This is Liliana last summer "loving" on a kitty.
We kind of thought she would have improved after a year, and learned to be a little more gentle and a lot less squeezey.
Turns out we were wrong. The only improvement is that, in her opinion, she is capable of manhandling three kittens instead of the one. We had a theory that this would be a self correcting lesson. That the kittens would scratch her and she'd decide all on her own that she didn't want to hold them any more. Once again...we were wrong. Today I looked at her little arms and they are COVERED in scratches from yesterday. She didn't say a word about it. Apparently it was worth it. And this is coming from the little girl who barely bumps her head and needs a band-aid and a popsicle.
While Liliana is our animal lover, Micah could really care less. He's never been into animals and is scared of most dogs. Then along came "Anakin."
This sweet little gray kitty followed Micah everywhere. It was the cutest thing! Micah was so excited and just loves little Anakin so much. Anakin and his siblings were born in this really high up wooden box with tall sides...yet Anakin somehow kept getting out and looking for Micah and following him. We thought that he just really liked Micah. Turns out, the mama cat has abandoned the kittens. His siblings are already too weak to live, but Anakin is a fighter. My dad is trying to assimilate him into a different kitty family. They have three nursing cats right now, so there is some hope for him...but I'd still love some ideas of what to say to Micah should Anakin not make it. Do I pretend it didn't happen, wait for him to notice, and then suggest he ran away? Or do we go with the "it's a fact of life" thing?
(Oh and yes, Micah really does wear that Batman pajama shirt ALL the time. It's the one I made from him and he'll stand next to the dryer, waiting for it to be ready to wear again. Which explains why it's on in every picture of him, morning or night.)
I remember being the exact same way as Liliana with our bunnies as a little girl. The scratched the heck out of my arms (and my belly--have you looked at her belly?), but I couldn't have cared less. I LOOOOOOOVED those bunnies!
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I hope that's a sign that Liliana will grow up to be as gentle and nurturing as you! Checked her belly, and she's scratch free. Yep, we've got little "Rex" and she's crazy about her too. I've got some fun pictures of piggy that I've been meaning to do a post on...probably this next week.
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