post by: Gwen
Every holiday throughout the year brings an influx of boarders to Camp Kitty, which means some of our foster cats, like the Snack Pack and Lucas, get the boot from their cabins. Other camp staff members have taken the Snack Pack home over Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Well, Christmas and New Year’s was my turn to take home the remaining Snack Packers.
I have a toddler so two kittens couldn’t do much more damage to my Christmas tree or other holiday decorations.
Whatever this big green thing is that twinkles is I will finish it! Hmm…what is going into the wall?
Ooh, this tree skirt is soft.
When Toffee and Oreo first arrived they were nervous especially with a loud 3-ft-tall terror running around, a grumpy black cat and three dogs. They spent their first 24 hours in the safety of the guestroom.
Then Oreo’s curiosity got the best of him. He was ready to come out and explore.
Just hanging out on the toddler table.
He was the first one to come out amongst the dogs. He boldly walked through the cat opening of the pet gate into the living room and confidently hissed at any canine trying to get a good sniff of him. Over the course of the week he grew comfortable around the dogs and even tried to play with one of them. Toffee, on the other hand, was more suspicious of the canine set. She eventually became comfortable around them while they were calm. As soon as they got excited, she hissed and was gone back into the guestroom.
The resident feline, Birdie, was not as welcoming as the dogs. Oreo loves other cats. He must go to a home with another cat. When he encountered Birdie he tried to head bump her, but she would have none of it. Instead, Oreo got a swat to the head and a hiss. Birdie don’t play that! Birdie also let Toffee know that she doesn’t share when she caught Toffee lounging in her mango box.
Don’t get comfortable in that mango box Toffee.
Having Toffee and Oreo as my holiday guests gave me some insight into their personalities. Oreo is outgoing, confident, snuggly and very cat friendly. Toffee loves to be around and near people, but please don’t try to cuddle with her (she ain’t into that). She’s not a huge fan of dogs. She could probably live with an older, lazy dog, but never with an extremely active Jack Russell terrier puppy.
They returned to Camp Kitty shortly after the new year when their cabin was vacant. My Christmas tree survived. And with them at my house my son learned how to say “two cats.”
Nothing to see here. Not getting into mischief at all.
I’m just sitting on the table looking handsome.
Here’s hoping that 2015 will be the year Toffee and Oreo go to a forever home.
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