SunnysMum
February 15th, 2007, 01:40 PM
Last month, Sunny became quite ill with FLUTD – very scary, but he is fine now – back to being his regular, bossy and playful self. Sunny’s vet asked my husband if we would be interested in giving Sunny a little brother. About 3 months ago, a woman brought in a kitten she had found outside, cold and soaking. He has been at the vet’s ever since. After his very rough start in life, he’s now a healthy and playful kitten, approx. 4-1/2 months old. Everyone we’ve spoken to at the vet’s office loves the kitten and they all want him to have a good, happy life. He’s adorable. :cloud9: We gave it serious consideration and yesterday, made the exciting decision to become a 2-cat household. We’re going to bring the kitten home at the end of the month (after my daughter’s birthday party - a house full of giggling girls might be too much for the new little guy – we’ve all agreed it would be best to wait until after). Also, he will be neutered before we take him home. He’s another black cat – (but he has all four of his legs – our Sunny only has three) and loves lots of attention (just like our Sunny-Boy).
We’ve had Sunny for almost 3 years (he is 6 years old now). He is my first cat and I just adore him! (Ah…that magic spell a cat can put on you….I’m hooked! :lovestruck: ) Right now, I feel like an expectant mother who already has one child (don’t laugh at me…:o ) – I don’t want Sunny (who is a total Velcro cat!) to feel jealous or upset. We will do all I’ve read about here (and other places) – keep the new kitten in my daughter’s room for as long as it takes; give both cats a lot of attention; go slow with the introductions, etc. I do understand that there will be some hissing - I’m sure the bossy one will let the new kid know his ‘place’ in our home. But I guess I’m more worried about it than I thought … last night I dreamed that “they” told me that Sunny had to be taken away to a farm for old cats now that I had a young one (don’t laugh at me…:o ). Phew! I never thought I’d feel this way about a cat!
I sure hope Sunny likes the new kid (we haven’t been able to agree on a new name yet)
I’m very excited about our new kitten (he is sooooo cute and my heart breaks when I think of him all alone outside, cold and wet!), but as you can see, I’m a bit stressed about Sunny’s acceptance of the new kid. I just don’t know with Sunny – he may welcome another cat in the house, or it may upset his current happy life. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Thanks for letting me ramble! Any “been there; done that” stories or advice will be appreciated!
We’ve had Sunny for almost 3 years (he is 6 years old now). He is my first cat and I just adore him! (Ah…that magic spell a cat can put on you….I’m hooked! :lovestruck: ) Right now, I feel like an expectant mother who already has one child (don’t laugh at me…:o ) – I don’t want Sunny (who is a total Velcro cat!) to feel jealous or upset. We will do all I’ve read about here (and other places) – keep the new kitten in my daughter’s room for as long as it takes; give both cats a lot of attention; go slow with the introductions, etc. I do understand that there will be some hissing - I’m sure the bossy one will let the new kid know his ‘place’ in our home. But I guess I’m more worried about it than I thought … last night I dreamed that “they” told me that Sunny had to be taken away to a farm for old cats now that I had a young one (don’t laugh at me…:o ). Phew! I never thought I’d feel this way about a cat!
I sure hope Sunny likes the new kid (we haven’t been able to agree on a new name yet)
I’m very excited about our new kitten (he is sooooo cute and my heart breaks when I think of him all alone outside, cold and wet!), but as you can see, I’m a bit stressed about Sunny’s acceptance of the new kid. I just don’t know with Sunny – he may welcome another cat in the house, or it may upset his current happy life. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Thanks for letting me ramble! Any “been there; done that” stories or advice will be appreciated!