The kitties have been here for nearly a week. We are gradually adapting to them and they to us. At first Mau (the tabby) wouldn't use the loo and was peeing in the wrong places. I read up about trying to train them and got some other sort of litter - the clumping kind, and another tray, a small one, and took her to it a couple of times and moved her paws in it. Anyway she started using  and Michou is using the large tray with the woody kind of litter. I am chief poo remover.

We gave them the wet food separated from the dry and found that Mau would eat it but not all of it - she left the lumps and just seemed to be eating the jelly so after a couple of days Ammar came up with the idea of mixing the wet and dry food - basically taking out the lumps and now they are both eating it.Bingo.

Ammar has squirted the water pistol at them a couple of times but it doesn't seem to be working. Its supposed to eliminate unwanted behaviour. The unwanted behaviour is climbing the walls and sticking their claws into the wallpaper. But they are still doing it. They race around the room faster than dervishes. Where do they get that energy? Its very amusing to watch as they play fight and jump and roll around.

Michou is making a funny little noise sometimes, not a miaow. They both purr when they are tired and lying down and being stroked. So far they are not lap kittens but I got Mau onto my lap once and she was sleeping but they are very independent.