My new cats have settled in! [View all]
The other day I posted about the arrival at my home of two big gray cat brothers. They've made themselves at home and they are a delight. After a few days the universe told me their names: Chet and Dave. Maybe we were channeling Huntley and Brinkley, but the names work somehow. They are big boys, and when one of them (usually Chet) decides to occupy my lap I can't do much but pet him. He allows me (invites me) to rub his belly without doing the Venus Cat Trap thing. The vet records that came with them say they are overweight and their diets need to be controlled, but so far they don't seem to be intensely food-motivated like some cats I have known. I did find one of them counter-surfing the other day but I learned a long time ago that I can't leave food out. I even have a covered butter dish, which I purchased years ago after finding tongue prints in the butter. Right now they are sitting at a window sill watching the birds on the feeder outside. Having cats in the house again definitely makes the world suck a little less.
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