Feeding the internet [cats]
Oct. 24th, 2024 03:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
(for the internet runs on cats, does it not?)
Every once in a while, I have a good idea.
It has been getting marginally colder in Seattle, which has been making me feel marginally guilty on the behalf of the cats, because I have just had the one orange fuzzy cat bed set up for them on this trip and I've caught Martha growling in a territorial fashion at George when she wants the One Bed. What to do? This morning it eventually occurred to me that I already have something of the correct shape and size that could be converted into a larger cat bed, even allowing the cats to snuggle together if they so desire: the hard-sided cat carrier!
It also seemed like it might be good to find out whether they could be enticed to like the fleece padding that had been inside of the smaller, soft-sided carrier that George peed in at the beginning of the trip. (I've cleaned it all at least twice by now, including application of two different enzyme products that are supposed to break down the smelly cat pee compounds; the zippers on the soft-sided carrier, however, seem beyond repair at this point).
Some catnip quickly got their attention.

George seems to approve:
(side note, one claw got somewhat stuck in the video but he got it free a second after I stopped recording)
Then my mom even went so far as to offer the use of her heating pad, and I added one more fuzzy blanket.
The new bed is now Martha's territory, which means George can continue to sleep in his beloved fuzzy orange bed, and if they both get desperate they have room to snuggle together.

Every once in a while, I have a good idea.
It has been getting marginally colder in Seattle, which has been making me feel marginally guilty on the behalf of the cats, because I have just had the one orange fuzzy cat bed set up for them on this trip and I've caught Martha growling in a territorial fashion at George when she wants the One Bed. What to do? This morning it eventually occurred to me that I already have something of the correct shape and size that could be converted into a larger cat bed, even allowing the cats to snuggle together if they so desire: the hard-sided cat carrier!
It also seemed like it might be good to find out whether they could be enticed to like the fleece padding that had been inside of the smaller, soft-sided carrier that George peed in at the beginning of the trip. (I've cleaned it all at least twice by now, including application of two different enzyme products that are supposed to break down the smelly cat pee compounds; the zippers on the soft-sided carrier, however, seem beyond repair at this point).
Some catnip quickly got their attention.

George seems to approve:
(side note, one claw got somewhat stuck in the video but he got it free a second after I stopped recording)
Then my mom even went so far as to offer the use of her heating pad, and I added one more fuzzy blanket.
The new bed is now Martha's territory, which means George can continue to sleep in his beloved fuzzy orange bed, and if they both get desperate they have room to snuggle together.

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Date: 2024-10-25 11:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-10-25 03:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-10-25 04:15 pm (UTC)Martha has continued to snuggle with me at night, which tends to work pretty well altogether. Yay cats!
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Date: 2024-10-26 03:40 am (UTC)