Leela

Technically, Alicia and I adopted a second cat. In reality, this kitty had been pestering us for two years. We were afraid that Alicia was allergic to cats, so we took a risk and got Livia, a supposedly hypo-allergenic cat. We love Livia, but she gets lonely. To solve that, we finally brought in the cat above.




I took Leela (formerly known as Oreo) to the vet three weeks ago to give her a checkup. She's free from any of the standard kitty diseases plus she's flea-less. Leela took her vaccination shots like a champ, and home she came.

We kept her in the bathroom for the first day, but it turned out she was already trained to use the box. Or, maybe, she just wanted to impress us!



Livia and Leela haven't bonded yet. They hiss when they see each other. They've even divided the apartment in half: Livia gets the living room and the lovesac, Leela gets the bedroom and the window.

Leela started out antsy to get back outside, but now she doesn't even want to leave. She absolutely loves our bed.



Friends tell us that it might take up to 6 weeks for the cats to become friends. That seems about right. They are less jumpy around each other now... maybe they'll be curled up together soon.