Axel

We got a second kitty today! His name is Axel, he is 7 months old, and he is a short-haired brown tabby. As much as two brown tabbies can look different, he and Pounce are about as different looking as they come. Pounce has really defined stripes that only become more defined the bigger and older he gets. Axel on the other hand does not have much in the way of stripes, he is more blended.

The two of them have not yet met. We are doing the introductions slowly so as to make sure they are more likely to get along. Although, they have been sitting on opposite sides of the door we have them separated by almost all night. They have been sniffing quite a bit and even meowing back and forth a little. Hopefully introducing them will go smoothly… If anyone has any tips that we should know, either leave me a comment or email me. I would also love to hear any stories anyone has about introducing two cats.

Axel is of course from the shelter where I work. He caught my eye awhile back and everytime I walked past his cage I had to stop and say hi. At the shelter, his name was not Axel, but we felt it necessary to change his name when we brought him home. His former name was just ridiculous…. This means that he doesn’t know his name yet, but we will be working on that. Of course being a kitten still, he is fairly playful and energetic (which is good since he has to keep up with Pounce). He is a little on the skittish side, although that could just be from being in a new environment and not being sure about what exactly is happening. He also does not seem to be as cuddly as Pounce, but that is good since there are only so many laps to go around and Pounce might get jealous if he was. I think it should definitely be fun to have the two of them together (hopefully they will get along…:).

Blog entries this weekend may be lacking, since a lot of our time will be taken up by the two kittys. It is also our anniversary this weekend! We have made it through a year of marriage (well I guess I can’t say that until Sunday), which is pretty cool. I’m loving every day of it:) Have a great weekend everyone!!!