In the beginning there was Lucy.
My friend Betsy adopted Lucy along with Gracie Blue from the Humane Society 9 years ago. Lucy has been lonely ever since Gracie Blue died two years ago.
Then came Mo.
Recently Betsy went to get her hair cut at University Village, where the Humane Society had their truck and she noticed a small white kitty. She stopped dead in her tracks. She went in and asked about that white kitty. Then she went on to the salon, telling herself, ” I don’t need that white kitty. Lucy and I are fine.” After her appointment, she went back to the truck and held Mo (never do that if you seriously don’t want to take one home).
One lady told Betsy that she had to take Mo because they had the same hair color!! But Betsy left the truck without Mo. Part way across the parking lot, she turned around and brought Mo home, wondering how Lucy was going to react.
Betsy kept Mo in separate room and would only let her out for supervised visits with Lucy.
Here’s a link to a good article about introducing cats to each other.
There was certainly some hissing, growling and a few stand offs. Betsy talked gently to both of the cats. She told Lucy that Mo was there to play with her and that Mo needed a Wise Older Kitty to show her the ropes of Life. It only took two weeks for them to become fast friends.
Betsy catches them curled up together sleeping. They eat together and play together too.
Betsy writes, “I love my cats. They make me laugh, give me love and are just sweet.” I think all of us who are owned by cats know just what she means.
Please do continue to send your photos and stories about your pets to ehas2dogs@gmail.com. I also wanted to let you know about the generous offer from the Great Dog Shoppe. The Great Dog Shoppe is committed to building community in Pinehurst, if you mention that you read the Pinehurst Pet of the Week in the blog they will give you a free treat for your pet!
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