Cozy hang and a disruption
Yesterday in the afternoon I caught Xixi and Mookie being so cute. Xixi always like to loaf and sleep on the outdoor chaise. But this time, Mookie was on there too! It was so cute. Xixi definitely feels safe on there and sleeps there for hours. I hope she gets to have a deep sleep on it. Mookie must’ve also realized it is a safe space and decided to join Xixi. They seem to like each other okay too. Both are chill, cautious, sweet cats.
Mookie has been consistently coming for breakfast and dinner the past few days. Which was great since she was MIA for a few days at a time and was also very weak over a week ago. I hope she continues to come. Today is a disruption unfortunately though because we have people working in the backyard with loud noises. And they are going to be scared to come by. I wish I woke up earlier and fed them because they were already around at 6:30am. I feel really bad. I put food out in the front door but I don’t know if they will come. I tried to communicate with them through a “heart connection” but I don’t know if it will work.
Mookie likes to eat a lot. She eats big full on meals. Even though I heard that cats have small stomachs and prefer to eat multiple small meals throughout the day. Maybe that’s just her style? Hope she is okay eating that way. Seems to be fine.
I did feed Pointy this morning though, I caught him at the bottom of the steps in the front and he came right up. I brought the trap out front so that he could eat inside it and continue to get used to it. I don’t know when I’m going to be able to trap him though. This week he has mostly come in the mornings and one time at 3pm. I need him to come in the afternoon/evening again so I can trap him at that time and take him to the spay/neuter clinic the next morning at like 6am. If he doesn’t do so this week then I guess I’ll have to try for next week.
Chris told me our neighbor Nicholas saw Pointy (he calls him D for deez nuts) and apparently Pointy’s owners walked by saying “that’s our cat!” and Nicholas told them you should get him fixed. The owners said he is fixed. Nicholas said no he isn’t, he has balls. …Pointy has owners?! He literally looks like a stray, he’s so dirty all the time. He’s not super skinny though I will say that. He is okay sized, so maybe someone’s feeding him. I hope Pointy doesn’t have a microchip so that the vet will neuter him. I read a nextdoor post yesterday about a person’s cat who was pregnant and they couldn’t find the cat for a few days, finally came back without babies and a tipped ear. Someone must’ve thought the cat was a stray. I mean, if there is no collar or chip and they are obviously not fixed then…I dunno. What an awkward situation.
Here’s a picture of Pointy eating in the trap a few days ago (Xixi in the back lol). Now I put the food in deeper and he will go all the way in, no problem.
This was written May 31, 2023