Monday Progress

Mornin' peeps!

Well, over the weekend MomKatt experienced some major progress with Kitten Ray ... and I managed to get lap time during the Tigers' game (and the subsequent Mariners' game they watched after THAT) yesterday afternoon.  (Both teams won, so Mom&DadKatt were very happy about that; plus she watched MARIANO close on Sat. afternoon for the Yanks so she was baseball'ed out ... but happy.)

ANYWAY ... this is NOT a post about baseball.   The REALLY BIG NEWS is about Ray.  I will let the pictures below tell the story in Ray's thoughts.

"Oh no ... there's that HAND again!  It keeps trying to get near to me ... wait a second, what's that thing?  It's holding something that ... looks like a little chicken leg!  What IS that?  Should I investigate it?"

 "Hummm ... I don't know.  I think it looks kinda suspect.  It IS in Giant Lady's hand ... sure smells good thought.  OK ... I'll move a little closer and give it a Whiff Inspection."

 

 "Oh WOW!  IT's a NOM!  Thank you, Giant Lady!"

Yes, Peeps!  Ray took chicken treats - MULTIPLE chicken treats - from MomKatt!  The first time was Sunday afternoon, and THAT was so successful she told Ray & Rachel that they were going to get treats twice a day, in the mornings after they'd eaten their gooshy food, and in the evenings before she went to bed.

Sure enough, last night before her bedtime, MomKatt took the treats upstairs and both kittens now know that, at the sound of that bag shaking, good things will be dispensed!  These pictures here are from this morning's Treat Time.  Rachel was ALL OVER MomKatt during the treat times (she learns FAST) and Ray, while a little hesitant, seemed to grow a little each time in confidence.  During the first "feed" Sunday afternoon, he was taking the treats off her fingers (she laid her hand flat on the ottoman and balanced the treat on her fingertip).  Then last night, she began HOLDING them between two fingers so he would have to TAKE them from her.

She also wants to continue reiterating the "hands bring good things" theme to Ray - and after all the treats were eaten on Sunday afternoon, she offered her hand to him a few times WITHOUT a treat to see what he'd do and ... HE LICKED HER!  Of course, it was because her hand tasted/smelled like the treats but ... who cares?  It was contact!

Of course, SOME  pigs kittens have NO hesitancy whatsoever ...  ;-)  (This is Rachel, as you can tell by her little owl-covered collar.)

 

SO!  Big news from Chez Carter Chat Noir Farm this weekend!  The efforts MomKatt is putting out on behalf of these two are starting to bear fruit and, as you can imagine, she's really proud - but she is PROUDEST of Ray.  That took a lot, we suspect, for him to overcome his fear and/or anxiety/hesitancy.

Guess a lot of peeps could learn from that, huh?  MomKatt included.

So ... celebrate!!!  Happy Monday to all my peeps!

PURRZ!
Selina (who STILL hasn't met The Strangers In Room B yet)