Kitten Craziness Day 8 - What to do After Dropping a Clock on Your Head

Around 4:00 a.m. today the power went out briefly. I know this because the phone in the bedroom beeped, the dehumidifier in the basement beeped and Purrcy pulled everything on the nightstand down on his head. Thankfully I tend to wake up all at once and have fast reflexes and was able to save the lamp a tumble in the wake of the clock, a photo of Les (wooden frame) a small Yankee Candles jar candle, my cellphone, glasses and inhaler. The little stinker's claw had gotten snagged in the Japanese handkerchief I use as a sort of tablecloth and he pulled, it slid and down they all went. The beeping may have startled him also. It sure did me.

Purrcy then spent the entire rest of the day wanting to be carried, held and basically not have his paws touch the floor. Go to put him down and he clings for dear life grabbing hair, clothes, skin whatever he could dig claws into to hang on, even when very nearly asleep. 

Like a the member of the rag doll breed we suspect his daddy was this little guy goes pretty much limp when you pick him up (hence the name of the breed) and purrs his little heart out. When it is 95 degrees outside with a 105 heat index and you refuse to set your AC to anything other than 78 holding a fuzzy creature whose average body temp in 103 is not necessarily what you want to do. It is after 10:00 p.m. now and he's FINALLY consenting to not being on Mama.

I had some work to do today and it is very difficult to type when the kitten in your lap insists on using your wrist for a pillow. I say "insists" because the front paws are wrapped tightly around the wrist in question with the chin on the back of the wrist and hand. Basically the hand is pinned. Cute but a bit annoying.I did manage to "put him down for a nap" but I had to do it in a way very similar to putting a human baby to bed for a nap. Carry him like an infant, lay him down gently on the bed, talk low and soothing (after untangling the paws from my hair) and try to keep him from waking up all the way. It worked ... for about 20 minutes.

Purrcy doesn't say much, seldom says anything actually. A trilling little chirp here and there but the primary vocalization is the purr. Although he did cry in the car on the way to the vet on Monday. That is pretty much the only time I've heard him say anything. it isn't that the others aren't vocal. Other than Lucky they are pretty vocal. In fact, for the last day and a half Bonzai hasn't shut up. He's awfully whiny. Rumba has an almost Siamese vocal pattern and Honey hisses and growls and complains ... a lot so Purrcy hears everyone else talk, complain and whine and yet he stays quiet. Remember he didn't cry while being alone in the bathroom all night either. Starting to consider a baby sling so I can at least use both hands when he wants to be snuggled.

Shh! Baby sleeping...

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