So I've been meaning to write something here, to keep up my blog and just to write. Practice makes perfect, so I hear. The thing is, I've been so distracted with life that I haven't really had the chance to think of anything to write about. So I'm going to write about my woes.
Back in February my boyfriend bought me a kitten for Valentines Day. I was thrilled! Seriously, ever since I moved down to Carbondale I wanted a pet. I grew up with pets and even when I moved in with my big sister I adopted her pets as my own, so going three years in an animal empty house was just strange. So, enter Nautilus.
Nautilus IS a great cat. He was four months when we got him from the Humane Society, and he was a pretty sick little kitten. It took us months and multiple visits to the vet to heal the little guy up, but he did heal and he is part of our family. He is a wonderful little companion, and while he is still a cat which means he does not like having love lavished upon him whenever we please, Nautilus does let you know when he wants attention and then he can be very loving. Aside from his affectionate times he would pretty much follow me everywhere. I would even see his little paws under the bathroom door!
Well, because our schedules are about to fill up in the Fall we thought it might be a good idea to find Nautilus another kitten to keep him company. Everything I read said that two cats are better than one because they will keep each other company and keep each other from growing bored or listless. So, when my boyfriend and I stumbled upon free kittens at the Farmers Market we decided to take one home. Nautilus isn't even a year old yet, he used to live with other cats, so this should go smoothly right?
Wrong.
While the new kitten, Neptune, is a sweet cat, Nautilus doesn't really want anything to do with him. Sure, Nautilus will pat Neptune around from time to time, or chase him, but aside from that he totally ignores the new kitten. Even worse, Nautilus totally ignores me! He now sits and glares at anyone who tries to show him attention. He no longer follows me around or wants to sit in my lap. He used to cuddle up to my neck at night and lick my nose. Granted this was painful, but it showed that he felt like family. All that has stopped completely. Neptune is very affectionate, but I feel SO guilty giving him all of the attention he wants when my number one kitten, my Valentines kitten, sits in the corner and glares.
According to all of the research I've done it can take up to a year for a cat to become accustom to a new house mate. I am trying my best to be patient, to give attention to both, even if Nautilus just turns up his nose at my attempts. I've been bribing him with tuna just to get a few purrs out of him. I feel SO bad over this, but it's not like I can just return Neptune. He was a give away kitten at a Farmers Market! I don't even know the woman's name who gave him to me. So Neptune is here, and Nautilus is gray, and I feel so guilty for upsetting the peace in my little home.
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