ShAdOw

mY kItTeN

Christmas with the cat.

My cat loves playing with garland.

Can you tell?

I thought it was so cute, I just had to take pictures.

This one here (on the left), was my Christmas card.  It was a tough choice.

Because I love the look in this second one (on the right).  It just screams "MY GARLAND!! NO TOUCHIE!!"

Nemo - the new cat

On January 18th, we adopted a kitten from the local animal shelter.  He's a cute kitten, but he's also a pain in the butt!  When we adopted him, he was roughly 14 weeks old, and had to stay an extra night so he could be neutered.  It was one of those situations where you walk in, and he just grabbed your attention.

 
In the picture on the left, you can see that Nemo has a patch of fur on his side in the shape of a heart.
 

Nemo and Shadow are still trying to adjust to one another. I brought Shadow in my dad's room the night we brought him home (Nemo's dad's cat), so they could test each other out. It seemed to go ok, but the next morning, I kept hearing growling, hissing, and meows. So I got up to check things out.... Not sure what the problem was, but they're still feeling each other out. Nemo will walk out of the room, see Shadow, stop-arch-back-hiss. It's kinda cute.

Nemo is very affectionate and very playful. He also likes to use your body to climb. I've already got little scratches and what not from him. He and I got into it earlier because he wouldn't let me type. He kept swiping at my fingers.

I think I have to keep reassuring Shadow that he's not being replaced, or anything. The poor baby. I think he's developing a complex or something. I love my cat, and I wouldn't replace him.

Even though they're still testing the waters, they seem to get along.  But, Nemo can be a meanie and Shadow is finally starting to stand his ground.  Nemo likes to steal Shadow's favorite toy, and earlier today (Feb. 6, 2006), Shadow finally started the "fights."  I guess he had enough, and is finally starting to fight back.  It was so funny.
 

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