Watch Fox News at 10 Tonight!

[logisticslad]

I went to Kitty Cottage to adopt my new kitty, Chester, today and was interviewed for a spot on tonight's Fox News at 10!!! They were doing a spot on how Kitty Cottage may have to relocate due to road construction and wanted footage of someone adopting a cat to show the good work they do. I was happy to oblige! Chester was a good sport about the whole thing, although he was a bit spooked by the lights and so wouldn't let me hold him for the interview. But he's now home and exploring his new environment. I have him all set up in the middle bedroom upstairs. Sawyer is aware of him and seems nonplussed. I am going to keep them separated for awhile, so that they can adapt to each other. Welcome home, Chester!!!

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[the-shoshanna.livejournal.com]

Yay, new cat! Congratulations.

[logisticslad.livejournal.com]

Thanks! He's a real cutie, too.

[sympullminedead.livejournal.com]

Aww, I want to be on TV.... I'm sure you looked dead sexy. ;) Bringing new cats together generally creates a lot of hissing and skittering around, as we've discovered. They'll get along fine after a while. Try getting them to play with the same toy at the same time.

[logisticslad.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they showed me talking babytalk to the cat - how's that for sexy?

Thanks for the suggestions. I've only tried to introduce two cats once before and it did not go well. These guys seem to have sweet personalities so here's hoping.

[mythandwonder.livejournal.com]

Yay new kitty! Welcome Chester!

[logisticslad.livejournal.com]

Thanks! So far, whenever I've gone into the room to visit with Chester, Sawyer has started calling for me from outside the door. How did you manage to introduce your lovely cats to each other?

[mythandwonder.livejournal.com]

Pretty much the way you are doing it - allowing them to sniff each other under the door for a few days - a week if I could manage it. It's always tough in the beginning, even after that "smell adjustment" period. You can still expect hissing and stuff. I would recommend getting this stuff called Feliway - it emits a feline pheromone that seems to chill them out. It plugs into the wall like those glade plug ins. It's very expensive, but effective - about $25 for one. You can get them PetSmart, PetCo and those kinds of places. We bought two when we first moved - one for upstairs and one for downstairs - to help keep everyone chilled out during the adjustment period. I do believe it helped a lot!

[logisticslad.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip - I think I'll keep it in reserve in case it comes to that. Hissing, I can deal with - I'm worried about biting, blood, or serious injury. Although they both seem pretty mellow, so it could go fine.

[mythandwonder.livejournal.com]

It's hard to predict how cats are going to react to eachother. When I first got Bella, Booboola (RIP) was VERY unhappy and things were really awful for awhile. I wish I'd known about Feliway back then. Good luck with your kitties! They do seem to sort things out after a bit.

So dude, I saw the Fox29 spot and I've got to say is:

[tennis-bear.livejournal.com]

You trying out a new name these days? Can I start calling you LogisticsLaB from now on?

Re: So dude, I saw the Fox29 spot and I've got to say is:

[logisticslad.livejournal.com]

It's a bizzare fact of my life that very few people actually get my name right the first time they hear it. The newscaster actually filmed me while I SPELLED MY NAME FOR HER and they still came up with JEB.

Re: So dude, I saw the Fox29 spot and I've got to say is:

[circesbed.livejournal.com]

LMAO

OMG... that's really sad.

[circesbed.livejournal.com]

There's a link at the bottom of this page called "Intercat Aggression." This is from my cats' doctor's website.

http://www.thecatdr.com/library.html

[logisticslad.livejournal.com]

Cool. Thanks for the link!

[circesbed.livejournal.com]

No problem! I hope it helps!

[phillyfyre.livejournal.com]

Saw the news program, you looked soooo happy. Good luck with the addition to the household!

[logisticslad.livejournal.com]

Bounce! Bounce! Bounce!

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Welcome home, little cat!

[logisticslad.livejournal.com]

Actually, the new one is not so little - I haven't weighed him, but he looks to be more like 15 pounds!

[nutmegger.livejournal.com]

He's approaching my cat, Adams' size. Hopefully for you, he won't reach 22 lbs.

Congrats on the new addition. Sounds like the two cats have things under control. It should work out fine.