Hei, Skogkatter — 24jul26

It’s been a long day, but everyone is settling in their new home. Pictures are incoming, I just want to get a handful more to choose from before posting anything,

Two and a half hours drive, more time than intended or expected getting to know everyone — cats and breeders —Three hours drive back (rush hour) and a full evening of acclimating. First, alone in the basement. Then doing a switcheroo and acclimating alone in the main level of the rambler.

Rinse and repeat tomorrow and Sunday. Vet visit on Monday morning. After that, we’ll introduce one of the cat’s in particular, Goblin. She’s the cat who will probably create the biggest fuss. I’m hoping to give her high-value treats so she associates the boys with happiness. It probably won’t work, but I didn’t think grooming with a greyhound comb would be received well and Grímnir took to it right away and made it a bonding moment. Grendel put up with it, but was less enthused. Of the two, Grim is the first to do things, while Gren watches to see how things fare with Grim and then joins in. While Grendel will likely be the larger of the two as an adult, I think in the pecking order Grímnir is the one in charge.

Grendel likes to sleep under while Grímnir likes to sleep above. Not directly, but if Grímnir is on the rocking chair, Grendel will be under the rocking chair. I don’t think he’s afraid, I think he may have been ambushed by the other kittens while he slept and this is how he feels secure.

Grendel’s paws are HUGE for a kitten. Not that it means much, but he’s tracking at 5 lbs before we left the breeder’s place, which is about a quarter of pound over his projected weight for Monday. I think he’s gonna be a big boy.

Grímnir’s not far behind at 4.75 lbs.

”Standard” kitten growth at 14 weeks would put them closer to 3.5 lbs. That makes their growth rate pretty gangbusters.

I did some light name training. Speak name with temptation, when they touch the temptation or treat, I click the clicker. Rinse/Repeat. Tomorrow, their appetites might return, so we’ll see if giving them a piece of kibble as a reward works. Otherwise, I have some treats in a tube. Over and over for a few days to a week. I probably won’t rush that step. They have been free-feeding, so I’ll need to ratchet that down a bit so they are hungry enough to treat.

They are very well behaved boys. No biting, no scratching, no struggling unless they have the zoomies and WANT DOWN NOW! One hissed at the paw under the door, but that’s hardly naughty.

Tomorrow is another adventure. And maybe pictures.

Me? I am bushwhacked. YAWN.