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This is your Tuesday Lizzy update!
Yesterday was hard. Not just because I had to work, but I had to work away from my kitty.. I did not enjoy not being able to visit with her all day except for a few miutes on break and lunch.
She continues to be a total sweetheart. She's young, so she still gets overwhelmed with love, and will walk away for a few minutes to settle down. The cat has better emotional regulation skills than I do. But when she wants love, she wants love, dammit.
I'm still 100% smitten with this cat. Yesterday, while playing the part of my coworker, it was slow enough that I was able to call the new vet and make her an appt for 6/29. Unfortunately, the PTO schedule was clogged for this week and next, so I wasn't able to take off before then. But again, I'm not worried about her like I was Cece.
She's obviously a healthy cat, so two weeks will give her time to settle in a bit, and then we shall have her spay checked, and get her care established so that if we do need them, we can just call.
She was very good last night, or I was very tired. I didn't hear her yell once, except when I came back from the bathroom. She yelled at me then. How dare I wake up and not immediately pet her!
We did give her gentle playtime before bed, so maybe that helped.
She's a naughty little thing sometimes. I told you that we had to relocate the sock drawer so we had somewhere to put her treats in the drawer, lest she rip them open and eat all of them. She also saw the ribbon dancer toy on the closet door and decided that it was hers anyway. I came in to find her on the bed, smacking the ribbon around. She did not want to let it go and dug her little toenails in. It was frightfully cute.
Lizzy also proved that she's a mighty huntress, stalking and killing two big flies that somehow got into her room. The first, she knocked out of the air, and then pounced and ate it. The second, we got before she could scarf it, though she looked a bit miffed at Jess for taking her prize. A few seconds later she got praise and treats, so she wasn't upset for too long.
Once I got off work, I spent some time with her, and had some snuggles before she decied that it was time to take a nap on Jess' desk. My good kitten, there is a furry cat tree less than 2 feet away and you're going to sleep on the hard desk?
She's been hanging around while Jess is on the computer, which is making them very happy.
We had ordered BBQ for dinner, which was okay, nothing amazing, but solid, and after that, we went in to snuggle her and relax before bed. I knew that I was working from 7:30am-4pm today, so I went to bed a little early. That's so that I can get out in time to take Yoda to his vet appt. (I don't wanna). Adulthood is a pain in the ass lately.
Tomorrow, I shall get paid, and that shall be nice. I don't have a ton of bills for this check, so I'll sock away the rent for next month, and be ready to pay that in a couple of weeks as well as her vet visit.
I'm going to get a bit of OT next pay in covering for everyone else. So that might be nice. And for July third, I get time and a half, so that will be good. And I'm working a couple of Saturdays in July, so that'll be good money. Plus the extra 8 hours of PTO for working July 3.
This week shall pretty mucb be a standard paycheck, sadly. Though it's still more money at one time than I've ever gotten paid, so it's all good.
I was planning on making some baked halibut and brussel sprouts, but we'll see what time we get home from the vet.
I do need to make more of Yoda's food, but Instacart was down yesterday, and today, the Punjab market doesn't seem to have any goat. So, I went to the H Mart, which had everything. He probably won't get food til dinner, but there's kibble if he gets hungry.
I think that's going to be the new habit. Wet food once a day and kibble for the other meal. It'll take some of the pressure off me, and make his meals last longer. He's getting more and more picky about his meals, starting to leave the wet food for a little while before he eats it. Also, he now desires a topper mixed in. It's a seafood topper with krill and other tasty little fish, and he loves it. It souds like the worst thing to me, but whatever makes him happy. The things we do for our pets.
Which brings me back to her little highness. She's definitely getting more bold. Jess just went to the bathroom, and then came hurrying out because Lizzy decided to go on walkabout. She's like a tiny eel. It's very hard to keep her from getting out when she's determined. Fortunately, Yoda sleeps with my sister with the door closed, so she was fine. No awkward introductions yet. I want her healed from the spay surgery before I let them meet for real. We're going to get one of those nets that we can put in the doorway to allow them to see each other through the mesh first. That way they can get used to each other. Yoda hasn't shown any interest in her the couple of times he's seen her. She puffs her tail up and raises her little hackles, which is frankly adorable.
I wonder what naughtiness today shall bring from our little girl. Tomorrow, I'm working til 6pm, so that'll be fun. Actually, depending, I may be working even later if the queue is bad. The person I'm covering for stays until everyone has logged out. I'll at least have a little extra time in the morning with the little girl. Thursday and Friday are normal schedule, and then Rocky Horror! And then Sunday, rest and spend time with the kitty.
I'm seriously questioning how old she is. I know figuring cat's ages are a bit of a guessing game, but she doesn't feel like she's over a year. She feels like a kitten. The youngest she could probably be is 8months, figuring that she got pregnant between 4-6 months. I did still put down her adoption date as her birthday on her microchip registration, though.
I think that's why she's so small--the demands on her body from the kittens may have stunted her growth a bit. I think she's already picked up an ounce or two in the few days she's been with us. We've been feeding her frequently, plus she's eating her kibble as well.
I got her a fountain. She's not quite sure what to do with it. She did drink out of it last night, so that's a small win. And we got a pet-safe air freshener. Her poops are a little less rank on the Tiki cat, but still not pleasant.
We have discovered that the thing she seems to like most is pate food. We gave her Tiki cat with the chunks of sardines in it, and they got left on the plate. Shreds were maybe okay, but not her fave. So, that's what she's going to get. I'll give her more of the petites, but 2-3 at a time.
She doesn't seem horribly fond of the bougie food. I'm going to try her on one of the smooth pate ones either today or tomorrow, but if she doesn't like it, then I'll toss the rest. It was only $25, so if it doesn't work for her, I'm not out much.
I feel kind of bad that we're going to be at the Rocky Horror most of the day on Saturday. I hate to leave her for that long. I do want to see the Rocky Horror, but I want to spend quality time with my kitty, too. And then Sunday I have 2 games, which is going to mean more time not spent with kitty. It's very sad. I know, since Yoda's being boarded, on Saturday my sister will spend lots of time with Lizzy, but it's not the same.
Okay, time for me to go bother a kitty. Everyone have a fabulous Tuesday!
Yesterday was hard. Not just because I had to work, but I had to work away from my kitty.. I did not enjoy not being able to visit with her all day except for a few miutes on break and lunch.
She continues to be a total sweetheart. She's young, so she still gets overwhelmed with love, and will walk away for a few minutes to settle down. The cat has better emotional regulation skills than I do. But when she wants love, she wants love, dammit.
I'm still 100% smitten with this cat. Yesterday, while playing the part of my coworker, it was slow enough that I was able to call the new vet and make her an appt for 6/29. Unfortunately, the PTO schedule was clogged for this week and next, so I wasn't able to take off before then. But again, I'm not worried about her like I was Cece.
She's obviously a healthy cat, so two weeks will give her time to settle in a bit, and then we shall have her spay checked, and get her care established so that if we do need them, we can just call.
She was very good last night, or I was very tired. I didn't hear her yell once, except when I came back from the bathroom. She yelled at me then. How dare I wake up and not immediately pet her!
We did give her gentle playtime before bed, so maybe that helped.
She's a naughty little thing sometimes. I told you that we had to relocate the sock drawer so we had somewhere to put her treats in the drawer, lest she rip them open and eat all of them. She also saw the ribbon dancer toy on the closet door and decided that it was hers anyway. I came in to find her on the bed, smacking the ribbon around. She did not want to let it go and dug her little toenails in. It was frightfully cute.
Lizzy also proved that she's a mighty huntress, stalking and killing two big flies that somehow got into her room. The first, she knocked out of the air, and then pounced and ate it. The second, we got before she could scarf it, though she looked a bit miffed at Jess for taking her prize. A few seconds later she got praise and treats, so she wasn't upset for too long.
Once I got off work, I spent some time with her, and had some snuggles before she decied that it was time to take a nap on Jess' desk. My good kitten, there is a furry cat tree less than 2 feet away and you're going to sleep on the hard desk?
She's been hanging around while Jess is on the computer, which is making them very happy.
We had ordered BBQ for dinner, which was okay, nothing amazing, but solid, and after that, we went in to snuggle her and relax before bed. I knew that I was working from 7:30am-4pm today, so I went to bed a little early. That's so that I can get out in time to take Yoda to his vet appt. (I don't wanna). Adulthood is a pain in the ass lately.
Tomorrow, I shall get paid, and that shall be nice. I don't have a ton of bills for this check, so I'll sock away the rent for next month, and be ready to pay that in a couple of weeks as well as her vet visit.
I'm going to get a bit of OT next pay in covering for everyone else. So that might be nice. And for July third, I get time and a half, so that will be good. And I'm working a couple of Saturdays in July, so that'll be good money. Plus the extra 8 hours of PTO for working July 3.
This week shall pretty mucb be a standard paycheck, sadly. Though it's still more money at one time than I've ever gotten paid, so it's all good.
I was planning on making some baked halibut and brussel sprouts, but we'll see what time we get home from the vet.
I do need to make more of Yoda's food, but Instacart was down yesterday, and today, the Punjab market doesn't seem to have any goat. So, I went to the H Mart, which had everything. He probably won't get food til dinner, but there's kibble if he gets hungry.
I think that's going to be the new habit. Wet food once a day and kibble for the other meal. It'll take some of the pressure off me, and make his meals last longer. He's getting more and more picky about his meals, starting to leave the wet food for a little while before he eats it. Also, he now desires a topper mixed in. It's a seafood topper with krill and other tasty little fish, and he loves it. It souds like the worst thing to me, but whatever makes him happy. The things we do for our pets.
Which brings me back to her little highness. She's definitely getting more bold. Jess just went to the bathroom, and then came hurrying out because Lizzy decided to go on walkabout. She's like a tiny eel. It's very hard to keep her from getting out when she's determined. Fortunately, Yoda sleeps with my sister with the door closed, so she was fine. No awkward introductions yet. I want her healed from the spay surgery before I let them meet for real. We're going to get one of those nets that we can put in the doorway to allow them to see each other through the mesh first. That way they can get used to each other. Yoda hasn't shown any interest in her the couple of times he's seen her. She puffs her tail up and raises her little hackles, which is frankly adorable.
I wonder what naughtiness today shall bring from our little girl. Tomorrow, I'm working til 6pm, so that'll be fun. Actually, depending, I may be working even later if the queue is bad. The person I'm covering for stays until everyone has logged out. I'll at least have a little extra time in the morning with the little girl. Thursday and Friday are normal schedule, and then Rocky Horror! And then Sunday, rest and spend time with the kitty.
I'm seriously questioning how old she is. I know figuring cat's ages are a bit of a guessing game, but she doesn't feel like she's over a year. She feels like a kitten. The youngest she could probably be is 8months, figuring that she got pregnant between 4-6 months. I did still put down her adoption date as her birthday on her microchip registration, though.
I think that's why she's so small--the demands on her body from the kittens may have stunted her growth a bit. I think she's already picked up an ounce or two in the few days she's been with us. We've been feeding her frequently, plus she's eating her kibble as well.
I got her a fountain. She's not quite sure what to do with it. She did drink out of it last night, so that's a small win. And we got a pet-safe air freshener. Her poops are a little less rank on the Tiki cat, but still not pleasant.
We have discovered that the thing she seems to like most is pate food. We gave her Tiki cat with the chunks of sardines in it, and they got left on the plate. Shreds were maybe okay, but not her fave. So, that's what she's going to get. I'll give her more of the petites, but 2-3 at a time.
She doesn't seem horribly fond of the bougie food. I'm going to try her on one of the smooth pate ones either today or tomorrow, but if she doesn't like it, then I'll toss the rest. It was only $25, so if it doesn't work for her, I'm not out much.
I feel kind of bad that we're going to be at the Rocky Horror most of the day on Saturday. I hate to leave her for that long. I do want to see the Rocky Horror, but I want to spend quality time with my kitty, too. And then Sunday I have 2 games, which is going to mean more time not spent with kitty. It's very sad. I know, since Yoda's being boarded, on Saturday my sister will spend lots of time with Lizzy, but it's not the same.
Okay, time for me to go bother a kitty. Everyone have a fabulous Tuesday!
