A Little Epiphany - (and a newbie delurking)

[Dia]

Hiya, Mac,

Nice to hear what's cookin' (metaphorically speaking) over in your thread.

I'm on lunch, so I've only got time for a quick kitty update.

My kitty is still in his hidey-hole spot, but he's eaten and had a drink of water and he's not freaked out so that's progress. The alpha female cat still hisses at him, but that could take 2 weeks to resolve so it's expected. Our other cat is a big grey and white neutered sweetheart of a kitty and he's gotten along find with the new kid so far. No hissing, just looking at each other w/o any signs of aggression.

H has made a point of getting to know the new kitty, talking softly to him, petting him, actively making sure the alpha female doesn't hassle him too much, etc. H even talked about how soft and beautiful he is. And he is, really - he's a long haired cream tabby. Lighter color than your classic red tabby, more peaches n' cream with gold/copper eyes.

H got a good chuckle out of the color. See, the other two cats are 1) all black, and 2) grey/white. So they had the whole 'highly visible cat fur on clothing' thing mostly covered. White blouse? Black cat sits on it. Black trousers? Grey and white cat sits on it.

But what about GREY clothes? Black fur doesn't show up well. White fur doesn't show up well and grey fur doesn't show up at all. Solution? ORANGE cat.