Anakin has now been neutered and gotten all of his shots and been microchipped, and it seems like he will be getting adopted tomorrow! After lengthy talks with his prospective forever mom, I am very encouraged that Anakin will be going to the perfect home where his needs will be understood. :)
Yay Anakin!!!
Friday, April 13, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Available for adoption & the funniest thing I've ever seen
So I had just cleaned the kitty litter and Ani and Paddy were both in the room watching me. As soon as I finish they both jump in the litter to dirty it up again. Paddy goes first and, for whatever reason, she always grips the lip of the litter box and stands while she does her business. I've gotten used to this unusual practice.
Ani respectfully let her finish and leap out of the litter before getting ready to take care of his business. But he must be taking after Paddy because he tried to grip the lip of the litter box too, except that he was facing the corner that the litter box sits in and couldn't quite grab it. So he simply pooped while doing what I call "The Gopher".
It was the funniest thing I have ever seen! I only wish I had my phone on me so I could have snapped a photo! Anyway, I just thought I'd share.
Anakin is also available for adoption now. His fee is $50 and we are taking applications on him. He is still not 100% socialized but I feel that he is at the point where he would be able to transition into his forever home. He will bond with the humans who work with him and those should be his forever parents. Otherwise it may be too difficult for him to leave us.
He has really been doing great lately overall. He still doesn't like being approached quickly or petted, but he will tolerate being stroked on his back while he is eating. I would like to require that he go to a home with other cats. He feels much more comfortable with other cats around. Paddy really does have a calming effect on him. If you don't have any other cats, Paddy is also up for adoption (for the normal fee of $125) and is the sweetest cat you'll ever meet. She can give you all the companionship you need while Ani serves as a playmate for her and something super cute for you to look at and play with. lol Ani will make a great companion to other cats, especially other kittens since he loves to play so much. Paddy has taught him better cat social skills so he doesn't play as rough as he used to. He's also gotten better at reading other cats' body language through interacting with Paddy. Whoever adopts Ani will be getting a small supply of kitten food (wet and dry) and the chicken and gravy baby food. You can also do a foster-to-adopt where you can see how he does in your home for up to 2 weeks before we will process your payment. :)
If you think you might be interested in meeting Ani, contact me at tmuelle7@slu.edu .
Ani respectfully let her finish and leap out of the litter before getting ready to take care of his business. But he must be taking after Paddy because he tried to grip the lip of the litter box too, except that he was facing the corner that the litter box sits in and couldn't quite grab it. So he simply pooped while doing what I call "The Gopher".
Anakin is also available for adoption now. His fee is $50 and we are taking applications on him. He is still not 100% socialized but I feel that he is at the point where he would be able to transition into his forever home. He will bond with the humans who work with him and those should be his forever parents. Otherwise it may be too difficult for him to leave us.
He has really been doing great lately overall. He still doesn't like being approached quickly or petted, but he will tolerate being stroked on his back while he is eating. I would like to require that he go to a home with other cats. He feels much more comfortable with other cats around. Paddy really does have a calming effect on him. If you don't have any other cats, Paddy is also up for adoption (for the normal fee of $125) and is the sweetest cat you'll ever meet. She can give you all the companionship you need while Ani serves as a playmate for her and something super cute for you to look at and play with. lol Ani will make a great companion to other cats, especially other kittens since he loves to play so much. Paddy has taught him better cat social skills so he doesn't play as rough as he used to. He's also gotten better at reading other cats' body language through interacting with Paddy. Whoever adopts Ani will be getting a small supply of kitten food (wet and dry) and the chicken and gravy baby food. You can also do a foster-to-adopt where you can see how he does in your home for up to 2 weeks before we will process your payment. :)
If you think you might be interested in meeting Ani, contact me at tmuelle7@slu.edu .
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Pictures and video at last!
Not a whole lot new with Ani, but we have now let him loose in the house! He is happily exploring and running around with Paddy. He's even starting to get on the counters and tables like a normal curious and obnoxious kitten. :)
And now, updated photos and videos!!!
And now, updated photos and videos!!!
Ani being held by Adel after getting a booster shot!
Ani and Paddy eating together on my lap!
Ani playing!
Ani and Paddy playing!
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
New Friend & Escape Attempt!
My apologies for not posting any pictures or videos this post either but they will be forthcoming once my homework lets up a bit! But there is new news about Ani!
Padme ("Paddy") is feeling mostly better and, being the curious girl she is, she took it upon herself to come into Ani's room and introduce herself. Ani was in love the moment he saw her! As we'd hoped, he began mewing, mrring, and making all sorts of other cute kitty noises. (He still hisses at us sometimes but at least his vocabulary has been expanded!)
We let Paddy visit a few times a day, whenever we go in there with him. We want Ani to associate anything enjoyable with us, haha.
Unfortunately, the only way Ani knows how to play is somewhat aggressively. He likes to pounce, stalk, swat at Paddy's face or bite her tail. Luckily, she is very laid back and will growl or hiss at him in warning, only smacking him back when she feels she needs to defend herself. At one point she play-pounced him when his back was turned and he FREAKED OUT and spat, hissed, then ran away. haha Looks like he can't take what he dishes out. I don't think they're going to be cuddle buddies, but perhaps Ani will learn how to play nicely one of these days.
But Ani really does like Paddy. Tonight, when she left the room, he followed her out! Which caused a slight panic since we don't want him wandering around the house until we can handle him safely. We don't want him climbing under or inside furniture or someplace where we can't reach him. He was quite panicked himself once he realized he was in unfamiliar territory. Luckily we were able to escort him back into his room without incident. But this was a big step for Ani since previously, he's shown absolutely no interest whatsoever of leaving his room since the outside world is scary. The fact that he is becoming braver is a good sign, I think. I am hopeful that if he is less fearful of his surroundings (and the people in it), he will be more accepting of being petted and perhaps one day held.
Speaking of holding, we are going to attempt it tomorrow night. Hopefully I will have time to post the videos and photos soon and give more updates! Thanks for reading!
Padme ("Paddy") is feeling mostly better and, being the curious girl she is, she took it upon herself to come into Ani's room and introduce herself. Ani was in love the moment he saw her! As we'd hoped, he began mewing, mrring, and making all sorts of other cute kitty noises. (He still hisses at us sometimes but at least his vocabulary has been expanded!)
We let Paddy visit a few times a day, whenever we go in there with him. We want Ani to associate anything enjoyable with us, haha.
Unfortunately, the only way Ani knows how to play is somewhat aggressively. He likes to pounce, stalk, swat at Paddy's face or bite her tail. Luckily, she is very laid back and will growl or hiss at him in warning, only smacking him back when she feels she needs to defend herself. At one point she play-pounced him when his back was turned and he FREAKED OUT and spat, hissed, then ran away. haha Looks like he can't take what he dishes out. I don't think they're going to be cuddle buddies, but perhaps Ani will learn how to play nicely one of these days.
But Ani really does like Paddy. Tonight, when she left the room, he followed her out! Which caused a slight panic since we don't want him wandering around the house until we can handle him safely. We don't want him climbing under or inside furniture or someplace where we can't reach him. He was quite panicked himself once he realized he was in unfamiliar territory. Luckily we were able to escort him back into his room without incident. But this was a big step for Ani since previously, he's shown absolutely no interest whatsoever of leaving his room since the outside world is scary. The fact that he is becoming braver is a good sign, I think. I am hopeful that if he is less fearful of his surroundings (and the people in it), he will be more accepting of being petted and perhaps one day held.
Speaking of holding, we are going to attempt it tomorrow night. Hopefully I will have time to post the videos and photos soon and give more updates! Thanks for reading!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Padme
We were able to foster a super sweet orange and white tabby female, 5-6 months old in the hopes that she could help us with Anakin. We have named her Padme. Unfortunately she has a cold so we can't introduce them right away, but we have high hopes that she will be perfect for him. She still likes to play a little, but more than anything she just wants love, affection, and to cuddle! If she can help us teach Anakin that these aren't scary things and are, in fact, enjoyable, he will be a completely social kitty!
For those who don't get the name references, we are Star Wars nerds. Anakin Skywalker is the boy/man who turns into Darth Vader. It is our goal that Anakin turn "good" and not stay on the path to the dark side. Padme is the queen that Anakin meets as a boy and falls in love with, producing Luke and Princess Leia Skywalker. :) Our two cranky Siamese kitties are named Luke and Leia. haha
I plan to post video and pictures within the next few days. If Padme gets better soon, I can introduce them! Can't wait for that.
For those who don't get the name references, we are Star Wars nerds. Anakin Skywalker is the boy/man who turns into Darth Vader. It is our goal that Anakin turn "good" and not stay on the path to the dark side. Padme is the queen that Anakin meets as a boy and falls in love with, producing Luke and Princess Leia Skywalker. :) Our two cranky Siamese kitties are named Luke and Leia. haha
I plan to post video and pictures within the next few days. If Padme gets better soon, I can introduce them! Can't wait for that.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
New room for Anakin!
Anakin has been upgraded to our Cat Room from the spare bedroom. And he LOVES it! Especially the super tall cat tower. He is going to be a climber!
He has also taken to play-attacking feet. While this is one of the more annoying things I feel kittens do, it is a GREAT sign for Anakin. It shows that he is finally starting to warm up a little bit to us humans and not be afraid.
Anakin now also eats all of his meals on our laps. We sit on the floor and he will come to us right away once he smells the food and hops right up. Petting is going a tiny bit better but he still won't allow it without a food motivator.
We are also looking into getting him another foster kitten to play and socialize with. Our older grumpy cats don't want to play with him--or have anything to do with him, really. haha But he really wants to play with another kitty and I think this might help encourage him to be more social with humans if he sees that nothing bad happens when his friend is being petted or held. Who knows, maybe the other kitty could help expand his vocabulary to consist or more than just "hiss", "growl", and "spit". "Meow" and "Purr" would be nice once in a while. haha
Will post more pics and video soon! Thanks for checking up on Anakin!
He has also taken to play-attacking feet. While this is one of the more annoying things I feel kittens do, it is a GREAT sign for Anakin. It shows that he is finally starting to warm up a little bit to us humans and not be afraid.
Anakin now also eats all of his meals on our laps. We sit on the floor and he will come to us right away once he smells the food and hops right up. Petting is going a tiny bit better but he still won't allow it without a food motivator.
We are also looking into getting him another foster kitten to play and socialize with. Our older grumpy cats don't want to play with him--or have anything to do with him, really. haha But he really wants to play with another kitty and I think this might help encourage him to be more social with humans if he sees that nothing bad happens when his friend is being petted or held. Who knows, maybe the other kitty could help expand his vocabulary to consist or more than just "hiss", "growl", and "spit". "Meow" and "Purr" would be nice once in a while. haha
Will post more pics and video soon! Thanks for checking up on Anakin!
Friday, March 16, 2012
Videos!
As promised, here are some new videos of Anakin. In the first two he is playing, the last one (though dark) shows some of Anakin's amazing progress! He jumped up on the bed and started licking his foster mom's pants (shown in vid), walking on her, and even tapping her elbow with his paw in order to get her attention so she would feed him.
We have also started the very beginning phase of picking him up, with his placing a hand under his belly (while he's distracted with food, of course). So far, he's okay with it although he does growl if you try to lift up a little. Our goal now is to get to where we can pick him up a few inches from the ground without him throwing a hissy fit.
Until next time, enjoy the vids!
We have also started the very beginning phase of picking him up, with his placing a hand under his belly (while he's distracted with food, of course). So far, he's okay with it although he does growl if you try to lift up a little. Our goal now is to get to where we can pick him up a few inches from the ground without him throwing a hissy fit.
Until next time, enjoy the vids!
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