quickie update
July 24, 2003 - 2:51 am
After 9 hours in the car today (1.5 in a traffic jam in Pleak, TX of all places) we now have a cute little kitten. We ended up having to meet in a gas station parking lot to buy him, and it felt a little like a drug deal going down, but the end result is good. Hub got pulled over for speeding by DPS and apparently the trooper was a cat lover and he let us off with a warning (after asking if the kitty was a rat, poor little guy, 2 hours with us and already getting a hard time). Maddie’s not reacting nearly as violently as I thought she would. Kids didn’t sleep last night so I’m completely wasted. Bed now. Pics later.
July 24th, 2003 at 1:42 pm
Ooo! Congrats! It doesn’t surprise me that Maddie’s not having intense fits. For some reason, in my experience, kittens are easier to absorb into an established household than grown cats.
July 24th, 2003 at 8:55 pm
I was especially surprised because Maddie’s always been territorial. Back when she was a kitten, she was the instigator of the Maddie/Gus clique that turned poor Lilly into the black sheep of the family. She hasn’t hissed at the kitten all day now. Dunno if they’ll be really close, but at least she has someone to talk to.