I set to work creating a leaflet which I hoped would lead to Hazel being found by someone locally. It didn’t feel like it would be successful and I was preparing for life without her, but doing something was better that doing nothing. At times like this one tends […]

It was now Sunday morning. Hazel had been gone for at least two whole days and a night. It was time to take further action. Having not been in this situation before, I looked online for advice. Some of this advice included leaving pungent food in favoured spots and […]

The end of summer heading into autumn was a relatively quiet time. Hazel seemed to her enjoy her newfound, albeit limited, freedom and her urine issues ‘dried up.’ But in late October, she went missing. Not Returning Hazel had taken a shine to the outside world. This can be […]

Amidst all the chaos surrounding Hazel’s toilet issues, came the 6-month anniversary of her living with us. This seemed an appropriate time to reflect on everything that had happened and how we felt about owning a Bengal kitten. Regret Our overarching feeling was that getting her had been a […]

In the previous blog post, ‘Still A New Problem,’I discussed the new methods we’d employed to combat Hazel’s new habit of going to the toilet outside of her litter boxes. Briefly, these involved removing door and litter mats (which had become targets) and cleaning/mopping soiled areas with water/washing powder […]

After 6 months, Hazel had spontaneously started ‘excreting’ on both the door and litter mats. After a bit of research we tried to eliminate the most obvious causes. This meant sticking to litter she was familiar with, keeping her trays as clean as possible and removing the lids just […]

It had been 2 months since the broken laptop incident. After much consideration, we’d decided to keep Hazel but make some changes. All seemed to go, not well exactly, but without major incident. But then a new problem arose. The New Problem I’d felt we’d been lucky with Hazel […]

With improvements in the weather, Hazel (at her request) was spending more and more time outside on a leash. Instead of walking her around the garden, we attached the leash to various spots giving her freedom to explore different areas- length of leash permitting. The washing line was a […]

In light of our decision to keep Hazel, we knew we had to make some changes. We had to accept that as a kitten (and house kitten) she was still exploring and learning about her world. This meant accepting some damage and breakages- but also meant trying to avoid […]

This is a follow up on two fronts. The first- Hazel’s check-up with the vet following her being neutered. The second- on what happened after we put her up for sale. Follow Up: Check Up In the interim period, Hazel acted normally (well, for her at least). This was […]