I am not a newbie but I did just get a 4-month old cream female persian. I have two eight year old persians at home. They are all getting along great. With the exception of the ocassional hiss. But that's expected. It even tried to jump in the bathtub with my wife and into my dish water as I was washing dishes. I thought cats hated water. I was wrong!! What do you think of the name MIMI ?