Who's a good kitten? Who's a good kitten?

Arthur is doing excellently. He earned his free range privs shortly after I posted, though he wasn't 100% comfortable exploring the apartment by himself until today. He's a good box user but a messy eater. Good thing we bought the kitty placement. We are working on encouraging him to use his scratching post. He spent most of the last two days at my feet, or sitting halfway between N and me. Right now he is sitting against me on the couch washing his face. If one of us gets up he follows us around, partly out of curiousity but also I think partly out of clinginess. He wants lots of attention, which is okay because just now we are home a lot. It is great that he already is comfortable with us and doesn't feel the need to hide all day, but I hope he will soon realize that he is here to stay and if we leave we'll come back. Poor baby, without a home for so long.

He is also wearing his collar and tags now. I wanted him to get used to them as soon as possible. Especially since he's at a very quick age for dashing out doors. He's going to be entirely indoors, so I hope he never needs his tags, but safety first, and I think he looks dapper with his blue collar.

Meet Arthur

Here is our new guy! He's 6 months old, so he's past the tiny fluff-ball phase and is moving through the all-legs-and-ears phase. Look at the pretty swirl on his side! His beautiful eyes! His little white boots! How could anyone not want him?


That's not a rhetorical question. He is a Project Pet kitten, rescued, fostered, and given all his health care. They even microchipped him.

With my cat allergies, we had to be sure I'd be okay, so yesterday we went to see him at PetSmart, and made sure I got good and exposed. Poor kitty must have thought we were crazy rubbing our faces all over him. I got a little sniffly--enough to decide poor little Arthur isn't allowed on the bed (though I'm sure that rule isn't going to last long)--but otherwise was fine. Thank goodness when we arrived today no one had taken him yet.

He's really calm for a kitten and cuddly. We are restricting him to the hall/changing area/bathroom for right now until he's had time to get used to all the new stuff and demonstrate he can use the litter box.

Which means we spent most of the day in the hall snuggling with him. He really likes attention and to sit in our laps. Now he's pretty tired and is sleeping on a cozy pile of towels. He ate a ton of kitten chow and seems to enjoy his special kitty water fountain.

Tomorrow, if he doesn't seem frightened, we'll let him wander freely around the apartment.

Knitting, not so much. Thesis, still not done. But, I have a kitten!