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Jan. 21st, 2009 10:07 pmKitten has arrived! And we've just settled on a name: Orlando.
We had narrowed it down to two choices. Orlando and Toulouse. Both of us preferred Toulouse, but when he arrived and we got a better look at him, we realised he's not a Toulouse.
All has gone as expected. Murphy hates him, but limits himself to hissing, growling and otherwise avoiding the new ball of fluff as much as possible. Kitten is unfazed.
Lia is a sweetie. Careful and gentle, but kitten has never seen a dog before and is not impressed. After Lia's first tentative attempts of sniffing him were rewarded with solid, painful whacks, she's opted to keep a security distance of 1-3 metres and is trying to communicate with him with calming, non-threatening dog body language, which he of course doesn't understand, although he probably appreciates her moving slowly around him and keeping her distance. :)
The breeder has offered us Orlando's sister at a reduced price. It is tempting. Very tempting. Especially since she and I took to each other at first sight, and with me who doesn't want three indoor cats, me who prefers male cats, and the kitten who usually wasn't the first of the litter to approach strangers. Everyone noticed it and the breeder, who knew we were looking just for a male cat, remarked "You know, sometimes the cat picks you and not the other way round."
C is no help. According to him, there's always room for another cat.
Here's ( the girl )
We had narrowed it down to two choices. Orlando and Toulouse. Both of us preferred Toulouse, but when he arrived and we got a better look at him, we realised he's not a Toulouse.
All has gone as expected. Murphy hates him, but limits himself to hissing, growling and otherwise avoiding the new ball of fluff as much as possible. Kitten is unfazed.
Lia is a sweetie. Careful and gentle, but kitten has never seen a dog before and is not impressed. After Lia's first tentative attempts of sniffing him were rewarded with solid, painful whacks, she's opted to keep a security distance of 1-3 metres and is trying to communicate with him with calming, non-threatening dog body language, which he of course doesn't understand, although he probably appreciates her moving slowly around him and keeping her distance. :)
The breeder has offered us Orlando's sister at a reduced price. It is tempting. Very tempting. Especially since she and I took to each other at first sight, and with me who doesn't want three indoor cats, me who prefers male cats, and the kitten who usually wasn't the first of the litter to approach strangers. Everyone noticed it and the breeder, who knew we were looking just for a male cat, remarked "You know, sometimes the cat picks you and not the other way round."
C is no help. According to him, there's always room for another cat.
Here's ( the girl )
