Thanks for the love

First of all, thanks to all the kind kitties and their "beans" for posting lovely and helpful comments on the blog.




We have gotten Lyra to calm down a bit, first with a bit of mashed Sardines when we had our weekend fry up and then by adding food to their bowl around the time we eat. Sometimes they are very interested in our food and sometimes they barely take notice. I think it depends on what we eat. Chicken Pasta Pesto with Broccolli had very little interest and only mild curiousity from Caesar. Whereas Chicken and Mushroom Risotto was very snifferific.





Lyra doesn't cry quite so much during dinner anymore and although she will show interest in the food on try to get to it, she isn't climbing me or Bryan and scratching us a new hide.





Now it seems to take longer for them to realise that there is people food about once they've been munching on their own stuff.





She definitely let me know she was hungry last night when I got home as the bowl was pretty much empty. They are certainly eating more. I've been reading about feeding them a lot lately and I do want to switch them onto wet food eventually but I'm not sure what age would be a good time. At the moment it is advised to feed them quite frequently and as we are out all day we fill the bowl when its empty so they always have food. Supposedly at 3mos they can start eating a bit less but I think we'll still have to fill the bowl in the morning and then let it run down. Obviously, dry food is optimal for this sort of feeding as it won't dry out or congeal which I know puts kitties off. Plus having stale or rotting food lying around isn't very hygenic for them.





Caesar lay on me last night. Sometimes I worry that he is being anti-social with us. He plays with Lyra constantly but then doesn't demand attention from us like she does. He will come up to me in the morning and stand in front of me for a little pet, or when I come home. Last night he did the thing where he sits over me on the couch when she's on my chest and he'll let me pet him. First he lays down and sleeps and I pet him above me then slowly he'll inch his way forward until he's practically lying on my face. Then he'll suddenly wake up and decide that I would be more comfortable and finds the most inconvenient spot, usually right ontop of my arm so I can't move it. Then he'll sleep for a while and purr. If something disturbs him though he'll get up immediately and go away. Usually if he hears Bryan coming from the other room or thinks Bryan is getting food ready.





I feel like he is testing me before he thinks its ok to lie on me like she does.





They are quite funny and they teach other things. Lyra has learned the proper way to pounce on her mouse from watching Caesar. Bryan thinks he's teaching her to wrestle. He's learned to purr from her doing it constantly and also to meow when he wants attention. Unfortunately his meow is often silent or only a squeak so you miss it if you are not careful.





They love the tiny mice, the black one and the white one. I want to find some more like that as they often lose one or the other and then fight over the one that is left. They had a big furr mouse as well but they managed to pull the tail off and are never really that interested in it. I think the tiny ones are easier for them to subdue and threaten to eat. Amazingly they haven't pulled their tales off yet.





They also really adore the hanging mouse from the tree Bryan bought them and the bead filled furry ball inside the tree that I bought them. The two mice have rattles as well. I think they dig the sound.





Lyra played handball with me in the hallway. I discovered if I rolled the ball so it bounced off something she would then bat it back and try and keep it going.





One of the cats in the Tuxedo Gang Hideout, Adan, got a kitty kimono the other day and I really liked it. I would love to get some for Lyra and Caesar. Bryan doesn't like the idea of dressing them up, but I think every once in a while it will be real fun. Especially as I've decided that Thanksgiving is their birthday and they will dress as little indians :) come on how cute will that be???