Lonely Layabout

We went out for a committee meeting tonight. I was worried about leaving Missi on her own for the first time since we brought her home.

I needn't have worried. Absence had made the heart grow fonder. When we arrived home she was purring loudly and rubbing around our legs. We had fed her before we left. She was eating from her bowl when we left her. I thought she would have finished before we got home.

Not much had been eaten in our absence not sure what she had been doing but her pink mouse was on the living room floor so I can only assume she had been playing with that in our absence.

So our first venture out since obtaining Missi has gone well.

Playful Puss

This playful little thing is our new arrival Missi. She is self motivated and will play with absolutely anything.

I got her a scratching post which she uses a lot (much better than scratching the furniture).

Missi moves very fast one minute we know where she is the next we have to look for her.

I wonder what that is hanging down if I tap it will it move? She grabs it and bites it, drops it and it moves again.

Don't worry she hasn't got her head stuck this is her favourite vantage point to play. If either of us walk underneath her she taps us on the head.

or tries to grab our hands if we go to touch her.

Missi

Missi doesn't need much fuss she prefers her own space. She has discovered the stairs and is more than happy to sleep there.

I think this means she is settled in her new home.

Meeting Missi

We have been extremely lucky with our new arrival. She is settling in really well.






























She is really active and moves very fast when she wants to.

We have a scratching post with a perch on top and a piece of rope underneath. It took her a while to find this and now she is happy playing with it.

I am so glad we decided to give time to our pet to help her settle in.

She is ignoring her own bed at present but we will wait and see what bedtime brings.

She has made it known she likes sitting on the stairs and poking her head through the bannisters she seems to smile at us.

It is nice to hear her purring.

Meet Missi

Finally we have got the cat home. She was pretty docile compared to other cats I have carried in a pet carrier.

I held the container on my lap and reassured her on the way home. She didn't need much reassuring bless her. When we got home we unloaded her bedding and took the pet carrier indoors. Having made sure the doors were firmly closed behind us we let her out. Initially she didn't leave the pet carrier and yet when I was undoing it she seemed really anxious to get out.

We let her wander around to explore her new surroundings. Her bed and blanket already had her scent as she has used them the last two days to sleep on. She wasn't stressed at all.

The bottom picture was taken within half an hour of her arrival. We have a very happy cat who is constantly purring.

We all fell asleep for a little while this afternoon. We had no plans to do anything other than settle Missi in. She certainly has done that I think by the time the month is up that we have to keep her in for she will be fighting to get out the door.

I think she will end up being the boss of the household.

She has been fed and has found her water bowl.

So the first afternoon has certainly been a pleasure having her here.

Best wishes to everyone.

It pays to shop around

I love bargain hunting for anything. With the prospect of our new arrival I certainly did some bargain hunting yesterday. The RSPCA do an adoption kit which includes litter tray, litter, scoop and food for the cost of £20. I hadn't thought this was too bad until we went shopping around. We managed to secure a cat litter tray, cat litter, scoop and litter freshner all under £5. I was unable to find the food that the cat is fed on at present so will stick with the food from the RSPCA for now and possibly change the cat's diet in the future.

So apart from the cat food we are prepared fully for our new arrival.

Good News

We received a telephone call today at 12 noon to inform us we will be the lucky new owners of the cat we have chosen.

We were asked to confirm the date and time we would like to collect our chosen pet. Saturday 12 noon.

So all the preparation has been worth it.