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Ivy Heads Outdoors! (Or How to Introduce a New Cat, Part 3)

On my third visit with Ivy, his Humans suggested that I might take him outside for some supervised exploration. (I tried getting my old kitty harness on him, but it was much too small! When we used to walk Muffin while we lived in DC, she was probably half of Ivy's size!) So I just followed him around and kept close.

This reminds me of that old cartoon movie with the little mice that are searching for each other and come soooo close many times, but just miss one another. Check out Mel on top of the couch inside the house and Ivy walking outside right in front of him! I don't think they ever noticed each other (at least not yet...). Ivy wanted to play with this snake, but I put the kibosh on that activity.


This one might have to go on my corkboard. What a beauty! Ivy enjoyed some sunbathing until he was interrupted by a curious Mel!

Ivy's not so sure about the other kitties yet. I tried to tell him that this was actually Mel's home first and that Mel was being very kind to him, but he said he was just a little uncertain and I should give him a little time to adjust.

Ivy and I went back to his room, but before I could close the doors, Mel and Gray came marching in as well! Ha! I shuffled them on through to the other part of the house and then Ivy and I chilled in his bedroom for a little bit. He seemed more relaxed, having spent some time in the Great Outdoors!

Ivy Plays Lewis & Clark (Or How to Introduce a New Cat, Part 2)

On my second visit with Ivy, he clearly had some cabin fever and would not leave the window at the door.

So, on instruction from his new Humans, I made sure the other boys were out of the house and Ivy had an expedition throughout the rest of the house. I think he sniffed every nook and cranny there!

"Ooh, this window is even better than the one in my room!" ... "Hey, they have the same banana toy I do!"

The bottom of the stairs smelled VERY interesting!

Back in the safety of his room, he was feeling less antsy and settled in for a bath.

Stay tuned for Part 3, when Ivy explores the Great Outdoors!

Hellllloooo, Ivy! (Or How to Introduce a New Cat, Part 1)

This is Ivy, who was very recently adopted into the Mel/Max/Gray/Pop household. To help out with the transition, I've been visiting Ivy during the day while the Humans are at work. To start off, Ivy was confined to one bedroom of the house, so on my first visit with him at his new home, we just played and cuddled and brushed . At this point, the main purpose of my visit was to entertain Ivy some so he wouldn't be so bored and stir crazy being shut up in the room all day (and perhaps to provide some continuity, since I was visiting him at his old house before this).

At one point, Ivy spotted Gray hanging out just outside the back door. Then Ivy got a little grumpy and eventually retreated to his nice, cozy hiding place in the closet.

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Ok, I know - I've promised that things will be posted. And they will. Lots of things. But in the meantime, you can enjoy this hilarious little video from YouTube:



Enjoy. And stay tuned!