the kitty expert...

i'd like to think i'm somewhat experienced with kittens... after all, a kitten was my very first pet... i thought i was getting a cocker spaniel and i ended up with a kitten... it didn't matter though, she was sweet... her name was neko, which meant cat in japanese... creative, huh?  anyways, to make a long story short, she had a litter... and the females from that litter would have a litter and so forth... then i had occasional single cats here and there, but they either ran away, died, got hit by cars, or just disappeared all together... 

then i became a vet technician and it seemed like kittens were starting to fall from the sky again... my grandma had a handful of stray cats that she liked to feed, and one in particular was friendly... i was able to trap her and fix her... but not until after her 2nd or 3rd litter... the cat i have now is one of her grandsons... he was basically hand-reared with two of his brothers that i also had...

all in all, i have been surrounded by cats and kittens... they are plentiful and it always seems like i'm rescuing them... most of them have been very polite with a nice attitude... until prada came along....

i entered my son's room and there she was, cute as can be laying in my son's down comforter... the comforter cover complimented her blue eyes... she let me come over and scratch the top of her head... i moved in to pick her up and she bit me... i didn't let it get to me entirely... i figured she was still adjusting... 

here she is looking innocent:

here she is stretching:

here she is yawning:

i observed her... she was very active and loved to play with the feather toy... such a good $2.99 investment...

she was very fast... i don't think i've ever dealt with a kitten or cat for that matter, that has the speed that she does... 

she was still a hearty eater and she strangely liked to put her feet into her water bowl... she'd dip her paws in and then shake them... or she'd dip her paws in and drag the bowl around... she kept knocking over the water so we had to use a heavier bowl... we used a soup bowl which is low and wide... this time she just walked straight through it as if it weren't there... i've seen few cats drag the water bowl towards them, but they weren't drawn to the water as much as she was... 

her with her bigger, makeshift water bowl:

stay tuned... the exciting first doctor visit is up next!