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It’s Caturday, which means it’s time to kick back. Beau has discovered a new, high-tech toy: the iPad. It’s going to become part of the daily “wear Beau out” project.
Beau: Sorry, Pierre, this is mine now. Get your own iPad!
We hope you have lots of fun and games on your Caturday, too!
Beau: O, hai! I’m the new kid in the house.
The other cats here are all pretty nice. Sure, they laughed at me when I got stuck in the closet and didn’t know how to open the door the way they do. But you should see the toys! They’re everywhere! There are even foam balls I can carry and meow at the same time. Those are my favorite.
And the cat tree is great. Being on the top of the cat tree is the best place in the whole house, and I can look down at the other cats and tell them that I am King of the Cat Tree.
Newton: Do you think it’s too late to return him and get the deposit back?
Pierre: I asked that when you showed up. It doesn’t work that way.
Newton: I guess we’d better keep sharing the cat tree, then.
Beau: See? These guys are all right!
Thank you all for your warm welcome to Beau yesterday! There has been more than a little bit of hissing and growling, but there has also been an encouraging amount of peace already, considering Beau arrived so recently. In this photo, Ashton naps on the bottom rung of the cat tree, about two feet from Beau, who just finished bathing.
In general, Pierre hisses at Beau, and Beau growls at everybody else. He seems to be most accepting of Newton, who is the most persistently curious and least likely to hiss or act aggressive.
Beau loves to snuggle and burrow, which is really cute at bedtime. The biggest problem right now is that he came from a free-feeding environment and isn’t getting the idea that he needs to eat at meals very quickly, but we know he can figure it out.
Layla from Cat Wisdom 101 asked about how we managed introductions. We actually did it the totally non-approved way. Beau came out of his carrier and met a curious Newton, then Pierre came in to give his two cents, then Ashton wandered in later. We are prepared to separate him and do more gradual introductions if necessary, but he is an extremely social cat and cries if separated from humans by a door. So it wouldn’t be preferable to do that, if we don’t have to.
We’ll keep you posted about Beau’s progress as he settles into the household. We have lots of other posts in the queue already, since we are preparing for the head peep to be away in November, so if you see less of him than you expect, it isn’t because the peeps love him any less. It’s just because they have a lot more photos of the rest of us right now!
The head peep always said her next cat would be special needs. But she really missed having a black cat, and black cats are hard enough to find homes for that she felt like it was time. As it happens, two of the cats who were being fostered with Purrchance to Dream were black cats. It looked like there was a match with Beau!
Beau: Where are we going? Is it my new forever home?
Newton: It’s the PTU! Wait a minute…
Pierre: Whoa, what’s going on out here?
Newton: Who are you?
Beau: Who am I? Who are YOU?
Newton and Pierre: Hmmmmm….
Beau: Didn’t anyone ever tell you that it’s not polite to stare?
Ashton: What’s all the noise out here?
Ashton: HOLY CAT! That’s not cool!
Beau: What do you mean? I’m a very cool cat.
Beau has settled in remarkably well, and he is already enjoying the programming on the big Cat TV.
We’re excited to have him in our family, and we’re so grateful to The Way Home rescue organization for taking in Beau and raising him to be such a well-adjusted young mancat.
