Sunday, October 18, 2009

The Feline Ghostbusters

We picked up a couple kittens at Heartland Humane Society yesterday. YEA!!! All of our cats have been named after scientists and we saw no reason to change that. But we went a slightly different direction this time... meet Egon and Ray!

Egon (pronounced E-Gone) is 3 months old and he came out of the crate and moved right into the family. He has been here less than two days and he has already been seen chasing Kahlil up the hall, rolling around with Langston on a sleeping bag, getting pulled around the house in a laundry basket, and slipping into the bath with Kahlil and Langston. He also makes it hard to work on the computer as he is a total lover.

Ray is five months old and a little more reserved, but I think he is just about to burst out of his shell. He has mostly hidden in the kitty room since arriving, but he has gotten easier and easier to coax out. This evening he had a mini love-fest with Kahlil and me. We followed that up with some serious play. He may always be a little skittish, but I think he will fit in just fine. And, no, his eyes don't have laser beams in them. I don't have good red eye software and this was the best picture I got that shows what a cool color he is.

You may ask how Bubba (i.e. Kepler, remember the scientist thing?) is with the new additions. Bubba seems to be dealing very well. He and Egon have touched noses and Bubba had a small growl but nothing serious. Since then they have crossed paths several times and nothing more than a sniff has come of it. Bubba hasn't meet Ray so it's possible there will be trouble, but I think it will work out. I think any real trouble will come when Ray and Egon are given free range of the house and think Bubba looks like a fun toy.

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