Hurricane Hi-jinks

One Hurricane + four people + two teenage kittens + fourteen hundred square feet = two crazy days! Doubtless the major news stations have covered many angles of Hurricane Ike and its repercussions, but what CNN and even our beloved KBTX have failed to inform you of is the toll this storm has taken on kittens. So, as inquiring minds want to know, I will give you our perspective: Weathering the Storm with Kittens.

Thursday afternoon, our friends the Jordan's, who live in a low-lying area of Houston, were mandatorily evacuated from their home. Seeking refuge in the ever-popular community of College Station, they gave us a call seeking shelter. They were quick to make sure it was ok they could bring along their cat, Cacao. In almost the same breath, we were sure to mention that we had also gotten a kitten recently. Thus ensued the hi-jinks.

I wish I could say that Maggie was a good host to her new friend, but that would not be truthful, and as your source of news on the subject, I must stick to the facts. Suffice it to say, we have learned that cats can make many sounds of intimidation: hissing, low growling, high-pitched moaning, and "the snort." Maggie has obviously not learned to share as she continually followed Cacao around, cornered her, then lept at her whenever she tried to make a move. We finally just kept them separated, as the "just give them time together/parent trap" method of girl bonding didn't work.

Here is Cacao on top of the kitchen cabinets - trying to escape either the storm or Maggie, we don't know. She needed a "fireman" to come rescue her!

Here are some older pictures of Maggie, involved in some general teenage kitten hi-jinks. This is Maggie laying in my plant. She knows she's not supposed to be in there and that squirts of water are coming. Notice the guilty look on her face.

Here's Maggie making the most out of regular household products. I'm still finding little pieces of toilet paper around the house. Oh, and we didn't give it to her as a toy - she found it all by herself. How resourceful of her.

This is how I found Maggie one day when I came home from work. The glass object on the right is a vase that was formerly full of water and roses. Water is on counter, cat, and couch; flowers spread about. I am looking for vases with more stable bottoms.

Thanks for loving our kitten despite her teenage rebellion (or maybe because of it.) :-)