Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween! I hope you all will bee good ;D

The paper bag

I have always heard that cats love boxes and paper bags. My cat that I had growing up always did. So one day while I was at the groccery store I asked for a paper bag. When I first brought it home to Milo he wasn't sure what to do with it. He sniffed at it and then left it alone. I tried putting his toys in the bag to no avail. I finally decided to cut half of the bottom out of the bag so that it was still partially closed out of one end, but that he could look through it. He loved it. He loves to dive into the bag, hide and get ready to pounce, and then he will run out of the bag pounce on a toy, run around the kitchen table, and then run back in the bag again. He also will chew on the bag. I think he likes the sound it makes. Unfortunately he has had so much fun with his current paper bag that he ripped it in half. He still likes to sit on it and will try to hide in it, but it doesn't work so well anymore. I have to remember to get him another bag the next time I go to the groccery store. There is a more expensive option that you can buy at the store for $15 that is a cat tunnel that does the same thing, but I don't think we are ready to buy that just yet.

The feather wand

The feather wand was one of the first toys we bought Milo. We bought it because the woman who was taking care of him before we adopted him said he loved them. We bought him one that is soft and has feathers velcroed to the bottom. He loves it. This is one of the toys he plays with the most. He loves to chew on the bottom velcro section. If you hold on to the stick and throw the soft wand part at him he will leap for it, sometimes with impressive twists and turns. He once did a somersault just to get it. He will also take it in his mouth and walk off with it to chew on it in peace. Over all a very good buy if you have a cat.

The laundry basket

One feature I want to implement in this blog is to list all of the toys we buy for Milo, the things around the house he makes into toys, and the toys we make. I'm going to make labels according to each category. I want to write about if he plays with them, if they last, and how often he plays with them.

The first toy I'm going to write about is my laundry basket. I didn't expect him to enjoy my old laundry basket. I bought it for very cheap at CVS. When we got married I got a large three sorter laundry basket that replaced it. When we got Milo I didn't want it to fall on him so I moved it into the computer room, which at the time he wasn't going into. I first noticed that he liked the laundry basket when Jeff and I would use the computer. He would want to be in the same room as us so he would come sit on the floor. After a while he discovered the laundry basket and knocked it over while investigating. He soon went inside of it and seemed to enjoy it. After that every time Jeff or I are on the computer one of his favorite spots is the laundry basket. He will claw at it or move and sometimes it will start to colapse or fall over. This is extremly amusing to watch. Overall, Milo likes the laundry basket. I think he likes it because he can go inside of it and still see through it. I have tried throwing toys inside of it while he is inside, but it usually makes it collapse.

Some cute random pictures

Adoption

My husband Jeff and I have wanted to get a pet together for a while now. We decided we were going to wait until after we were married and then waited at least four months after that. We started thinking we should get a dog, but because of where we are in life getting a cat fit our lifestyle better. We live in an apartment with no backyard and we both work. We found Milo through a local Petsmart. He was being shown by a local organization called Forgotten Cats which rescues cats from the streets. I knew Milo was the one when we met him. He immediately rubbed against us and asked for petting. He is a majorly snuggly cat. The woman who took care of him said she could always count on him for a snuggle. A week later he was ours.

He was a little timid at first, spending most of his time in our closet. After a couple of days he ventured out and had the run of the apartment. Now he is everywhere. We took him to the vet the next week and found he had ear mites, fleas, and possibly worms. The vet started treating him on everything and now he is a very happy kitty. I tell him that he is a lucky kitty. He started out on the streets and now he has a family who feeds him, gives him lots of snuggles, and buys him too many toys.

Welcome

Welcome! This is a new blog that will be all about our new cat Milo. My husband and I adopted Milo a little over a month ago. This blog will include Milo's adoption story, some of his daily activities, favorite toys, and things he gets into from day to day. I hope you will stick around for the ride.