Well M has certainly made herself at home...

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She came out of the carrier immediately, ate the entire lunch I'd put down, and then explored the 'safe room' thoroughly while I was still in there.

I went out of the room for a few minutes and left her to it. When I came back, she was waiting patiently by the door wanting to come out into the next room. So we did that, and she explored every nook and cranny.

Thankfully all meals today have stayed down. Here's another photo.

I’m glad she’s taken to the barrel it took mine months to build up the nerve to go in it! They both sleep on top of it though. What’s that sleeping bag thing? Do I need one?

It's this thing which I bought on eBay.

It's supposed to be a bed, but she prefers it unzipped so she can use it as a tunnel.

what a lovely thread 😻 she is such a beautiful kitty

Cat-in-the-box

She is wonderful. So confident and perky.

Either the boxes are getting smaller or the cat is getting bigger.

Or both?

Very wise you are.

It's her eyes that get me. On the surface they look like surprise but with closer study, they look, I think, like.......delight?

Second episode of throwing up today.

I had some warning this time: just before she started heaving, she sang the first two lines of the chorus from "What's Up" by 4 Non Blondes.

Keep an eye on it, it's often unexplained & resolves on its own.

I strongly suspect that today's episode was caused by cat treats. DS1, DS3 and I had all given her treats this morning (without realising that she'd had any from anyone else) and it's a new flavour she hadn't had before.

Yes. You have to go fairly easy on treats if they're not used to them.

Out of interest, do you groom her?

When she arrived she was not a fan of grooming, but thanks to advice from @monachopis she now tolerates grooming and almost enjoys it.

She hasn't vomited any hairballs.

Good.

I had to groom Seniorboy daily. (He was too elderly to do it himself - apart from .......personal stuff - and I needed to help out with coat and claws.) I was staggered by the amount of hair that came out (and he wasn't fluffy) but he was never sick with hair balls either.

We had our last cat until she was 17. By the end I was doing most of her grooming for her.

Then you know the score. (Siamese love the attention of course.)

We've cut out the treats completely for now. Everything she ate today stayed down.

She also discovered the delights of the Christmas tree. Luckily it's in a room that she only has access to when we're in there.

She's beautiful 😻😻

Happy Christmas Eve!

She has the delights of Xmas dinner to face? (Good time of year to join a household.)

And what a home! (Is that sheepskin pile that she's sitting on? )

Yes, I bought a range of textures for her to park her bottom on as I wasn't sure what she'd like. 😂