Friday, June 30, 2017

Friday, June 30, 2017

Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2002, shortly after Mattie was born! This was a classic photo for our household, mainly because of Patches, our calico cat. Patches understood quickly that things had changed once Mattie was born. She did not act out, but instead wanted to be a part of everything. As you can see, with her sitting next to Peter on the couch. Patches was an amazing family cat, and had incredible patience with Mattie during his toddler years, as initially he tried to chase her and pull her fur. But he learned quickly how to be a responsible cat owner and friend. 


Quote of the day: Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time, for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect. ~ James Mason

 I received an email today from City Kitties, the rescue shelter who helped us get Indie. City Kitties has proudly adopted 500 cats in 1.5 years! Rather amazing no? That is a lot of cats who needed homes, and Indie is part of that statistic. 

In honor of the the 500 cat mark, City Kitties wrote to its adopters and asked us to share updates about our cats. I admit to reporting more about Sunny on the blog, but Indie is thriving at home and she and Sunny are pals! 

We adopted Indie around Independence Day of 2016, which is how she got the name Indie. Her former name was Hazel, most likely for her beautiful eyes. This coming holiday weekend, will mark our one year anniversary with Indie. As you can see Indie has integrated herself into our home. She checks out everything. Including the piano!

Indie loves SINKS! She enjoys batting at water, sitting in sinks, and even drinking right from the faucet if it is turned on! 

Indie also loves playing around with Mattie's stuffed animal doggie. As you can see Indie bats at its head. 

Both Indie and Sunny were adopted from City Kitties/Dogs! It took about two weeks for Indie to adjust to Sunny, but now they are buddies! They sniff each other and if it is possible for animals to look out for one another, I would say they do! Sunny does not like to see Indie placed in a carrier to go to the vet. It actually makes him very anxious and he will put his snout into her cage to check in on her. 

Indie's perch, which sits on my desk! She loves the bird's eye view. 

In the winter time, we bring many of our plants indoors. Our living room looks like a jungle. But Indie loves it. She loves checking out the plants, hiding behind them, and sitting among them. 

Indie has a thing for Peter. In fact, when we first went to see Indie in foster care, she came up to Peter and played with him and she allowed him to pet her. Now she sleeps every night on Peter's feet! 

We suspect Indie was formerly an outdoor cat. She LOVES being outside on our deck (where she is contained). She can sit there for hours and watches the birds fly by. 

 Can you see Indie watching TV?

Some cats like mice, Indie loves birds. On the end of the string in this photo is a bird. In fact, about two weeks ago, Indie caught a bird on our deck and brought it inside. Fortunately Peter was home and he got her to drop the bird. The bird was disoriented and was flying all over our living room. Peter was able to save the bird and return it outside unharmed. 

In many ways Indie is more like a dog than a cat. She follows us around, wants to be in the mix of things, and responds when her name is called. Indie is also an important part of our home and therefore I wanted to give her air time tonight.