Our cats have finally gotten to the point where all four now get along well.
I think we can thank September for that, he is the worldest friendliest cat. He loves every living creature. Well, except tomcats. Those he despises. We have had several around the property ever since we moved in. September went to war with each one. He didn't always come out the victor and would spend days in the barn recuperating. However, the girls always chose him. Which, considering his loving personality, wasn't too hard to see why.
Anyway, as I had mentioned in a previous post, June has really begun to warm up to us humans as well. She really enjoys being petted and will get eexcited when she sees us. Her trust level had increased, so we thought it time to finally lure her and May to the barn. They had been living in the wood shed and coming up to the back porch for meals but the bag of cat food had finally run out in the house. All pet food is kept in the barn but we had kept the one behind for the strays, but we decided they were ready to be introduced to the barn. The trick would be to catch them.
Though June allowed us to pet her, she didn't like us trying to pick her up, but I knew luring her into the cat carrier wouldn't be a problem. Sure enough, after placing some food inside, she walked freely into the carrier. She panicked only for a bit, but we rushed over to the barn and set her free. And September was there to greet her and welcome her to his abode.
He helped her to relax, showed her there was nothing to fear from those great big new creatures in the stalls, and introduced her to his other girlfriend, Odette. This morning when I went into the barn I found June curled up in Duke's stall along with September. Warm and content as could be. She's loving her new digs and will even willingly pose for a photo for me now.
Anyway, as I had mentioned in a previous post, June has really begun to warm up to us humans as well. She really enjoys being petted and will get eexcited when she sees us. Her trust level had increased, so we thought it time to finally lure her and May to the barn. They had been living in the wood shed and coming up to the back porch for meals but the bag of cat food had finally run out in the house. All pet food is kept in the barn but we had kept the one behind for the strays, but we decided they were ready to be introduced to the barn. The trick would be to catch them.
Though June allowed us to pet her, she didn't like us trying to pick her up, but I knew luring her into the cat carrier wouldn't be a problem. Sure enough, after placing some food inside, she walked freely into the carrier. She panicked only for a bit, but we rushed over to the barn and set her free. And September was there to greet her and welcome her to his abode.
He helped her to relax, showed her there was nothing to fear from those great big new creatures in the stalls, and introduced her to his other girlfriend, Odette. This morning when I went into the barn I found June curled up in Duke's stall along with September. Warm and content as could be. She's loving her new digs and will even willingly pose for a photo for me now.
May, on the other hand is still acting extremely nervous and shy. We were able to lure her into the carrier, but she took a hissy fit once locked inside. When we got her to the barn, she immediately fled to find a hiding place. I did see her this morning while I spent time with September and June, but I was only able to snap one photo of her before she realized I was there.
This is September perched on my shoulders. He goes up there all on his own without any coaxing. He just loves being that close to us. (Please excuse my first-thing-in-the-morning appearance.)
The weather has been very nasty the last several days. We've had high winds, low temperatures, and lots of rain. On the upside, my grass is turning a lovely green. On the downside, I now have mowing on my already long list of things to do.