Introducing Grace O'Malley

Third Black Kittie is now Grace O'Malley, at least, pending further developments.

Grace O'Malley was a 16th Century Irish noble, rebel, and all around hell raiser interesting character.  She was accused of piracy, although most of the stories make her sound more like a privateer or scavenger than an active against-all-flags pirate.  She was a contemporary of Queen Elizabeth I, and they even met one time.


Grace (the kittie) is still settling in.  She and Anne Bonny spend a lot of time yelling at each other, but so far whopping and chasing is minimal.  Mary Read seems not really to care if Grace is around or not.


The next project is going to have to be scrapping up the money to neuter the new kittie, if even I can.  Grace is almost certainly pregnant, and I'm not sure the Vet will even spay her in that condition.  The other option is to let her go, and trust Gracie knows enough to tend to the kittens, because I don't have a clue what to do if Grace ignores the kittens.


Hang on, things might start getting complicated around here.


As for the Gray Kittie sidekick, she is still around, and will let me rub her head and sometimes even stroke her back.  She will not, ever, come into the house.  She will follow Grace O'Malley toward the door, and just before Grace hops into the house, Gray Kittie looks up, sees me (or the house itself, maybe) and stops dead with her eyes big.  If we are still in this position once the weather gets nicer, I'm planning to prop the door open and leave the area.  Maybe that will get her in the house.

Update

Posting an update, mostly to report that nothing much has changed, really.


Dave is out of the hospital, and into what they call "Skilled Care".  He is getting physical therapy, and expects to actually get to go home in a few days.  All your purrrss and purrrrayers were deeply appreciated.


On the stray kitten front, Third Black Kittie is spending about half her time in the house, and frankly is starting to get a little bossy.  Anne Bonny & Mary Read seem only mildly concerned TBK is around, but TBK keeps meowing and hissing at the Pirate Girls, and is starting to intimidate them a bit.  TBK seems to be a lot younger than the Pirate Girls, and I am getting a horrible feeling she is pregnant.  It'll be a month or two before I can do anything about spaying her, so I guess what ever happens, happens.


Gray Kittie is getting a little braver, but she still won't come inside or let me get too close to her.  TBK is torn between hanging out in the house (warm, food, toys, cuddles) and hanging out with GK (playmate, buddy).

Updating everyone on everything, more or less

Just updating on everything.

First off, my brother Dave is out of Intensive Care, and gaining on whatever it was put him there in the first place.  If the doctors know what it was, no one has thought it necessary to bother to tell me.  Purrrrss and purrrrayers were appreciated.


On the stray kittie front, Third Black Kittie spent a couple days inside, and spent most of one of them exploring the house.  Anne Bonny was a little upset by that, but restricted her complaints to meowing from across the room, and avoiding me.  Mary Read probably noticed TBK, but didn't think she was anything worth bothering over.


The Gray Kittie came a little further into the house, but will only come inside if I am away from the door, and preferably out of the room.  As soon as she sees me, she heads for the door, and if I come anywhere close GK runs outside and away.  She is getting braver, but she still doesn't trust me, even when TBK is cuddling in my arms.


TBK is torn.  She likes it inside, where it is warm and there is food all the time, but she REALLY wants to hang out with GK, too.  After a few days, she went back outside, most likely looking for her GK buddy.

Status: Gaining, maybe

We're making some progress, anyway.  It started getting cold and windy last night, and when I opened the back door, the Third Black Kittie came trotting into the house.  The Gray Kittie wanted to get inside, but the two or three times she crept in the door, she saw me, and ran away again.  Third Black Kittie was torn between inside (warm) and outside (cold, but with her buddy), but she finally stayed in the house.


The low last night was around 13°F (-4°C), so I hope Gray Kittie found someplace warm to spend the night.