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Age: 8 weeks May 20, 2006 This is Akeelah a short time after we adopted her. She's sitting on a little towel taking a break from running around our home like a little crazy maniac. She's usually asleep, but when she's awake, she is either sweet as sugar or crazy. We don't really mind, because she's a real sweetheart. |
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Age: 14 weeks June 25, 2006 I seem to get this look from Akeelah alot. I call it her "you-don't-feed-me-nearly-enough" look. Akeelah is a little piggie. We feed her plenty - she put on over a pound in just over 2 weeks, but whatever we feed her, she just wants more. Lindsay once lost patience and fed her a full day's-worth of food at one sitting. Akeelah gobbled it all up in minutes and looked around for more. Like I said: she's a little piggie. Two weeks ago, she went in for her first vet visit at Classic City Cat Clinic. She behaved like a little lady and didn't put up any fight at all. I was a little worried about her first car ride, but she was perfect - she didn't cry or freak out at all. She just looked around a few minutes and settled in for the drive. At the vet's, she put up with everything like a sport. Afterward, though, she felt really sick from the vaccinations and the next few days she acted very unhappy and tired, but now she's back to her old self (i.e. crazy)! |
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Age: 15 weeks July 07, 2006 Akeelah spends much of her day sleeping, reclining, or resting in some other manner. Today, she found a pillow we'd left on the couch and she immediately got nice and cozy. I have repeatedly lectured her on her laziness, but she refuses to do any housework while we are at work, and instead spends her days lounging around the house. Lazy, but c'mon...look at that little face... |
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Age: 17 weeks July 21, 2006 I got home from work and Akeelah immediately ran out the door as I came in, as is her habit to do. She positively glories in the sun-baked hot concrete of our front porch, rolling around in luxuriant bliss. After she finally tired of it, she decided to curl up in the shade of a small shrub as I looked on. Eventually, I tired of the 100 degree heat and carried her inside, where she relaxed on a pillow and engaged in one of her favorite tasks: staring at me without blinking. She is an odd animal, but she's really becoming a member of our little family. Life is good when you're the cat. Look how much she's grown since her first photo (top of page) was taken! She's put on a good two pounds since we adopted her. She's probably close to 5 pounds (up from 3.2) by now. She's growing fast; she won't be a kitten much longer! |
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Age: 18 weeks July 27, 2006 While I was out shopping today, I went by the pet store to see if they had any cat toys that wouldn't be shredded into choke-hazards within - oh - an hour. I came away with an adorable (though not very manly) plush terrycloth bunny with catnip scent. At first, Akeelah was not impressed with her new bunny, but after a few minutes of ignoring it, she went to town on the poor little plush toy. When I took this photo, she was on her back grasping the bunny in her front paws and kicking it delightedly with her rear feet while relishing each and every vicious bite she delivered to its neck. Oh, she was glorying in her battle with her new leporidic friend. This is exactly why we aren't going to be buying any droopy-eared basset hound puppies or floppy-eared rabbits any time soon. |
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Age: 22 weeks August 26, 2006 This afternoon Dad and I were watching a little TV and relaxing after a nice dinner over at De Palma's. Dad, who is capable of falling asleep during a hurricane, promptly closed his eyes for a little nap. Akeelah, who had been chewing amiably on Dad's hand under the cover, curled up and napped along with him. I took advantage of a commercial break and snapped a few photos of the snoozing pair. |
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Age: 23 weeks August 29, 2006 This morning before I left to go to the Forestry School, I was checking my email when I realized it had been a while since I'd seen Akeelah. Usually she's in and out of whatever room we're in, so I was surprised when I realized I hadn't seen her in a good half hour. Not hearing the noise of her chasing her straw, I figured she was asleep. I called her name to see where she'd turn up, but all I heard was an indistinct trill, which is her primary way of speaking. I looked around, but couldn't find her in the room in any of her usual places: under the couch, asleep on the (forbidden) dining room table, crouching under the ironing board. I finally discovered a dark, furry shape nestled on an end table serving to hold our white bed linens before they were put up. She'd made a little nest amidst our sheets and extra pillows. Leave it to the softest animal in the house to discover the softest place in the house to take a catnap. |
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Age: 24 weeks September 05, 2006 Poor Akeelah! Last Friday I took Akeelah into Classic City Cat Clinic to have her spay operation performed. They did a wonderful job on her. She was pretty woozy when I took her home that night, but she had the energy to give a spirited hiss at Dr. Brousse on her way out the door. I really like both of the vets at CCCC, so I'm sure he didn't deserve it. Akeelah was up and running around by the second day after her surgery. I was shocked when she scampered up her scratching post just two days after having an ovariohysterectomy! After that particular example of her inability to use her fuzzy little brain and take it easy after her operation, we kept her in the bathroom for another day or two. Akeelah was shaved on her belly in prep for the surgery and we were surprised to see that her skin color is actually of two different colors. She has both white and dark skin on her belly (we already knew about her toes and feet being bicolored). In this photo, you can see her skin color as well as the incision, which is already healing up well. This is three days post-operation! Cats are amazing healers. |
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