Addie told me a few weeks ago that for her birthday all she wanted was “a real live kitty.” Of course I promptly told her that she has a real live kitty, Tiger.
“But I want a kitty that is mine and will love me, Mama.”
She also told J. and I a few days later, “I just want a pet that won’t step on my feet!” (Ha. I think she was alluding to Fritz, my parent’s puppy who seems to find little toes wherever he steps.)
And, in all fairness Tiger has never really been a fan of Addie. Smokey, despite being a bit cantankerous, seemed to tolerate Addie’s “loving” much more than Tiger ever has.
While we were at the “puppy/kitty store” (as Addie calls it) this morning they were in the middle of an adoption weekend and this little kitty needed a new home. Addie decided she would be a good birthday present and a kitty to love forever.
She looks an awful lot like a mini-Tiger, doesn’t she? She is a very, VERY sweet and affectionate cat. And so far seems very tolerant of Addie’s attempts to pick her up and love her.
She is hanging out in the bathroom until she gets acquainted with Tiger, who has been nowhere to be found this afternoon. It is almost as if she senses a disturbance in the force and has taken to hiding under a bed I’m sure.
But I think once Tiger meets new kitty she will likely see her charm and grow to like her, too.
Oh, Vienne would so love a kitty. And a rat. Ha. She just got a guinea pig and has already lost some interest.
She looks like a very sweet kitty. I bet Addie is so excited to have a kitty of her own.
How fun! That kitty looks just like mine…well, at least before mine became a sumo cat! She looks like she is the perfect birthday gift for little miss ad — so fun!
Ooooh, I am NOT letting Nadia see this one! You are a nicer mama than me. She has been begging me for another kitty too, but that’s just not gonna happen.
What a lucky girl and cat! She doesn’t look so “mini” to me, tho!
Ha! Christina – I’m listening to hissing and growling from Tiger right now…me thinks she is SO not happy about new kitty. Although about 12 years ago it was Tiger in the new cat position…she must have very short term memory.
Anyhow – new kitty is about mmm….at least 1/2 the size of Tiger. She weighs maybe 6 lbs. or so…Tiger is tipping the scales at 12-13ish.
I am so not a cat person, but Addie manages to make her look huggable.
Good luck with her fitting in with Tiger. Maybe they’ll become the best of friends. 
Once we got another cat and it took a good 3-4 weeks before they tolerated each other and then one cold winter day I found them snuggled up together on a chair near a heat vent. What a pretty cat.