Cat Update!

[elfie_chan]

Well, we've brought home our new housemate. Her name is Mia, and she is a pretty kitty. Loki took one look at her, backed up against Alex, and hissed. He was terrified. Mia, meanwhile, has made herself right at home. At the moment, she is relaxing under the dining room table while Loki very, very slowly inches closer to her. They're mainly staring at each other. I expect that they'll be fine within a few days. To be honest, I was more worried about Mia than Loki, but he seems to be the scaredy cat. Plenty of petting and reassurance has been given to both felines, so they'll have to sort the rest out for themselves. Loki accepts petting calmly, but he keeps his gaze fixed on Mia. Mia, meanwhile, bumps her head up against our hands and purrs her little heart out.

I hope that they behave themselves tonight. Silly kittens.

Comments

[arianadream.livejournal.com]

Aww, she sounds sweet. Poor Loki. He's pretty defensive about his humans and his territory, isn't he? I hope he forgives you guys for your "betrayal."

What kind of a kitty is she? What does she look like?

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

They wander past one another and hiss, so it appears to be more balanced now. Neither appears about to attack the other, however. Loki has retreated to the sitting room to think over his next attack.

She's got hair about the same length as Loki's and big browny-yellow eyes. Her fur is brown tabby with a stripe of white at her neck and waist and a white belly and paws. She's cute!

[village-lunatic.livejournal.com]

They'll be fine in a few days. Expect the hissing and such to continue, and possibly a fight or three. In the end, they'll settle into a peaceable existance, if not becomming buddies. *nods*

My own.. well. The female came first, the male came after.. and he was always afraid of her too, despite being larger. Always hissing and the like. Untill one day, he walked past her, hissed, and she reached out and smacked him upside the head - literally, I saw it - ever since then they been ok. ^_^ Even doing the cute 'lets tie ourselves into a kitty-knot' type laying togeather.

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

That's reassuring...I think. Heh. I hope that they learn to get along, even though Mia's only temporary. (We're only boarding her for my mom-in-law.)

*laughs* It's amazing how the establishment of dominance can answer all questions in a feline relationship. Your cats sound adorable.

[village-lunatic.livejournal.com]

They are.. overly annoying at times, but still. But if SOMEBODY *eyes Tiger* doesnt stop meowing half the frikkin night away, SOMEBODY is gona get their mouth duct taped shut >_<



....do they make gags for cats? ^_^

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

....do they make gags for cats? ^_^

I wish. Mia sat up half the night and whined.

[naelany.livejournal.com]

Might have been a better idea to slowly introduce them to eachother. Keep one cat in one room with the door closed, and Loki in the rest of the house, so they can get used to the scent and stuff. Not sure it'd do you any good now though, but if it looks like they get worse instead of better, keep it in mind. I hope they at least will tolerate eachother. Good luck!

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

Well, they're fine now. We locked Mia in the bathroom the first night to make sure she would use the litter box, but other than that, she roams free. She and Loki are behaving pretty well now. They're not buddies by any means, but they stay out of each other's way.

[naelany.livejournal.com]

Well, at least they're not at eachother's throats ^_^

By the by, any plans for tomorrow?

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, tomorrow (and, indeed, the next couple of weeks) are going to be pretty busy as I prepare for school. However, the first Friday of school might work. E-mail me, and we'll try to work something out, okay?

[naelany.livejournal.com]

*nodnods* Ok ^_^

[aenilwen.livejournal.com]

Kitties!

I wish all the little kittens at my dad's house (the ones from the stray) were more sweet. Only two of them will let any human near them, otherwise we'd have found them all happy homes.

Alas. They're still stuck with us til they mellow out.

[elfie-chan.livejournal.com]

Feral kitties are hard to deal with. Alex managed to tame one, but she went wild again when he moved out.

I admire you and your dad for looking after those little strays.