Hi everyone,
I'm new around here but have been exploring all the threads and soaking up as much info as possible.
A week ago we (my dad and I) adopted two new kitties. I've always had pet since childhood but the previous 8 months we went without. Our old housecat (a feral siamese/tabby kitten we saved from Animal Control) Peppermint died at the age of 15 last summer. She was a super cat who really bonded to my dad. She also saw a lot of changes in her life. First the introduction of baby houseguests (my nieces and nephews). Then losing her old canine companion when he died of old age. Then my mom dying of cancer. Then my dad and I each starting to travel more. She had bonded with our family, particularly my dad. So when she passed, we decided to wait a while before bringing a new pet into the family.
In the past we always just seemed to find a stray animal that needed a home. But now all the ferals in the area have been spayed and everyone we knew had older pets rather than litters. So we opted to head for the local shelter and see if someone would like a home with us. We ended falling in love with these cuties:

They are sisters, 5 1/2 mos old, spayed and vaccinated. The shelter said their previous owner brought in the whole litter of 5 a month before because she'd developed an allergy. The black-n-white one (Bella) is very outgoing and friendly. She won me over at first by purring as soon as I pet her. The grey-n-white one (Cricket) won over my dad by being more timid and like our previous Peppermint. They were so well-bonded with each other at the shelter we didn't have the heart to separate them. Plus we figured they'd always have each other for company when we're out or away.
It's been a long time since we've had young ones around so I feel a bit rusty. I usually work from home during the winter months so have spent the last week getting our kitties used to being around us. They get regular petting, playing and (since they show good litterbox habits) have been given reign of the house. We're working on coming when called and not trying to run outside.
How long does it usually take new cats to realbond with their home? With Peppermint we rescued her when she was 6 weeks old. We kept her in a smaller space with gradual privileges outside while she learned her litterbox habits.
I'm new around here but have been exploring all the threads and soaking up as much info as possible.
A week ago we (my dad and I) adopted two new kitties. I've always had pet since childhood but the previous 8 months we went without. Our old housecat (a feral siamese/tabby kitten we saved from Animal Control) Peppermint died at the age of 15 last summer. She was a super cat who really bonded to my dad. She also saw a lot of changes in her life. First the introduction of baby houseguests (my nieces and nephews). Then losing her old canine companion when he died of old age. Then my mom dying of cancer. Then my dad and I each starting to travel more. She had bonded with our family, particularly my dad. So when she passed, we decided to wait a while before bringing a new pet into the family.
In the past we always just seemed to find a stray animal that needed a home. But now all the ferals in the area have been spayed and everyone we knew had older pets rather than litters. So we opted to head for the local shelter and see if someone would like a home with us. We ended falling in love with these cuties:

They are sisters, 5 1/2 mos old, spayed and vaccinated. The shelter said their previous owner brought in the whole litter of 5 a month before because she'd developed an allergy. The black-n-white one (Bella) is very outgoing and friendly. She won me over at first by purring as soon as I pet her. The grey-n-white one (Cricket) won over my dad by being more timid and like our previous Peppermint. They were so well-bonded with each other at the shelter we didn't have the heart to separate them. Plus we figured they'd always have each other for company when we're out or away.
It's been a long time since we've had young ones around so I feel a bit rusty. I usually work from home during the winter months so have spent the last week getting our kitties used to being around us. They get regular petting, playing and (since they show good litterbox habits) have been given reign of the house. We're working on coming when called and not trying to run outside.
How long does it usually take new cats to realbond with their home? With Peppermint we rescued her when she was 6 weeks old. We kept her in a smaller space with gradual privileges outside while she learned her litterbox habits.