Let the fur fly...

We added a new kitten to our household a few weeks ago.

(Two kittens to be exact)

But only one has had free reign of the house so far.

It goes without saying that Kittie (my cat) is

REALLY not happy about this but

she's just acting weird.

Britney had a cat at our old apartment and

Kittie didn't like her but she still co-existed without

too much conflict.

They still shared a litter box and played on occasion.

But since Marley died and Brit got Trixie, she

refuses to go in the same litter box and

spends all her time in my room.

So far I've had to get Kittie her own litter

box and I'll probably have to move her

food upstairs as well if she continues to starve herself.

Since I've gotten the second box she's been

much happier but I still can't get her

to go downstairs or stand up for herself when

Trixie comes into her territory.

She just runs and hides under my papasan chair.

So I started reading this book Natalie gave me called "Cat vs. Cat".

It basically tells you how to create an environment

where two or more cats can live in

harmony with each other.

Obviously Kittie is not the dominant cat

since she chooses to hide instead of fight or

play.

Which is not necessarily a bad thing as long

as they're not fighting.

As much as I wish she could get along with

the other cats, or even with other people,

she was raised to have only me until two years

ago.

Since she's nine years old it takes longer to adjust

to stressful situations like a new

addition to the house or things of that matter.

Unfortunately the book only has information on

how to make the transition for the new cat

a less traumatizing experience

and doesn't really go into any details

on what to do if an existing cat

is the one freaking out.

So I'm still pretty stumped on how to make

life easier on Kittie.

Kitten Mitten.