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They're fine, but I almost want to cry when i think of their mother, who disappeared before I caught Mikesch, and the cat that might've been their older brother who I had to release. I did see paw prints about a week ago in the snow, so hopefully they're ok.

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If I lie on the floor, I can now coax Mikesh to within a foot of me with he laser pointer or string, but he bolts if I try to touch him. Also, last night I brought a bowl of cottage cheese into the bedroom to snack on in front of the computer. I looked up and he had followed me into the room and was sitting 2 feet away staring at me begging style, but again bolted when I made a move towards him with the bowl. Still improving everyday though.

tele_mark says:
-15F last weekend here, now 11F, 52F this weekend!

tele_mark says:
I love these two!

tele_mark says:
Cute!

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Sometimes Storm will let you pick him up for a few seconds and stasy still, but most of the time he panics when lifted up.

tele_mark says:
That was zoom! Still can't get close to him when he's out in the open, unless I have a string in my hand and I crawl up to him with it!

tele_mark says:
I see Mikesch's cousin there!

tele_mark says:
Yes -- how's Stanzi taking all this in?

tele_mark says:
This is incredibly quiet here. I didn't even hear any fireworks here on July 4th!

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How long were they apart? Did they recognize each other quickly?

tele_mark says:
It looks like Pirate approves of all this change!

tele_mark says:
I agree -- there's a little of Pacha's spirit here in this kitten.

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Are they brother and sister?

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Oh my......

tele_mark says:
I think you're right pmgr. The old bed is also made of shredded remnants tof memory foam, while the new one is made like a real mattress, one layer of base foam with a layer of memory foam on it. So they can't sink into it like the old bed.

tele_mark says:
The new mattress came off of Amazon. The original one came off of one of those garbage clearance websites I can't remember the name of. I'll post it here next time I get one of their junk catalogs! This product turned out great. Try Googling" Serta memory foam pet bed".

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PS -- notice the brand new, human grade memory foam mattress to the right. I transposed the old and new mattress position to see if they'd start using the new one, and lo -- they are on the old mattress, and the new mattress I'd kill to sleep on sits unused! I should've save the box it came in, it'd get more use, LOL!

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Robocat doing his awkward knead dance. He learned kneading from his beloved mother Daisy, but she's been gone 4 years now, and he's developed his own strange version now, but it's still very endearing.

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The craziness is out of Mikesh's eyes now. When he's under the bed, you can pet him, and he's as relaxed as any house cat. He's out from under the sofa for most of the day now, and wants to play with the laser pointer and string more than anything. He still can't be approached when he's in the open -- he'll panic and run away if you approach him closer than 3 feet, but he's much better than ever before. He's also eating with everyone else now, I no longer have to move him into the cat room to feed him, but when I do, I get hissed at like always!