Blinker's First Night

We brought Blinker home last night. What an adventure! (Will upload pics soon!)

When we left Emmanuel Curls and had gotten to the car, we realised there was a flat tyre. Off all the years I've been with John and he's driven us around, we've never had a flat. What timing! Luckily we managed to change the tyre quite easily and finally set off for home. Blinker mewed a little bit but on the way back she fell asleep, and slept till we carried her out of the car.

John and I had actually enclosed an area where her food, water, scratching post, litterbox and toys were to be. But within 5 minutes of taking her out of the crate, she'd done a flying jump onto the playpen fence and climbed over. What a little acrobat! I'd laid out some kibbles for her but she wasn't very interested. I showed her where the litter box is and she used it. Good girl!

John had to go back to camp, so I sat and played with her for some time. She seemed to like all her new toys, but would sometimes bat the balls under the sofa. She is such a bundle of energy, she was running all over the place, and when I sat to wach tv for a while, she jumped up onto the sofa and climbed all over me. She seems fond of walking along the top of the back cushions and climbing onto my shoulder and playing with my hair.

However I did notice that she likes to try and bite my fingers or my feet/toes. I'd pull her away, tell her no and try to distract her. But after a while she'll do it again. I have a spray bottle, and after a few times i used it to squirt her lightly. She'd look surprised, stop, stare (she might have seen me holding it though!), then start playing again.

Maybe I'm currently the only other living thing in the house, so when I walk, she chases after me and tries to go for my toes. :( I try not to wave my fingers about in front of her but I hope that her biting doesn't become a habit. She doesn't bite very hard. Maybe it's because I'm currently her mummy, playmate and moving toy all at once.

She seemed alright though, she was purring non-stop whilst I was with her. When I went to bed I left her out in the living room (enough space for her to run about and play). She mewed for a few minutes, but when she realised that I wasn't going to come out and play again, she stopped. So I went to sleep.

This morning after I woke up, I listened to see if I could hear her. She wasn't making any sound but I could hear her playing with her toys (she was chasing a ball that has a bell inside). When I went out she mewed and mewed happily. Time for breakfast! I gave her about 1/4 a can (the can is the same size as a tin of tuna fish for humans). She sniffed at it a few times, went round the dish a few times, and finally started eating. She has a funny way of eating. She purred all the time through her breakfast. She'd take a few bites, then stop, mew and start "digging" at the ground. Then she'd start eating again. I don't know why she does this. Anyhow, she finished all her food and I gave her a bit more. So finished 1/3 of the can, which seems an okay amount.

I played with her, but afterawhile she started chasing my feet again. When she bit me I picked her up and told her "No!".

I think I'll either have to try squirting her, or maybe putting some coins in a tin to shake when she bites. And get more toys to distract her with.