I got rewarded tonight!

I got rewarded tonight!

Just a little while ago, I went outside, just to see where the ferals
might be. OtherKitty was approaching me and rubbing against the porch
post as she did. I reached down, and she head-butted my hand, then let
me give her a "full cat" stroke (head, neck, back, tail) without
flinching. Then she backed off.

At a couple of points, she went back to Sugar Kitten, and sort of
pushing and leading him towards me, as if trying to show him I'm nice,
or trying to put Sugar Kitten into my care. Sugar Kitten is still way
too skittish to come directly to me.

I also took out the feather onna stick and the laser pointer. The stick
scared them, but if I laid it on the ground, OtherKitty grabbed the
catnip ball on the stick, and tried to run off with it. The elastic
didn't cooperate, though, and stole the catnip ball back.

The real hit was the laser pointer. Sugar Kitten was all over the lawn
chasing it, even came a few inches from me at one point. Even OtherKitty
joined in a couple of times, although I think she gave Sugar Kitten a
few cuffs and some words to tone it down and not get captured. (darn
it!)

On the sad side, we may have lost Pilot. I haven't seen her for a few
days, so I'm quite worried about her. The fact that she only has one eye
tells me she's likely a fighter. Crossing my fingers that she's just
hiding or something.


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark

On 11/27/2014 1:33 AM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article ,
Mark Edwards wrote:
I got rewarded tonight!

Just a little while ago, I went outside, just to see where the ferals
might be. OtherKitty was approaching me and rubbing against the porch
post as she did. I reached down, and she head-butted my hand, then let
me give her a "full cat" stroke (head, neck, back, tail) without
flinching. Then she backed off.

At a couple of points, she went back to Sugar Kitten, and sort of
pushing and leading him towards me, as if trying to show him I'm nice,
or trying to put Sugar Kitten into my care. Sugar Kitten is still way
too skittish to come directly to me.

I also took out the feather onna stick and the laser pointer. The stick
scared them, but if I laid it on the ground, OtherKitty grabbed the
catnip ball on the stick, and tried to run off with it. The elastic
didn't cooperate, though, and stole the catnip ball back.

The real hit was the laser pointer. Sugar Kitten was all over the lawn
chasing it, even came a few inches from me at one point. Even OtherKitty
joined in a couple of times, although I think she gave Sugar Kitten a
few cuffs and some words to tone it down and not get captured. (darn
it!)

On the sad side, we may have lost Pilot. I haven't seen her for a few
days, so I'm quite worried about her. The fact that she only has one eye
tells me she's likely a fighter. Crossing my fingers that she's just
hiding or something.


Hugs and Purrs,
Mark

How lovely.

Otherkitty knows that you're a good guy otherwise she wouldn't be showing
Sugar Kitty it was ok to be petted by you. She also knows that you would
take care of Sugar Kitty.

Purrs that Pilot is ok and turns up soon.

Judith

Ditto. I think it's wonderful the two were playing a bit. And I do
hope Pilot turns up unscathed.

Jill