Weekend Blooms and the Gypsy Cat update

13 years ago

Amber Finale and Royal Jester are reblooming this weekend. I still have a couple of buds on Last Chance for Romance, but they probably won't bloom till next week. Raspberries In Cream just put up a scape this week.

AMBER FINALE with a trio today.

ROYAL JESTER

A lot has happened with the Gypsy Cats in the past week.

Last Sunday we brought Cowgirl inside to see if she could be an inside cat. So far, so good. She was potty trained in less than 12 hours. Although she missed her mama and litter mates at first, she strongly bonded with my husband. She likes to take naps with him. He bought her a catnip mouse and some feather balls. She plays with those for hours at a time, and she purrs like a freight train. Cowgirl has also adapted quickly to technology. The other night I was awakened by voices at 3 a.m. I found Cowgirl had turned on my computer and was watching an educational video.

Mama Tuxie got spayed on Wednesday, and has been inside recuperating since then. Cowgirl taught her the fine points of using a potty box. Today Tux was very restless, wanting to see the other kittens. She escaped from the house for a couple of hours this morning, but was easily apprehended and brought back inside this afternoon. She will probably end up being our indoor/outdoor cat.

Here are Tuxie and Cowgirl taking a catnap.

Sammie, previously called Midnight, made a couple of breakthroughs this week. She finally came to the food bowl while I was there, and she played with me for the first time ever on Thursday night.

Columbus and Zuzu have really missed their mama since she's been inside. They saw me trap her in the carrier, and have been wary of me ever since. I attempted to bring Zuzu in the house last Sunday too. But he scratched, and howled and bit my thumb. He just wasn't ready yet.

Columbus (sitting upright) and Zuzu this evening.

I'll leave you with a look at the back of my Circle Bed, which has Shasta daisies, Turn of the Century Hibiscus, Coleus and Persian Shield to provide color when the daylilies are done.

Debra

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jean_ar
13 years ago
DEBRA; Them daylilies are gorgeous.The trio of AMBER FINALE is very pretty, but of course, ROYAL JESTER is still my favorite.Them kittens are so cute, too. I especially like the two grey and white ones.Kittens can be so entertaining,and I injoy the updates of the Gypsy cats.I love cats.

Jean
Cindy zone 6a
13 years ago
I like RJ, your trio shot is very nice. Love the updates on the kitties. That's great that you are taking such good care of them and they are all tooooo cute. Great pic of the two taking the catnap. Hope Cowgirl learned something from the video!!! Sounds like she will be a great indoor cat.
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shive
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13 years ago
Cindy = The topic of the video was "Rigor In the Classroom." Cowgirl has been playing with rigor and vigor since viewing it. LOL!

Debra
Ed
13 years ago
Very neat flowers and cats Debra. I'm glad you are giving the cats a home and caring for them. They seem to have adopted you.
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organic_kitten
13 years ago
Debra,
I love the flowers...especially Royal Jester.

Good for you!!!We have half a dozen cats who have taken up here. (half and half inside and outside) and all are very well fed and altered so they will in no way contribute to the outside stray cat problem...4 boys, two girls.

I love the way Sammie looks. I am so glad you've had a breakthrough. The others will come around. It just takes a while for "Gypsy cats" (much better word than feral) to domesticate.

You are really making progress. I'm glad the cats found warm hearted people to rescue them.
kay
newyorkrita
13 years ago
AMBER FINALE is my favorite today. I love the trio shot. I am glad you stull have some blooms.

I loved the cat pictures and the gypsey cat update. So glad mama Tuxie is now spayed, at least no more adding to the population for here. And I know she has a great home there with you. I just love Cowgirl. She really sounds like a great cat. And her tuning on the computer is so funny :-))
shive
Original Author
13 years ago
Jean - The striped kittens are a matched set. You never see one without the other.

Ed - The best cats I've ever had are ones that adopted me.

Kay - Sammie always looks a little startled to me. She's started "talking" a lot this week. I don't know what she's saying, but its much better than when she couldn't even make eye contact with me. Sammie's fur is so velvety black. I wish she would let me pet her. I plan to get Sammie, Columbus and Cowgirl spayed by mid-September. I wanted to get Cowgirl done with Tuxie, but the vets around here won't do the procedure until kittens are at least 16 weeks. Cowgirl will be easy to get to the vet. But I may need a Havaheart trap to catch the other two.

Rita - Cowgirl is a real sweetheart. She's responsive, loving and enjoys interacting with people. It's amazing how different she is from the other three kittens. We think she's a pretty special cat.

Debra
shive
Original Author
13 years ago
I went looking for a scratching post for Cowgirl yesterday and found this combination scratcher and lounger. Cowgirl thinks it's the cat's meow!
Nancy
13 years ago
Royal Jester is really pretty.
I love what you are doing with the Gypsy Cats, they seem very happy there. Cowgirl really seems a little sweetie, so glad Sammie is coming around. Columbus & Zuzu look so good together, Zuzu has such a pretty face.
newyorkrita
13 years ago
Thats really great. I can see that she just loves it. Lucky girl to have found such a great home.
Julia WV (6b)
13 years ago
Those kitties just make you want to smile! Is AMBER FINALE trying to double?

It will be interesting to see how long this daylily season will last as the rebloom scapes keep coming. We are hitting 90 here again but relief is coming this weekend :-).

Julia
shive
Original Author
13 years ago
Julia,
Yes, the temperature changes had Amber Finale doing a bit of doubling. It's never done that before in the five years I've had it.

Debra
nat4b
13 years ago
Royal Jester is a beauty.
Love reading about your cats, nice portrait of Sammie / Midnight. We have a dark cat too, so when you look at her face you can only see Eyes, because everything is so black. Funny pics of Cowgirl on a scratcher :) Btw, our dark cat was not a gypsy cat, but to this day (she's 12) she is quite hmm.. can't find the word, not wild, but you know, will run away when you walk in her direction, doesn't like to be touched, etc.

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