Kitty update!
...I hope I don't miss anything because this is my second time typing everything out as I spontaneously got logged out somehow before I submitted anything
There's lots of new pictures of what Luca has been up to on the photo bucket page :
http://s358.photobucket.com/user/eberry ... t=3&page=1Luca is getting so much bigger but is still quite small!
I finally gave up on trying to take Luca outside for walks as he clearly hated it and it wasn't fair to him to keep putting him in a position where he was so fearful. Also, when I first started taking him out, he was so scared that he would just stay cuddle up on my chest but now when I try, he tries to escape and that's the last thing I need.
I recently took Luca on a two day trip to Victoria. It requires taking a two hour ferry, in which Luca was very scared and stayed zipped up in my sweater against my chest both ways. But once we were actually there he was quite content and his happy self again.
This is a video of our first morning in Victoria :
https://youtu.be/teHvIAZ4UGsWe stayed at my moms house where there is a other cat and they got along no problem! There's a couple pictures on the photo bucket of them sniffing each other out lol (black and white cat).
As Luca grows and matures I have seen how much more assertive he can be! I took him up to my sisters place the other day while our carpets were being cleaned (finally!!!!) and she has two cats there. The first time Luca met the other cats he was much smaller and quite scared of them. They ganged up on him and he just stayed curled up in my lap not making any noise. This time when I took him, he was much more confident and I think he actually scared one of the cats off! He even made some growling noises I've never heard come out of him before. This was also the first time I've heard him hiss.
Video here:
https://youtu.be/gtK1eq6jZpgThe past two nights we have allowed Luca to roam around the house all night rather than staying in the bedroom with the door closed with us. I still woke up with him at the foot of my bed though lol. Im glad that he is still my little baby. Sometimes he perches himself on top of my jewelry box on my night stand by my bed waiting for me to wake up. It's so cute but sometimes creepy when the first thing I see when I wake up is Luca staring down at me. I have been preparing myself to receive some attitude from him or for him to become reclusive as he enters sexual maturity now but there's really been no change so far. He still loves his "mom" time with me. I don't know the last time I went to the bathroom alone lol.
I try to play with just him for about 45 mins a day without the other cat. Of course I spend more time than that with him but that's the time I set aside for one on one play.
When I come home from being out he always greets me at the door so excited that I'm back; he tries to jump up on me and paces around in circles like a dog hahahaha.
I'm waiting for my order of kitty bloom to come in and then I'm going to start Luca on raw food a few times a week. I'll likely be getting a meat grinder soon also so that I get get the bones and everything in there for him. As a vegan, I never thought id one day be buying a meat grinder lol.
Luca has developed a few new "skills" as well.
He can now manage to jump up and get on top of my bedroom door. Scared the heck out of me the first time; I heard scratching against the door one day and went to go look to see what he was doing. When I went to look he was nowhere in sight. Then I looked up and there he was staring down at me lol. There's a couple pictures of him up there on the photo bucket.
He has also been receptive to learning to play fetch!its definitely a work in progress though. Video here:
https://youtu.be/lAgyWSyZ03MHe has also seemed to develop a habit of attempting to climb me while I'm standing brushing my teeth or doing dishes. I have no idea why this one started but it always startles me when he does it.
It appears he has lost his affinity towards water. He won't play in the bathtub anymore when I partly fill it and seems quite indifferent to it now but used to love it. He is still a little interested when the sink is on though. And heaven forbid I have a drink in my hand; he must investigate it with his paws.....I've dumped out so much coconut milk hahahahahaha.