Adoption Tails: Arlo and Annie

 Arlo & Annie, now Sparky & Mini

1 day: Annie is now Mini Moke (Mini for short) and Arlo is Sparky (inspired by Sparky at SAFE and because the owner's partner is a sparky). Mini is going to be a fatty and there will be no grazing for this household as she is eating/drinking well. The owner is not sure if Sparky has eaten though suspects has done so during the night. She is also pretty sure both have had a wee and there has been one poo. Unfortunately, one wee was in one of their brand new beds just purchased over the weekend. The other wee and poo have been in a cardboard box. The owner has since increased the ratio of the SAFE litter to the crystal litter. There are lots of hiding holes for Mini and Sparky though Mini did not come out of the carrier for the first night and Sparky hid in the wardrobe. Both are letting the owners pat them and there is no hissing. Mini is out having a wander around the room this morning and just a few feet away from the owner who didn't think she was the confident one of the two. "She keeps checking herself out in the mirror, if I was that cute, I would too." 

Mini

1 week: All is good in this cat den. Mini is already exploring and has explored most of the home over the weekend. The owner realised she was much more confident after Mini came home so this is not unexpected at all. The owner accidentally left the door open by mistake and Mini was down the hallway quite soon. She felt like she should've called Sparky Smoochie as he craves pats, regularly rolling onto his back and wants his tummy rubbed which is amazing as he is still quite timid. The owner would lay down on the floor with him and he snuggled up beside her and used her arm as a pillow (so cute). Sparky has had one small exploration across the hall to see what Mini was up to (eating resident cat Lemmy's leftovers). The owner does not expect Sparky to be out exploring for at least another week or two. 

The resident cat Lemmy has been exceptional and is just curious. He crouched (relaxed) on the other side of the closed door just last night for about 30minutes and again this morning. When the owner walked in, Mini was behind the door so the two have just been getting acquainted with each other's smell. 

Kitty litter front is all good too, there's only been the one accident from the first day (suspected to be Sparky). The owners will continue to coax Sparky out of his shell and won't be rushing the process as they really want a cohesive environment for all 3 cats. Mini started playing a tiny bit on about day 2 whilst Sparky only started playing yesterday which the owner is taking as a milestone. Neither have jumped up onto any furniture or the like, so the owner thinks that will be another milestone yet to be reached as they are in her home office which has many horizontal surfaces to be explored.

Sparky

1 month: They've definitely gone to a loving home. The owner wanted to make a video of Sparky smooching all over her. It's absolutely adorable and she's confident he's over the moon that he chose the couple for parents. Mini got an inflamed eye so was taken to the vet, the poor kitty was so traumatised that she exploded anal glands all over the two owners and has since regressed. They are working very slowly at building up her confidence again. Mini has just started to allow pats again so progress is being made. The owners are letting Mini all the time she needs to come out of her shell again. Lemmy the resident cat absolutely loves them both and just wants to be around them 24/7, especially Mini. The owner feels very much the same way as she heard them playing at 4am and by 4:15am, she just could not resist getting up to play with them. "I'm utterly exhausted but they are just too cute".