Dave and Larry
August 6, 2014
Sometimes you just happen to receive some intelligent and totally annoying animals. Dave and Larry are exactly that. On May 25 of this year we heard a distinct cat cry underneath our front deck. When we pulled the part of the deck up we found 5 tiny kittens. After rescuing these kittens from their feral mothers we began to play with them daily while keeping them in a shed on our rural property. This way they could be fed by their mothers (there were 2 litters) and we were able to play with them so they would be used to human contact, unlike their mothers.
The day came when we felt we had to remove them from the shed. Dave and Larry, whom I’d named Bear and Grizz, were quite lively. I felt if they stayed in the shed that they’d soon be able to leap from the small window I’d made for the mothers to leap through.
It was a good decision because the kittens became much more easy to handle. They began to purr when we held them. They loved to be indoors with my son Zach. They were a lot of fun to watch.
One day I picked up Bear. He immediately informed me that his name was Dave. The name for the other black kitten was Larry. I had talked to my oldest sister who lives on acreage in BC. She told me she needed a few cats. I knew that Dave and Larry were meant for her place. Right after I’d talked to her on the phone Dave began to talk, both meowing and telepathically to me. I’d pick him up and he’d purr, meow, and discuss what his future was going to be like. You’ll like it there I told him. There’s a lot to do, you’ll have your freedom to run around and you’ll be taking care of my sister. She needs you. Dave replied that he was okay with the move since I explained it to him.
The morning arrived when it was time to go. I brought the kitty carrier in from outside. Dave and Larry were right beside the carrier. We’d used it with all the kittens when we brought them inside but it was different this time. They were ready to move to my sister’s place.
Dave and Larry travelled well; Dave cried several times that he had to go to the bathroom. I’d brought a litter pan and when I placed him in it, he went number two first and later number one. He is an amazing cat I told my mom. I was so pleased!
We met my sister halfway between her place and my place because the drive is so far for both of us. The cats behaved nicely. And although I thought Dave and Larry were both boys, my sister just informed me that one of them is a girl! What????? It is hard to tell with kittens until they develop their parts. These “boys” sure had me fooled because both of them acted like boys! They were the smartest toughest ones of the litter. They were always the first to do whatever they should not do, climb onto the dining room table, climb the painting ladder I left in the hallway, climb the bookshelf, watch the fish in the aquarium and generally do everything they were not supposed to do!
These monsters have the best home they could because they need the great outdoors to explore. They need a home like my sister could provide. I am grateful that she took them in. They are funny and smart. Just what her home needs.
Sometimes you just happen to receive some intelligent and totally annoying animals. Dave and Larry are exactly that. On May 25 of this year we heard a distinct cat cry underneath our front deck. When we pulled the part of the deck up we found 5 tiny kittens. After rescuing these kittens from their feral mothers we began to play with them daily while keeping them in a shed on our rural property. This way they could be fed by their mothers (there were 2 litters) and we were able to play with them so they would be used to human contact, unlike their mothers.
The day came when we felt we had to remove them from the shed. Dave and Larry, whom I’d named Bear and Grizz, were quite lively. I felt if they stayed in the shed that they’d soon be able to leap from the small window I’d made for the mothers to leap through.
It was a good decision because the kittens became much more easy to handle. They began to purr when we held them. They loved to be indoors with my son Zach. They were a lot of fun to watch.
One day I picked up Bear. He immediately informed me that his name was Dave. The name for the other black kitten was Larry. I had talked to my oldest sister who lives on acreage in BC. She told me she needed a few cats. I knew that Dave and Larry were meant for her place. Right after I’d talked to her on the phone Dave began to talk, both meowing and telepathically to me. I’d pick him up and he’d purr, meow, and discuss what his future was going to be like. You’ll like it there I told him. There’s a lot to do, you’ll have your freedom to run around and you’ll be taking care of my sister. She needs you. Dave replied that he was okay with the move since I explained it to him.
The morning arrived when it was time to go. I brought the kitty carrier in from outside. Dave and Larry were right beside the carrier. We’d used it with all the kittens when we brought them inside but it was different this time. They were ready to move to my sister’s place.
Dave and Larry travelled well; Dave cried several times that he had to go to the bathroom. I’d brought a litter pan and when I placed him in it, he went number two first and later number one. He is an amazing cat I told my mom. I was so pleased!
We met my sister halfway between her place and my place because the drive is so far for both of us. The cats behaved nicely. And although I thought Dave and Larry were both boys, my sister just informed me that one of them is a girl! What????? It is hard to tell with kittens until they develop their parts. These “boys” sure had me fooled because both of them acted like boys! They were the smartest toughest ones of the litter. They were always the first to do whatever they should not do, climb onto the dining room table, climb the painting ladder I left in the hallway, climb the bookshelf, watch the fish in the aquarium and generally do everything they were not supposed to do!
These monsters have the best home they could because they need the great outdoors to explore. They need a home like my sister could provide. I am grateful that she took them in. They are funny and smart. Just what her home needs.