Picked up this little girl today, and she's a real sweetheart... sat on my lap for the last half of the ride home. Very well-mannered, just a bit scruffy from living outdoors, but she'll clean up nicely, lol. She has already met both of my cats, they were in the living room when I walked in with Gracie on my arm, and they both got the warning finger, lol. Gracie actually touched noses with Crackhead, and he was okay with it, but she hissed a little just to assert herself as the new cat. No worries, no blows were exchanged, no cat fight (yet), and I'm monitoring the whole introduction scene very closely (cold beer in hand). Tiger seems a bit spooky, but he's always that way, so I reckon he'll get over himself. Here's my little black & white dairy cat, lol, exploring her new home and checking out the deluxe accommodations (for a cat, lol).
She's not showing any signs of fear or anxiety, which is good, and she already found the food table, lol... I feed the cats on that table in the kitchen, the only other use I have for that table is to unload groceries, since I always eat at the dining room table (or on the sofa with a TV tray if I'm watching a movie). In Benson, I had a much larger dining room table extended with three leaves, and the cats had one end of the table while I had the other, lol... but this smaller kitchen table here in Alamo is perfectly suited for feeding the cats and unloading groceries. I still have to paint the kitchen, hence the goofy wallpaper. Tiger just came in and hissed at Gracie, so he got schooled... back outside till he figures it out! He didn't get close enough to figure out she's a girl, I reckon, so I'll keep an eye on him... and give him an 'edumacation' if necessary.
She's not showing any signs of fear or anxiety, which is good, and she already found the food table, lol... I feed the cats on that table in the kitchen, the only other use I have for that table is to unload groceries, since I always eat at the dining room table (or on the sofa with a TV tray if I'm watching a movie). In Benson, I had a much larger dining room table extended with three leaves, and the cats had one end of the table while I had the other, lol... but this smaller kitchen table here in Alamo is perfectly suited for feeding the cats and unloading groceries. I still have to paint the kitchen, hence the goofy wallpaper. Tiger just came in and hissed at Gracie, so he got schooled... back outside till he figures it out! He didn't get close enough to figure out she's a girl, I reckon, so I'll keep an eye on him... and give him an 'edumacation' if necessary.