After lunch I spent the afternoon at Jill's Diner socializing in each of the rooms. In one room I met Beni, a huge black male who loves to be pet, and a very shy cocalico who at least like treats. All of the other cats in that room were very shy and/or sleepy so I didn't stay too long. Next, I went to Frankie's room and met his roommates. Except for Russell, this group is older and have some minor health problems. Again, there were a couple of shy guys but Frankie, Obie and Russell kept me busy with treats, brushing and lots of pets. Frankie is the one I walked in the morning but I don't think I mentioned that he has big beautiful blue eyes and the cute meow ever. Obie was rescued after being hit by a car so he's little "crooked" for lack of a better word. He's a fairly old dark grey cat with diabetes. He LOVES to be brushed so I was covered with his fur within 2 minutes! Then, there's Russell, another smoky grey who looks just like our Kitty. He even had a sad little meow like Kitty did! He's hand-shy but loves to be pet as long as you sit down and move slowly - I spent quite a bit of time with Russell. Finally, I went to room four to meet the remainder of the Jill's Diner crew. When I entered, every cat just looked at me but when I sat down in the outside area and wrinkled the treat bag, I was heartily greeted by three friendly furries. Hiawatha is a huge (!) orange girl who climbed right into my lap and didn't move for a good 15 minutes. With her on my lap, I was circled by two black cats - one large, black, older female and a tiny black male with half a tail. There was also a beautiful lean, orange "teenager" who was very shy until I brought out the toys. I never got to touch him but at least we had some play time.
By then it was 3:30 and I had to go complete the paperwork and get supplies for my sleepover. I'd made arrangements to take Nenet home for the night! Nenet is only two years and has never been on a sleepover before so it would be a new experience for all of us. Cat World gives you everything you need -- litter box, food, dishes, toys, carrier, etc.
Although she wasn't thrilled by the car ride, we made it to the hotel without an issue. Luckily, Dave was already back from mountain biking so he got to meet her right away. I think it's going to be a fairly interesting night so I'll update this blog tomorrow once we all successfully make it through.
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| Obie |
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| Hiawatha |
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| Russell |
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