Cooter (Ok, I give in) Update

Britt's entry -

Cooter has settled in nicely with us and is starting a routine that goes something like this:

5:30 a.m.

• Mews at the morning alarm clock. Scratches the side of his box.
• Poops in his litter all by himself (yeah!).
• Britt gets out of bed and takes him out of the box. Cooter is still in mid-poop.
• Britt cleans up poop from a variety of places.
• Britt puts Cooter on Sean's chest, where he crawls around happily, exploring and nibbling along the way.
• Roscoe leaps onto the bed and begins to search for the kitten.
• Roscoe finds kitten and proceeds to lick his butt which makes Cooter pee involuntarily.
• Britt and Sean strip the bed and throw everything in the wash.
• Cooter gets put on the ground and scurries around the house. He occassionally turns on the after-burners and speeds up in order to get somewhere faster. This lttle guy is getting more agile with each day! (For the first few days, when he tried to clean any paw it involved several attempts and several topples.)
• Cooter mews as he realizes he is alone. He hates to be alone.
• Roscoe comes running and licks Cooter's butt again. No pee this time as bladder is empty.
• Cooter attacks Roscoe's face/tail/feet. (He's a vicious predator with teeth the size of grains of salt.)
• We warm up Cooter's food - a mix of rice cereal, Science Diet canned kitten food, and kitten milk replacement.
• We feed Cooter with a cough syrup sryinge. Cooter goes into a practical seizure at the excitement of food. He's now starting off with the syringe, but progressing to a bowl mid-meal.
• We clean Cooter off. There are approximately 4 cc's of food smeared on his head.
• Cooter scurries around the house. Roscoe licks his butt. Cooter attacks Roscoe. (Repeats indefinitely)
• Eventually Roscoe lays down and Cooter tries to suckle on him. Use your imagination for how that works with a male dog. Roscoe patiently allows this.
• As Britt leaves, she puts Cooter in his box with a warm rice-filled sock.
• Cooter falls asleep nearly instantly.

10 a.m.

• Teenage neighbor girl (Ashley) comes over and takes Cooter out of the box.
• Feeding process is repeated.
• Cooter uses litter.
• Ashley takes Cooter over to her house for a series of adventures which includes terrorizing their small dog and grown cat, meeting new people and impressing them with his impossible cuteness. (Repeated throughout the day.)

5 p.m.

• Ashley brings Cooter back as Sean arrives home.
• Cooter gets put on the ground and scurries around the house.
• Cooter scurries around the house. Roscoe licks his butt. Cooter attacks Roscoe's face/tail/feet.
• Feeding process is repeated.
• Cooter uses litter.
• Cooter curls up on Sean's lap/tummy/shoulder or some combination and falls sleep, purring tremendously.
• Cooter gets put on the ground and scurries around the house.
• Roscoe licks Cooter's butt. Cooter pees a little. Cooter attacks Roscoe.
• Cooter mews when he realizes he is alone. Roscoe comes running and licks Cooter's butt again. Cooter attacks Roscoe's face/tail/feet. (Repeats indefinitely)

10 p.m.

• Feeding process is repeated.
• Cooter uses litter.
• More cuddling with Britt and Sean.
• Cooter goes in his box with the warm rice-filled sock and falls asleep promptly.