Mochi and the Zoo

We didn't collect Puffy on the day we came home. We were busy with Mochi and needed to make arrangements to transfer Puffy into a wired/ enclosed cage. Previously, he was in an open top box and we didnt want him to become cat's food. 

My brother's family happened to have a spare cage and nicely loaned us. 

Puffy in his new home. 

They are heading to Seoul for their holidays and our turn to babysit their 2 hamsters and 4 fishes. Their dog is going to his groomer's home. 

I came home to 3 cages, 1 fish tank, 1 playpen and a roaming dog. Yes, our home had been temporarily transformed to a zoo. While Aiko and Mochi didn't fight, they didn't look like they like each other. Aiko was very curious while Mochi just looked that he would attack Aiko, if he had come any close.  

Mochi appears to be settling in. For a couple of meals, he didn't finish his food but had majority of it. While he isn't finishing his food, he is definitely more playful. 

Or maybe he likes his food fresh, like moving around kind of fresh. 

We are still adapting to Mochi, like he is to us. We had silently split out the tasks. Daddy Lim and the kids took turn to feed him, depending on who is free. What is my task? I get the noble role of clearing his litter every morning. #blackgold We were super happy to find that he had poop the next morning or we had to bring him to the vet. Oh yes, he had been litter trained by SPCA. As to the other tasks like showering, cutting nails, cleaning ears, we haven't tried, waiting for the stuff to be delivered. Not me for sure. Hoho. 

Daddy Lim and the kids are enthusiastically asking me to buy him new this and that. Zzzzz. Some of the stuff can wait. The big ticket items are the pet gate and we are considering to get him a 2nd hand cat condo. The idea is not to confine him but there will be situations that we needed him in the cage. 

Whenever Mochi is out of his cage, he is either playing or exploring, jumping onto the table, shelf, behind the TV, hamster cage... we are hoping that he would adapt soon and be less active. For the 1st time, Mochi was napping outside of his play pen. We need more of these. 

We will probably confine him until the Zoo has left. 

Look how handsome he is. 

 

Before we got Mochi, I told Daddy Lim that I didn't want a cat that looks too stray, just on case it escapes and I have no way to differentiate him from the other strays downstairs. Hahaha. 

Zaky is tolerating Mochi well too. Maybe bcos he is the only cat at home and the home is well ventilated. Zaky's nose acted up yday but he was well without need for medication by bed time. 

Mummy Lim