomer's for today. Maybe he could go on Monday. The vet had sent a reminder for Akira's annual vaccination! Aiyoh...Ms Akira would not like it at all.

My Decision for SB

...ZZZZZzzzz...

After thinking about it for the whole day and reading the comments from mary and cat_aunty, I have decided to take cat_aunty's advice and not rush into things for SB. She is really a very sweet cat once she is not afraid. She ate quite a lot of food just now and her voice was suddenly mellower and less strident. She had a nice round belly. I tried to take a pic but of course it didn't turn out nice as all I can see is a round black blob thingee :)

I do not know why she is defecating in the carpark either as there is an abundance of grass around the carpark unless she has learnt to hide herself for fear of discovery or afraid of being hurt. There are only 4 cats around the carpark and blocks - the Wild Bunch and 3 of them I had seen doing the necessary on the grass. :(

I should be able to get her to the vet next week as I would be on a break by then. I would also need to book some lodging time for her to recuperate at the vet's as there is no way the amigos would like it if I bring her into the house. I don't think they can take SB in their fragile systems :)

If the man asks me again, I would have to ask him to get me a picture so I can be sure. I'm sure he would understand my reluctance and request...I hope.

Metamorphosis

Hmmm...I want to play...what should I do ...

Look pitiful...

Open my eyes a little bigger and look at her staright in the face....

Ok. Time to give it all. A little meow should do it...

No I didn't get up to get Da Bird for him but I did brush his fur out :) Whenever he sees his green brush, he would come up for a short burst of grooming, sometimes two or three times a day. I don't mind it and he enjoys it. His fur is growing longer and he is starting to look like a raccoon. Am going to the groomer with him on Saturday if I can get an appointment tomorrow.