Introducing…Dax!
Woman in the Middle | October 9, 2017We exchanged one Star Trek name for another in naming the new cat. Tribble seemed the right name at first, because of the cute trills he makes. Very little meowing for this cat! But, by the end of the second day I realized there was more to him and he needed a name that wasn’t just cute. A big boy name, you might say. In Star Trek:Deep Space Nine there was a major character who was a Tril named Dax. Get it? My cat trills….so we named him Dax. Nice, short, easy, but more of a big boy name.
Dax was a little off his food the first few days but now is back up to speed. However, given that I am not fluent in cat trills, I am still trying to figure out how much he needs. I do not free feed, as we seem, without trying, to fatten up every cat we own. So they get fed twice to three times a day.
Dax was a little put off the first couple of times he was offered wet food from the fridge, but he seems to have gotten over that. He has been a good boy using the litter box. The only thing we have to work on is the scratching. He lived in a cattery for a year and a half. There was no carpet or upholsterer furniture there. (There were plenty of carpet covered cat trees and blankets, however.) So scratching carpet and the top of the couch while being petted is a favorite activity. But that is slowing going away as well, and he stops right away if we tell him to.
Dax was obviously someone’s house cat as he loves to sleep with a person. That person right now is Eldest Daughter. The funny thing is his favorite day time spot is in the garage, behind some plywood propped against a car (that is a future project of Hubby’s.) Cold hard concrete. It makes me feel so guilty. But that is where he wants to be. He isn’t really hiding as he will come out immediately if we go out to the garage and let him know we are there.
Dax has had his first vet appointment and he passed with flying colors. I had them do a complete blood panel, because he is a senior cat, and it was completely normal. Yay!
Dax was always completely chill when it came to Nox and Lumos. It was the boys who had to get over the idea of a new cat coming into the house. But the hissing has now stopped and everyone is getting along much better. I wouldn’t say the boys and Dax are best buddies as of yet, but they can even be on the same couch now without any problems.
Overall, it has been a pretty pain free introduction of a new member into the family. That is entirely because of Dax, really, and I do appreciate that! By the way, isn’t he a pretty boy?
He is just gorgeous! Hard to believe someone gave him up.
And such a sweetie. Who knows what happened. Just glad we could give him a home.
When I read the name Dax I thought of Star Trek just saying
I guess you are a nerd like we are! LOL! Now we have two Harry Potter cats and one Star Trek cat.
Yes, he is a pretty boy.