Just introduced new kitten.

So a year and a half ago I would of told you that I am not a cat person. My mothers friend had a cat ( black cat kitten ) that she could not keep, so I ended up getting sad about it and taking it. She is now just over a year old and I just bought a house. With the extra square feet I figured a kitten kitten would be nice for both of us. HAHA as I am typing this the kitten is running over the keyboard . So two days ago I took a visit to friend of strays and feel in love with this little black and white kitten. I took her home and took everyone's advice and how to introduce them. Today my older cat roxie seemed to be doing very well with her in her separate room. So tonight I let them meet and wow it was easy. No fighting, no all out bashes. Just a tad of hissing and a lot of playing . Just wanted to say thank you for these forums and how much they helped me with the introduction. I never thought it would be like this. O and btw I never new cats could growl until yesterday lol. Again Thank you .-

Welcome to the forum! And, we want pics!!! It sounds like everyone is getting along great, or at least tolerating each other. I would love to see pics of Roxie, I'm a sucker for black cats. And kittens are a handful (as I'm sure you found out)!

Jump right in...we are just a bunch of crazy cat people (or, we're all just crazy, depending on who you talk to!).

More like four hand fulls lol. Ya they are doing great, I had a squirt bottle ready to go and never needed it. It looks like roxie is mothering her more then anything. Pics incoming.

Roxie First








Now Miss Bella






lol sorry for all the pictures. Almost impossible to take a decent picture of a black cat.

We have fostered a number of kittens from the shelter, and I know the shape of things, now.

First, almost all the cats will growl at the newcomer.

Then, Sterling will start to "mother" it.

Punkin will ignore it.

Ella will growl, then eventually start to play.

Flambe will swat, hiss, and growl, but eventually will become the kitten's best play toy.

When we take them back to the shelter, Flambe will be the one to miss them the most.

Awww, Roxie is gorgeous! And Bella is just as cute as could be! I've never really done the slow introduction thing with any of mine. Of course, most of them came in as small babies still needing bottle fed (so in a box) so I guess that counts. Now, when we brought Little One home, she was about 4 months, and it was just Harley and Monster here at the time, and we just put her down by the food and supervised. Basically, we just let everyone sort things out and as long as there was no blood or fur flying we didn't intervene. But then again, Harley is extremely laid back (I don't think a tornado would faze him too much) and Monster was on drugs by then so she really didn't care about anything!

Originally Posted by hillsb

sorry for all the pictures. Almost impossible to take a decent picture of a black cat.

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I know how you feel, and I love black cats too. Your Roxie and Bella are just beautiful!

Omg they are both so precious, I have kitten fever because I saw a litter of strays last night and one of them was solid black and I love black cats. Welcome to tcs you will soon be addicted.

They are both cute I'm glad they get along with each other!

Oh, they are just beautiful! And amazing how they can fill our homes, and hearts. Lots of best wishes for many happy years together. Just keep telling Roxie that the new kitten is her kitten, and that Roxie is number one in your heart.

Welcome to TCS! First thing to tell you is: Never apologize for pictures around here -- we love 'em! Your fur family is lovely. I hope you and your girls have a great time here.

BTW: I moved your thread into New Cats, so that those who make a point of watching for new members will see you sooner. Cheers!

Hi and welcome to TCS. As you now know there are many knowledgeable people on this site. Thank you for sharing photo's and stories of your cats. I black cats and of course love your black cat .

See everyone can be a cat person under the right circumstances .

Hi there

we're so happy to get the chance to welcome you and your gorgeous kitties to TCS. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay with us - we're one great big family and you'll find loads of friends here. If I can help at all while you're finding your way around TCS just click on my username and send me a Personal Message - I'll do what I can to answer your questions.