New member of the family

Hi. Dozer here...

I would like to introduce you to the newest member of our family. Her name is Lily and she is a tiny thing... especially compared to me.

See? Tiny.

She is a mess, too. Mom is always trying to get her to be still, but she plays constantly. I don't like that either. I never know when she is going to come after ME! I just sit real still with my tounge out and pray she doesn't notice me. BUT when she runs by I'll trot behind her just to see where she is going. If she stops suddenly, I put on my brakes and sit down. I'll look around, too, so she doesn't think I'm looking at her. I like to keep her on her toes.


She likes Jasmine, too. But Jasmine doesn't want anything to do with her. We've had to break them up a couple of times for fighting, but Lily is a tough little girl. She holds her own. Those little ears go back and she squeeeeels so loud... kind of hurts my ears. But those claws dig in just like Jasmine's...hurts, too! Here she is trying to get Jasmine's tail. You can see Jazzy could care less. (I can remember when she was that little! My how time flies.)

Anyhoo... that is our new girl. Now the balance of power is even in the house... 4 boys and 4 girls. But I think the girls are a whole lot cuter... (Mom thinks I'm the most handsome though... don't tell the guys. OK?)

Just sayin'...

Tres females

It's all Bug's fault.

We went to PetsMart for dog food and walked out with this...

The minute Bug saw her being put in the cage for adoption she was in love. I thought Bug was going to cry. After much arguing and yammering, I gave in. I mean, look at that face!

The lady that was working the adoption table told us when she found her she was a day away from being put down. The kitten had started sneezing at the humane society so they decided she was sick and didn't need to infect the other cats. Luckily, the lady rescued her and took her for an exam -- she is fine. Negative for all those nasty diseases. She's been fixed and is up-to-date on all her shots... we don't have to take her for any boosters until next year! Score!

Once the decision was made we went about getting everything this little kitty would need; litter box, litter, food, a poop scoop, bowls, collar, a carrier, etc. And guess what?! It is ALL in pink. You can see her pink carrier in the picture above. I think the cat would poop pink if Bug had her way.

On the way home we were trying to figure out a name. We ran the gamut but decided that she was some sort of princess. I mean, after all, there are only three girls (now) in our family; me, Bug and this one. And everything the cat has is princess pink, so what princess is she?

Because of her black hair we decided it was Princess Jasmine.

Once we got Jasmine home we discovered she is the epitome of a "scaredy cat"... she hides under everything. (As I type this she is behind the couch -- and we just chased her out from behind the hot water heater) I tried to tell her about the big, dumb boys that live here, but she didn't believe me until the goofballs came downstairs to meet her.

Here is Grimmy trying to make friends with her...

Yeah - not so much. She swiped at Dozer at one point and I thought he was going to have a heart attack. He just bowed down to her as she growled. Then she ran off and went into hiding.

If anyone has a scaredy cat, do you think she'll grow out of it? Will she get used to us and the dogs? She is only 12 weeks old, so I'm hoping we are introducing her to them at a good time. I'm hoping she'll be the cat Bug wants her to be...

I just want her to stop hiding.