Well, it happened. I got a second cat.
Meet Lucy:
(Potential nickname change pending.)
She was my neighbor’s cat. Six or seven years ago, she was found as a kitten, curled up in the backseat of my neighbor’s friend’s car, having crawled through an open window. The friend had to give her up when she moved, so she gave her to my neighbor. But now my neighbor can’t take her to her new place, so we decided that moving her next door would be the least traumatic option for this transient kitty. Also, since I’m gone almost every weekend and during most of the day, it seemed like a good idea for Micki to have some company.
Not that Micki was really asking for that…
We’re currently in the slow introduction phase, where Lucy stays cloistered in the living room, so that she and Micki can hiss at each other through the door. In a week, Micki will stay in the living room while Lucy puts her scent all over the rest of the cottage. Then they switch again, and then we open the door and let them play like the best buddies they better be.
Meanwhile, I vacuum like hell because Lucy is a long-haired cat and I’m now twice as allergic to my house as I was yesterday. But look at that face!
I’ll keep you updated while struggling to not 1) make this a completely kitty-centric blog and 2) not becoming the crazy cat lady.
UPDATE: I thought I should give my original flavor cat some face-time, too. Literally:
Posted by 3carnations on June 26, 2008 at 8:33 am
She’s cute and looks only mildly annoyed at being photographed.
She was only annoyed that she wasn’t getting pettin’s at that exact moment.
Posted by nancypearlwannabe on June 26, 2008 at 8:34 am
Have you seen this?
http://www.furminator.com/
Maybe that will help you with those cute kitty faces!
That is soooo cool! But I may wait a week or two. I’d hate to be all, “welcome to your new home, it is now time for your ritual furminating!”
Posted by freeandflawed on June 26, 2008 at 8:35 am
Oh she’s so fluffy!
She really is. There’s also some fat cat under there.
Posted by Dutchess of Kickball on June 26, 2008 at 8:35 am
Aw she’s adorable. Congratulations on the new adoption. Just from the sheer fact that she is allowing you to photograph her makes her seem much less skittish than Micki.
That photograph actually took a while. They’re both pretty mobile cats.
Posted by Dan on June 26, 2008 at 8:37 am
Our motivation for getting a 2nd cat was to keep our older cat company as we thought he was bored. Now he has someone to pummel when he sees fit
I foresee some pummeling.
Posted by Allie on June 26, 2008 at 8:53 am
Oh! She is beautiful!
I totally want the furminator now.
I wonder if it works as well in real life.
Posted by xsquared on June 26, 2008 at 8:55 am
Give in to your crazy-cat-lady-ness. I did, and I feel much better
She’s a beauty!
I’m willing to let go a little…
Posted by Ashley on June 26, 2008 at 8:59 am
Aww! She’s beautiful! I really wish i had my cat still, I had to leave her with my ex because despite her being larger than the dog in the apartment i moved into, I have a feeling they wouldn’t have gotten along.
Good luck mixing the two cats together!!
Sometimes the logistics just ruin a thing.
Posted by Gretchen on June 26, 2008 at 9:07 am
Oh, check out those tiny white paws! I can’t blame you at all for taking her.
The white paws are indeed lovely. But sadly de-clawed, something I’m very against.
Posted by stefanie on June 26, 2008 at 9:25 am
So cute! I have no desire to own a cat, but with a face like that, I might have been swayed to take pity on the poor homeless thing, too.
She is a total love bug.
Posted by deutlich on June 26, 2008 at 9:36 am
awww, that’s such a cute kitty!
And she knows it, too.
Posted by lizgwiz on June 26, 2008 at 9:46 am
She’s beautiful. And what’s with saying “crazy cat lady” like it’s a bad thing?
Not bad, I just don’t want it to be my defining personality trait.
Posted by -R- on June 26, 2008 at 9:57 am
I had to do a project at work that involved Abu Dhabi, and I was thinking about Nermal the whole time.
I worked on an Indian movie with a camera operator named Nermal G. I thought of Garfield the whole time.
Posted by Ben on June 26, 2008 at 10:10 am
Being a pet blog has its perks. For example, there’s always something adorable to write about. Second, there’s always someone who will be happy with just a cute photo and a lolcat caption.
Seriously, I’ve gotten more comment response to this post than anything else about my dumb life…
Posted by Kristabella on June 26, 2008 at 10:19 am
She’s so PRETTY! She looks just like my kitty. Aptly named Kitty Kitty.
Yeah, you’ll be finding hair EVERYWHERE.
It’s in my eyes!
Posted by Adorable Girlfriend on June 26, 2008 at 10:20 am
There is nothing wrong with being a crazy kat lady.
Now I really want a cat. All I have is plants.
I have cats AND plants. I’m really blessed.
Posted by Kelli on June 26, 2008 at 10:22 am
Congratulations on Lucy! She is adorable!
Thanks!
Posted by apollocreed on June 26, 2008 at 10:58 am
Cat Lady alert!
Cat Lady alert!
Where? Where? Get her!
Posted by mickey on June 26, 2008 at 12:08 pm
You’re one cat closer to crazy.
I was always that way. It’s just official now.
Posted by erikka on June 26, 2008 at 12:11 pm
awwww, what a cutie! how could anyone say no to that kitty face?
She wraps people around her little finger.
Posted by Lara on June 26, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Awww, hi Lucy! And hi Micki! They are cutie pies!
Both special in their own special way.
Posted by courtney on June 26, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Awww, what a cute kitty! I hope her transient days are over (and that you somehow become magically less allergic to her.)
Yeah, because if this doesn’t work out, she’s going to have to move to Staatsburg.
Posted by Laurel on June 26, 2008 at 12:20 pm
So cute! I am super allergic, so I can only admire cats from afar, but yours are VERY admirable.
I should only admire from afar, but I’ve got the soft spot.
Posted by Poppy on June 26, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Lucy is beautiful… wow!
Micki reminds me of my Little Kitty. *sniffle*
Posted by Bing on June 26, 2008 at 2:23 pm
You’re kitties are so cute. When I got my 2nd cat, I just stuck them into a room together and let them chase each other around. By the end of the day they were snuggled together sleeping. Who knew you were supposed to do the slow introduction thing? Oops!
Posted by The Modern Gal on June 26, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Sorry, you may be too far gone in your cat-lady status to return. Cute cat, though.
Posted by manager mom on June 27, 2008 at 10:00 am
The introduction process sounds like a sensitive one…reminds me of when we first brought home the second kid…The Girl said, “Mommy, how long is this baby going to stay here?”
Congrats on new kittiness!
Posted by Sarah on June 27, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Awww. Cats are cute. Oftentimes, when I’m on the phone with my coworker from London, her cat seems to be crying loudly right into the receiver. It always freaks me out how the cat sounds just like a human baby.
Posted by Anika on June 27, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Awww. Lucy is beautiful, and she has the “ascott” marking around her neck that I find so charming on a cat. Mickey is very beautiful, too! Wow – 2 cats; how brave you are!
Posted by Pants on June 27, 2008 at 2:47 pm
My cat has been shedding like crazy all over my bed. I’m dying to check out the FURminator.
Posted by andrea on June 27, 2008 at 2:58 pm
You are so sweet for taking on a second cat when you have allergies! She is a pretty kitty and hopefully the two of them will settle down and make a good pair soon.
Posted by Aaron on June 27, 2008 at 11:46 pm
I don’t especially like cats*, but…that is a pretty damn cute kitty.
* – I would prefer a piglet, myself.
Posted by Vanessa on June 28, 2008 at 12:16 am
Gorgeous kitty faces!