New challenge

The boys enjoyed a nice day yesterday lounging on the deck. However, this morning, they discovered that they can jump up on the railing and get a better view. I grabbed Kink as he was teetering while trying to balance himself. My concern is that they will either try to jump or may even fall. I am sure this would result in injuries or worse. Rick and I will see if we can rig some sort of barrier on the deck so they can't jump. If this is not effective, we need to come up with an alternative.

Question to KnK......
The boys have been here for over two weeks now. Would you feel comfortable with us letting them go outside during the day? We would make sure they are inside to sleep each night.
There are a couple of cats in the neighborhood and a dog that goes outside sometimes with supervision. We have seen racoons and coyotes infrequently but they are around. We would do our best to keep an eye on the boys but can't stop them from roaming. We are on a deadend lane with no traffic so that's not an issue unless they decided to wander off toward the main road. Just let us know what you prefer. Our goal is to keep Simba and Kink safe but not confined inside on nice days.

Simba the Hunter

Now that Simba has conquered the rug population in our house, he started stalking the refrigerator! Simba discovered that the water pipe behind the refrigerator moves when the icemaker operates....obviously a menace he needs to control. So he lays on the floor close enough to the back of the refrigerator in order to spot any suspicious activity. I don't think he's going to outmatch the refrigerator though. And luckily, he is too large (chubby per Jason) to fit behind the refrigerator so we are not too concerned that he will disconnect anything.

Rick and I were watching an older movie last night called "Secondhand Lion". I don't know if any of you remember the film, but it was a moving story about a emotionally neglected boy who ends up staying with his crazy uncles. They get him an old and tired lion as a pet. And they bought a bunch of "Purina Lion Chow" to feed the poor animal. These lions are doing fine on conventional cat food. I bought them some good "Iams" indoor cat and hairball control food. I'm also mixing in some high quality "Wysong" to make their coats shiny.

Play Time

The lions were full of energy this morning. They wrestled with rugs and each other. Simba ended up in a time out on the deck for a while because he was getting so wound up. I still don't think we'll turn them loose outside without restriction because of the neighborhood cats, local racoons and the coyote family that is spotted periodically even in daylight. The boys have been very entertaining and great house guests. We enjoy having them.

Prophecy comes true

When the lions first arrived, Rick and I talked about letting them sleep with us. Rick said if we allowed that, it wouldn't be long before I have a cat (lion) on my head when I wake up. Well...his prophecy came true this morning. I awoke to find Kink on my pillow above my head. (Not much room for me.)

Both Simba and Kink are not bed hogs and usually camp out at the end of the bed. However, I think Kink had enough of me sleeping longer than his hunger pangs would tolerate. They are very good boys. I am surprised at how affectionate they are...particularly to us strangers.

Also, thanks for your comments to our blogging. I didn't realize the boys were such celebrities. I will be sure to tell them that their relatives are checking on them.

Rug Wars - The Multicolor Menace

The rug wars continue. And I can assure you that Simba is the ultimate Jedi Lion as he defeats every rug that shows aggressive behavior.

Brotherly Love

It's a jungle out there! But you'd never know by looking at these two cuddly lions. They enjoyed a morning nap together on their "throne"..the leather chair that has been off limits to every other animal that has been in the house up until now.