Getting Used to Each Other

It feels as if I am always reporting how the Assistant gets annoyed with me. This time it was more with Thomas. It's her own fault. She had high ideas that Thomas was very virtuous & he managed to give that impression until yesterday when she saw something she maybe shouldn't have.

The Assistant gets excited when we are calm & peaceful together, especially in the evenings. She & Dog Monster stay in her bedroom & we now sleep as near as possible. Easy to get up & meep at her to wake up early!

       
                  Thomas was sleeping in the sun this morning.......

........so I went to bother him.











He told me to go away







So I went & found a bee to investigate

Thomas is dominating me! I let him as it's fun to have a friend. This is another occasion where I went to bother him while he was sleeping.

Can you see his tongue? He's washing my head!

I know some of you like to see the Dog Monster. Here is a picture from this morning. He is kept in by a fence now. Me & Thomas can go under to get in & out. Sometimes we jump over but Dog Monster can't.

Anyway, the thing she shouldn't have seen which caused a lot of trouble - you won't be surprised to hear that I started it by fetching a mouse. As Thomas was outside & seemed interested, I showed it to him. She had already chased me off twice & was about to again when Thomas picked up the mouse &, in no time at all, stuffed it in his mouth & ate it! The lot, no bits left. She saw it all.

He looks so cute mostly

She left us outside all afternoon! Luckily it was a nice day or I might have had to call the RSPCA, aka Anna-Next-Door, to let us back in.

Then for tea we only got a little bit of food, she said she was so mad we didn't deserve any if we ate mice. Well, I hadn't eaten that one. 

She said Thomas might be sick again. I let her blame him for any sick left around in-doors seeing as I get blamed for most everything else.

We're all friends again today. Until the next time!

Peace & Love

Love from Othello / Jason 

xxx

It's a bit hot!

Thomas & I have been lying around quite a bit these last few days.

I found a very comfy spot in a container she'd used for some special grass & a wild orchid! I haven't squashed the orchid.....

I've tried to be a bit closer to the Assistant. She keeps calling me The Lodger & says I use the house like a hotel. 

Well, I am a teenager!

Me & Thomas both like a bit of sunbathing. 

Dog Monster tends to stay indoors when it's very hot.

Thomas & Dog Monster have had a bit of a tussle over who uses the beds.

 The tartan one was a favourite of the Dog Monster's till we came.

But Thomas has taken it over

I sleep anywhere that's handy

Bye for now

Othello / Jason

xxx

Becoming a family

Three Months & not counting any more!

Now that Thomas has been with us for more than 4 weeks My Assistant has decided to concentrate on me a bit more. I am not that bothered & could do without the kisses but she thinks cuddling me often will be good for me.
She says I need "taming" whatever that means. She does call me names - "juvenile delinquent" is a favourite & I don't think that sounds so good.

She frets about Dog Monster who frankly is a bit of a wimp. Thomas has taken over his favourite bed after I took over another of his favourite spots early on. She tries to help Dog Monster but really he needs to help himself!

Me & Thomas both move around quite a bit but apparently Dog Monsters like routine & to have special places of their own. Perhaps in time he will come to love us, but not yet.

This photo of all three of us close up to the Assistant is unusual. She got very excited thinking it was a "breakthrough" of sorts but it was only a one-off.

We like to play on the stairs, especially at night & in the early mornings while we're waiting for the Assistant to get up & feed us.






On the whole we do alright. Thomas would always like more food but she says he has to have 'little & often' because he's a bit old. I love being out & have had a few mice since we last spoke. I don't always bring them home now as She disappears them if I do. I managed to lose another collar but she produced another one with a big bell this time, sigh.

Love from Othello 

(aka Jason, OJ, Tinkerbell, Twinkletoes  

& - as Anna calls me - Trouble)

Settling in and Settling Down

Week 10

My Assistant has been a bit preoccupied recently so my post is a little delayed but here we are now. 

We had a lot of rain recently. She says me & Thomas are wimps for not wanting to go out in it. We still refuse. 

Anna-next-door has become fully trained

I have discovered that the nice lady next door has a key to our house. If I get caught in the rain when Dog Monster has taken my Assistant out I go to Anna & tell her & she will let me indoors.

This happened the other day. We all sat on her close up. She complained saying she felt crowded! 

No pleasing some people!

It is nice having Thomas here as we go out together quite a bit. He has also been useful in upgrading the food as he insisted on better standards almost immediately.

Dog Monster & I are still getting on OK but he is always a bit stand offish. I usually make the first move but even if I jump on him he tends to ignore me.

Thanks for reading

Othello

(OJ, Jason)

xxx

New dynamics  

Week 9

The arrival of Thomas has really changed everything at our house. He & I have been getting on really well & we play outside together now. It's nice to have a companion even if he doesn't like staying out as much as I do.

This is us in the back garden

This is us out the back together

There was a blip last week because She & I sort of fell out. She seemed to really object when I caught two rabbits - on two different days. She shouted at me & said she couldn't trust me. I took it to heart especially as Thomas & She are besotted with one another & I was feeling a bit pushed out. I'd tried not to show it but bringing rabbits was obviously not the best way to get back in her good books.

She finds Thomas comical sometimes

He puts his feet in the water!

At time of writing I haven't brought anything dead back for 5 days & she has mellowed.

We are friends again.

This shows my bells. There are three now.
The collar comes off at night when we are all indoors.

And of course She's been worried about Dog Monster & keen to make sure he felt OK.

One night we all went to sleep in the spare room & she was thrilled to bits.

Can you see me in the corner in my igloo?

Love from Othello 
(also known as OJ and Jason!)

xxx

  Newsflash!!  
A Visitor has arrived

Week 7.5

Photo of Thomas by Keighley Cat Care

Some of you have already heard that Thomas, my old mate from Foster Care, has come on a visit. I didn't recognise him at first, thought some cheeky fella was trying to muscle in on my "very nice thank you" new home. It turned out to be Thomas.

Here we are in the old days in Keighley

It's unclear if he is going to stay but looking at Her & Thomas together I'd say it's a done deal.

He went "missing" today. She was distraught. I knew he'd be back but you can't tell her anything. She was looking for him all over. 

He went over a high fence because she'd blocked up the easy access hole at the bottom thinking he would stay in the garden.

Just cos he's 13 doesn't mean he can't jump!

I can walk along the back fence - but it's easier to go under

Here I am demonstrating use of the hole in the fence

And this is me beating up a cushion. 
Anything Dog Monster can do I can too!
 

Speaking of the Dog Monster he doesn't seem to mind Thomas joining us at all!  It seems so long as he gets all his usual treats & walks he's OK with it.

Mister Two Bells!

(week 7)

Not sure if having another bell put on my collar is a compliment or not? Is it like getting a medal? It seems to be because of my achievement in moving so very quietly that I have caught some mice & a couple of birds while wearing it. She doesn't seem to like me catching things & chases me out of the house if I bring them to her.

It's been very hot here so I have been sitting in undergrowth a lot. She gets a bit cross sometimes when She's too hot & calls me & Dog Monster names. She speaks to us as "the pair of you" which I think is quite nice as I feel included. Although it's usually something like "the pair of you are being really annoying"!

Here's "the pair of us"

This is a spot where I hang out quite a bit in the garden

I haven't quite mastered tree climbing yet but I'm practising

Do you like my feet in this picture?

She said I looked funny here. I was just catching some rays

Bye for now
xxx