Chloe & Kimi The Cats
Their antics are hilarious...
Bonne is one of the organizers of the wonderful the Great Northwest Fibre Fest in the beautiful Prince George region in British Columbia, Canada.
Here she shares her catās stories. When I read the captions for the images she sent me, I laughed out loud! Iām sure you will too! š
So, over to you, Bonneā¦
Chloe & Kimi - Bonneās Cats
Iād like to introduce my two cats: Chloe (the Siamese) and Kimi (the black). Theyāre both rescue cats.
When we got Chloe she was full-grown; probably about 3+ years so would be 12 or 13 now. Kimi was just past kittenhood; guessing around 10 to 12 months and is 5 or 6 now. But both of them still act like kittens much of the time.
Chloe was taken to the vet needing surgery and her owner couldn't afford to pay for it. She asked Joan (the office manager) to find a home for her.
Joan knew one of our cats had died recently and told us about Chloe.
We went in, met her and fell in love.
As soon as she recovered from surgery we brought her home. We think she must have suffered some trauma as a kitten: she was afraid of everything.
She spent the first couple of months hiding in the basement.
With love and treats we got her to agree to let us co-exist in "her" house. After years of coaxing, she has now become a lap cat. In fact, she insists on it!
Kimi was found roaming the streets and taken to the SPCA.
She didn't have any identification - tattoo or chip - and no one came to claim her. She and another cat were both up for adoption when we went looking.
We had a terrible time choosing since they both were so sweet.
When we decided on Kimi the staff said how glad they were we took her because people don't want black cats (imagine!)
When she met Chloe she immediately did the "cute kitten - no threat" thing and Chloe decided we could keep her.
One of their favorite toys is an M&M peanut candy that got dropped on the floor sometime ago. Every so often it goes missing and we have to drop a new one.
The little felt-covered mice from the dollar store get played to death and need replacing regularly. There was, obviously, some discussion about the proper use of yarn (not a cat toy) and for the most part they respect that.
There are also several games they play together but we still haven't worked out what the rules are. Chase, pounce and tumble are all part of the game.
Chloe loves lying on the heat vent in front of the sunroom windows. Even if the heat isn't running - she's always hopeful.
Kimi's most liked thing to do is to wait until Wayne starts to read and then jump on his lap and cover the book.
Chloe hates shark movies but is perfectly ok with dinosaurs(??).
Kimi doesn't have any dislikes - for her everything is either a toy or a taste treat.
For a while after we persuaded Chloe to come out of the basement, she lived in my office. We put her food, water and liter box in there and she was quite content - no intention of being anywhere else.
One evening, late, after Wayne had gone to bed, she came tearing out of the office into the living room, took a flying leap and landed in my lap. No idea what prompted this, but we watched a movie together and had a nice evening.
I do most of my knitting in my comfortable chair in the living room.
The yarn sits on the floor next to me in a yarn box and pulls up as I knit. Kimi seemed fascinated with this and sat on the floor beside the yarn just staring at it.
All was well until I noticed that I had gotten to the end of the skein way before it should have run out and the the end was sopping wet.
A very innocent-looking Kimi was sitting there with an "I wouldn't do a thing like that" expression on her face!
Even though she's more sociable now, Chloe still has no tolerance for what she considers unnecessary people (anything over 2 - specifically, me and Wayne).
She disappears as soon as we think about inviting company and doesn't reappear until everyone is gone. It has gotten so obvious that people are starting to tease me about my "imaginary cat".
These cats have quite the story to tell! They always keep things interesting. š
What funny antics do your pets get up to?
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Before you goā¦
Such sweet babies! Rescues are the best, they know how good they have it!