Entering the Milky Way

(Aka a kitten update for all those interested.)

The young fool left the safety of under the bathtub to play in His Lordship’s toilet. While she was scrabbling around in there – it’s in a curtained alcove – I sneaked past and closed off the tub room. She was very pleased about this, as you can see. It’s comforting to know how much your kitten loves you.

Her Ladyship then took up residence in the litter box alcove. Still pretty gross, but a slight improvement on the post-apocalyptic dilapidation of her previous realm. At least we can see her!

Every time I pulled the curtain back, she’d hiss at me. I guess the feral cat insticts don't die easily, even if she's been off the streets for a couple of months. But she did let me stroke her and seemed to enjoy it, purring and rubbing her head on my hand and the litter box (great). Once or twice she even ventured into the hallway to claw the rug – rolled up and awaiting trashing – that His Lordship clawed to pieces and puked on when he first came. What is it about this rug that attracts the animosity of cats?

I left the bathroom door open during the night and she made it as far as the bedroom. I have a fuzzy memory of waking up with her on the bed sniffing my face, but that may have been a dream. I do distinctly remember waking up to go to the loo and her scampering out of the bedroom ahead of me.

This morning, I pulled back the alcove curtain and she was gone! Then I heard a hiss and saw her next to the toilet. She may still be living in the bathroom, but if she’s sleeping in plain sight, even for a while, I’d call that a pretty amazing improvement on her first day.