Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Mr Fangs
The Sock Toy aka The Bedroom Sock
Sable is growing so quickly, I can hardly keep up. He's a ball of energy, from morning thru the evening. If I could harness that energy and sell it, we'd be set for life LOL
This little guy cracks me up to no end! I created a sock toy for him for the bedroom, to keep him from using me as a chew toy while I lie in bed and watch tv or sleep. The sock toy stays in the bedroom...well until the other evening when he dragged it out to the living room to play with it. Fortunately the phone was beside me so that I could capture his play by video. Too funny! LOL I had to create another sock toy for the bed because he now takes the original into the living room and leaves it there when he's through. I've got to teach him to bring it back.
This little guy cracks me up to no end! I created a sock toy for him for the bedroom, to keep him from using me as a chew toy while I lie in bed and watch tv or sleep. The sock toy stays in the bedroom...well until the other evening when he dragged it out to the living room to play with it. Fortunately the phone was beside me so that I could capture his play by video. Too funny! LOL I had to create another sock toy for the bed because he now takes the original into the living room and leaves it there when he's through. I've got to teach him to bring it back.
Monday, June 22, 2009
No Longer the Road Kitty
The interesting thing about Sable's growing up is its impact on me. For the first 3 weeks, Sable was my Road Kitty...everywhere I went, he was right with me. Since he couldn't walk very well or for very long, I carried him a lot. Now, he's Mr. Independent. No carrying him around...at least not for long. His transition from a totally dependent little rug rat to Mr. Independent really saddened me.
Reality hit when I took him to NJ with me to attend a funeral. At that time, Sable had not been in his carrier for a week, except to sleep. The ride up was fine but during the return trip, he was quite vocal. I guess it didn't help that he did a doodle in his carrier that I couldn't completely remove LOL It was at that time that I realized that he would not be a Road Kitty anymore.
We're adjusting to the changes, although I think he's handling it waaayyyy better than I am LOL
Reality hit when I took him to NJ with me to attend a funeral. At that time, Sable had not been in his carrier for a week, except to sleep. The ride up was fine but during the return trip, he was quite vocal. I guess it didn't help that he did a doodle in his carrier that I couldn't completely remove LOL It was at that time that I realized that he would not be a Road Kitty anymore.
We're adjusting to the changes, although I think he's handling it waaayyyy better than I am LOL
It's Been a While
It's been a minute since I've last posted about Sable. Boy, has he grown into such an active and funny kitten. Over the past 3 weeks, he has been running and jumping, stalking, and using my ankles and hands as a scratching and biting post. LOL
I'm bummed because I lost my media card that contained so many pics of him, including his first wet food meal. I've got some recent flicks of him, showing just how much he has grown.
He's quite the character! Everyday brings about something different. The other day, he discovered his tail. Imagine waking up to a kitten running in circles on the bed. Yesterday I purchased stuffed toys meant for dogs so that he can scratch, bite and tumble with it. Well he has taken to those toys like crazy! One toy is about his size...he picks it up with his mouth and carries it around. Such a sight to see!
I'm bummed because I lost my media card that contained so many pics of him, including his first wet food meal. I've got some recent flicks of him, showing just how much he has grown.
He's quite the character! Everyday brings about something different. The other day, he discovered his tail. Imagine waking up to a kitten running in circles on the bed. Yesterday I purchased stuffed toys meant for dogs so that he can scratch, bite and tumble with it. Well he has taken to those toys like crazy! One toy is about his size...he picks it up with his mouth and carries it around. Such a sight to see!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Growing up Sable
Sable or Li’l Bits (his nickname) has been a part of my life for 2.5 weeks and has been growing by leaps and bounds. Over the past few days, he’s gone from a wobbly walker to a little sprinter. And he has started eating solid foods and started eliminating without any assistance!
From Walking to Climbing to Sprinting
On Thursday evening, he successfully climbed out of his nesting box that was in my bedroom, walked thru the partially-closed bedroom door to the living room where he scared the dickens out of me! Out of corner of my eye, I saw this brown fuzzy thing coming toward me and I almost jumped on the couch until I realized it was Sable. LOL I picked him up, hugged him to my shoulder and told him that he was such a big boy now.
He now follows me wherever I go, sometimes pausing to examine his shadow on the floor or taking a detour to sit between the fridge and the cabinet. There are times when he calls himself running but it actually looks like he’s a little bunny hopping around. It’s quite funny, except when I’m trying to catch him. LOL
Meal Time
Over the past week, Sable has become much more aggressive at formula feeding time, scratching my hands as he attempted to control his bottle. I introduced him to weaning formula, similar to cereal for babies. He refused to lap it up in a saucer, after many attempts but he drank it down when bottle fed.
Last night, I had it with his scratching while bottle feeding. His claws are so sharp, they broke skin. I poured some of his formula from the bottle onto a saucer but he wouldn’t touch it. Instead, he was scratching and hitting the bottle until I bit my lip and bottlefed him.
I woke up this morning, determined to get him to eat out of a saucer. I opened a can of Nature’s Choice chicken and lamb kitten food, put some on a saucer and placed him next to the saucer in a box lid. Sable sniffed it before he started nibbling on the food. I was amazed at how he quickly he took to the food. I put more on the saucer and he ate it up! He refused to drink his water though. I now think that the small bowl of water was too much for him.
This evening, he refused to eat his food, no matter how many times I kept putting him in the box lid in front of his saucer. Finally, I bottle fed him because many hours passed since he last ate and even more hours since his last formula.
Tomorrow I will serve his food in a saucer and place his water in a more shallow bowl. I do hope he takes to the food. I want to wean him from the bottle.
Litter Box Success
Sable has had a few “accidents”. Each time I wipe up his urine, I put the soaked item in his littler box, put him in it to sniff the pee and rub his forepaws in the litter. Instead of using the box for litter, the little dickens uses it to take kitty naps. LOL I tweeted about it tonight because I couldn’t understand it. Well shortly after his bottle, he was placed in his litter box where he scratched the litter before crouching down to pee. I had to keep from yelling “Good boy!” while he was doing the deed. LOL But after he attempted to cover it, I picked him up and praised him.
He’s such a big boy!
From Walking to Climbing to Sprinting
On Thursday evening, he successfully climbed out of his nesting box that was in my bedroom, walked thru the partially-closed bedroom door to the living room where he scared the dickens out of me! Out of corner of my eye, I saw this brown fuzzy thing coming toward me and I almost jumped on the couch until I realized it was Sable. LOL I picked him up, hugged him to my shoulder and told him that he was such a big boy now.
He now follows me wherever I go, sometimes pausing to examine his shadow on the floor or taking a detour to sit between the fridge and the cabinet. There are times when he calls himself running but it actually looks like he’s a little bunny hopping around. It’s quite funny, except when I’m trying to catch him. LOL
Meal Time
Over the past week, Sable has become much more aggressive at formula feeding time, scratching my hands as he attempted to control his bottle. I introduced him to weaning formula, similar to cereal for babies. He refused to lap it up in a saucer, after many attempts but he drank it down when bottle fed.
Last night, I had it with his scratching while bottle feeding. His claws are so sharp, they broke skin. I poured some of his formula from the bottle onto a saucer but he wouldn’t touch it. Instead, he was scratching and hitting the bottle until I bit my lip and bottlefed him.
I woke up this morning, determined to get him to eat out of a saucer. I opened a can of Nature’s Choice chicken and lamb kitten food, put some on a saucer and placed him next to the saucer in a box lid. Sable sniffed it before he started nibbling on the food. I was amazed at how he quickly he took to the food. I put more on the saucer and he ate it up! He refused to drink his water though. I now think that the small bowl of water was too much for him.
This evening, he refused to eat his food, no matter how many times I kept putting him in the box lid in front of his saucer. Finally, I bottle fed him because many hours passed since he last ate and even more hours since his last formula.
Tomorrow I will serve his food in a saucer and place his water in a more shallow bowl. I do hope he takes to the food. I want to wean him from the bottle.
Litter Box Success
Sable has had a few “accidents”. Each time I wipe up his urine, I put the soaked item in his littler box, put him in it to sniff the pee and rub his forepaws in the litter. Instead of using the box for litter, the little dickens uses it to take kitty naps. LOL I tweeted about it tonight because I couldn’t understand it. Well shortly after his bottle, he was placed in his litter box where he scratched the litter before crouching down to pee. I had to keep from yelling “Good boy!” while he was doing the deed. LOL But after he attempted to cover it, I picked him up and praised him.
He’s such a big boy!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Funny Little Thing
Sable is growing into a funny and active little kitten. After feedings, he loves to walk around (with his wobbly gate) and lie on his back to play with his hind legs. I can leave him for short periods of time on his sheet on the sofa without fear of him falling off. He walks to the edge and look down at the floor but won’t go any further. ..at least not yet.
Because he is teething (yes, he has 4 little teeny teeth coming in), he thinks everything is his teething ring. He has a little red, felt-covered ball that is about as big as his head that he tries to chew on. He opens his mouth as wide as he can to get around the hard ball but he can’t get his mouth around it. Out of frustration, he starts to fight with it, clawing it with his paws. Too funny! LOL
After his wee-hour-in-the-morning feeding Sunday morning, he wanted to walk around the bed before going back to sleep. I wasn’t feelin’ that…I was tired. But I let him do his wobbly walk, picking him up and bringing him closer to me when he wobbled too far. When he ran out of steam, he crawled under the covers by my stomach and laid there. My plan was to wait until he fell asleep before placing him in his makeshift crib. But I fell asleep before he did. When I woke up, he was behind the bend of my knees, fast asleep. Apparently he climbed over me and found his little nook, since I had not changed positions. I picked him up, put him in his crib. He fussed a little before curling up and going back to sleep.
Because he is teething (yes, he has 4 little teeny teeth coming in), he thinks everything is his teething ring. He has a little red, felt-covered ball that is about as big as his head that he tries to chew on. He opens his mouth as wide as he can to get around the hard ball but he can’t get his mouth around it. Out of frustration, he starts to fight with it, clawing it with his paws. Too funny! LOL
After his wee-hour-in-the-morning feeding Sunday morning, he wanted to walk around the bed before going back to sleep. I wasn’t feelin’ that…I was tired. But I let him do his wobbly walk, picking him up and bringing him closer to me when he wobbled too far. When he ran out of steam, he crawled under the covers by my stomach and laid there. My plan was to wait until he fell asleep before placing him in his makeshift crib. But I fell asleep before he did. When I woke up, he was behind the bend of my knees, fast asleep. Apparently he climbed over me and found his little nook, since I had not changed positions. I picked him up, put him in his crib. He fussed a little before curling up and going back to sleep.
Saturday with Sable
Sable joined D and I on a ride to Frederick to visit with family members on Saturday. He did so well. A full tummy and a warm carrier helped make for a comfortable 1.5 hour ride. Once there, he spent most of the time in the garage, where it was quiet. Family members were so curious about him because they couldn’t see him. A couple of cousins opened his carrier and cooed because they thought he was so cute…which he is. My cousin’s mother-in-law was so captured by him. She actually took his carrier outside (with him in it) while I was saying my goodbyes and was trying to see him through the carrier. He was so good, he didn’t whine or cry. What a trooper!
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