Getting Settled

We moved house in December.

I was worried about the cats settling into the new house as it is half the size of the other house but they are okay.

One problem is that this is a single story house, which means that the night zoomies are outside my door almost every night!

Toast watching the world through the window

Fred and Alfie checking out the tatami room

Alfie sleeping in the sun

I keep my cats inside. Where we lived before there were too many busy roads, where we have moved to is really countryside.  At the moment it's okay outside but once spring starts we get a lot of wild animals in this area.  I've heard that there are wild hogs and sometimes monkeys come down from the mountain. I don't know if my cats are up to dealing with them!

Sam on my sofa

I had to buy a second hand sofa! I don't get to use it that often!  

Alan and Steve on my sofa

Sam and Fluffy

I should move them but they look so comfortable. I guess I can sit on the floor!

From Kittens To Cats

 All baby animals are cute. My theory is that they are cute so they can get away with anything!

All of our kittens were really cute. Even the ones that were a bit weird when they were born!

They have grown in to beautiful cats but they are terrors!

When my kids were little i never bothered with ornaments or breakable things, figuring that once the kids were older I would have chance to do that! Not with nine cats!  

Here are some photos of our cats as kittens.

Steve and Fred

Steve, Fred and the kitten that was adopted

2nd litter (maybe)

We have 3 ginger cats, it's difficult to tell them apart

Mama maybe 2nd litter

Sam?

Alfie and Sam

Alfie, Sam and another one that was adopted, 2nd litter

One thing that surprised me was how different their characters are. Each one has such an unique way about them!  Two are very stand offish, they aren't lap cats, they watch us from the edge of the room.  The older ones are bullies, they start most of the fights. I had hoped that once they were fixed that would stop, it's better but there are days when it sounds like a full on battle!  Sam, one of the ginger cats, is a love bug, he will come and get on your lap, if he hasn't seen us for a while he really cries! Fluffy, the only female, is a chicken thief! I can't leave any chicken out at all. I made chicken curry a few weeks ago, I thought it would be okay but she managed to get the chicken pieces out, non of the vegetables, just the chicken!  

It's just past their dinner time so it's very quiet now!  Some are snuggled up on the sofa, the others are on somebodies bed!

Cats

 I have nine cats!

Each cat has nine lives therefore 81 lives!

I never had cats growing up so I have no idea I'm doing, learning as I go along!

This cat adventure started when this little cat turned up about 7 years ago.

Mama cat

My plan was to take care of her outside.

Until she came crying outside during one of the worse rain storms I've ever experience.

I opened the window for her, she jumped in revealing 4 new born kittens!

Mama's first litter

This was the starter kit for our cat adventure!

Before we got her fixed she had 4 lots of kittens. One litter we lost, Mama cat was sick and couldn't feed them, we tried but they were weak, maybe born too early.

These cats have made me friends, especially one Facebook group. They have  reminded me that life can be wonderful, funny and slightly crazy! Mama turned up just after I'd had a mastectomy, having another life to take care helped me a lot. I could of sat around thinking "poor me", instead I was wondering how to help this stray cat and her kittens.

Over the next few posts I will introduce these cats.  

I'm not sure what direction this blog will take but I'm hoping to post a lot of photos and maybe videos!!