So, the kittens have been pretty much out of their room most of the day, lately. We let them out about mid-morning, put them up for an hour at lunchtime (otherwise, Rambo bugs us, begging for food. Which is our own fault, I know), and then put them up at 9 when we go to bed. It’s working out pretty well; for the most part, our cats have adjusted fairly well, though they don’t go out of their way to snuggle with the kittens, or even play all that much, but at least the kittens have each other to play with. They’ve learned that sometimes Mister Boogers will play with them, but that they’re better off leaving Miz Poo, Spanky, and Spot alone. Jodie did rub up against Miz Poo yesterday, and got a smack on the head for her troubles.
Jodie likes to disappear for long periods of time, just long enough to make us worry. I finally figured out where she’s been going – she climbs up into the recliner in the computer room to sleep. That way, no one will bother her, and she feels safe.
Too cute, these two.
Something disturbing happened on Thursday, though. Rambo likes to hang out on my desk and sleep on the cat bed there. I heard a loud noise Thursday afternoon and looked over to see him NURSING on the cat bed. It’s… quite honestly, it’s kind of gross, the loud smacking noises he makes.
I did some looking around online, and found that it’s a tendency that Siamese cats have, to nurse on wool. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it here, but it’s been my theory that Rambo’s got Siamese in him, because to me he looks a little Siamese. Also, he can be talkative, which is a Siamese trait as well. Or so I’ve heard.
Anyway, I found one page that said you should try to stop kittens from nursing on wool (there’s a theory, by the way, that the wool smells like the wet fur around a mother cat’s nipples) because if they ingest it, it could cause digestive problems. Another page said to let them do it, because it makes them happy and doesn’t hurt anything. Since I’d rather he not ingest wool, I moved the bed to our bedroom, and put a non-wool cat bed in it’s place, and things seem to be going okay. He found the wool cat bed and nursed on it briefly on Saturday, but there were places to go and people to see, so he didn’t do it for long.
It honestly wouldn’t bother me except he is SO LOUD when he does it. It’s awfully cute, though, how happy he gets, kneading and purring and smacking.
Rambo nurses on the cat bed, while Jodie looks on in disgust.
One minute they’re viciously attacked each other, the next they’re snuggling up to sleep. Crazy kittens.
Sleepy Jodie.
Put a towel on the floor, and it becomes the favorite sleeping place for the cats.
When you’re recovering from surgery, what do you need? The medicinal healing effects of cats, of course.