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morgandawn ([personal profile] morgandawn) wrote2014-12-10 10:10 pm

Internets: Meet Shiro

We have a new cat in our home. He is 3 months old and his name is Shiro. It has been a long time since we've had such a young cat - we normally prefer older cats (because we are old and tired and sleepy people). Shiro (pronounced Sh-Hero)  is named after a cat that appeared in the Samurai Cat comics. You can see a drawing of him here.

The introductions to Sagwa our resident 5 year old cat have been going slow. This week we've allowed them to see each other through a baby gate (which Shiro promptly climbed so we cannot leave him unattended with the gate). There was a bit of hissing and back arching. Tonight,  he ate and played on his side without fussing at Sagwa. Sagwa for the most part watched him and did not growl or hiss. She eventually started grooming herself and then flopped on her back.

We're hoping to have them meet face to face this weekend. 

To date Shiro has discovered:
*Bathtubs are made for WILD CATS!!!!
*Human peeing is interesting and needs to be observed from close up. Really really close.
*Toilet paper is made for shredding 
*Water glasses are perfectly sized to fit your entire head and for getting stuck
*Mini-blind cords and curtains and anything dangling are perfect toys
*The same is true for any clothes hanging in closets
*Anything on the floor is meant for eating.
*Nail clipping is really not that bad
*Especially when it is followed by lots of cuddling
*There is a strange  glass box with moving beings inside that is just out of reach. But one day I will jump into it and they will run! Oh how they will run!
*Door screens are meant for climbing
*The sofa makes a perfect roundabout
*Paper is nice to nibble on
*The dishwasher is scary
*It is fun to play tag with human feet
*Why am I too small to get up there?
*Being left alone in the room is sad making

Pictures or it didn't happen

Sagwa                                                                                         Shiro
sanguine sagwa Shiro
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[personal profile] klia 2014-12-11 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
He's such a cutie! ♥

I hope one of you is taking pics of him doing doofball stuff like getting his head stuck inside water glasses. Hee.
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[personal profile] sdwolfpup 2014-12-11 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
OH MY GOODNESS. What a total cutie!
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[personal profile] kass 2014-12-11 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Adorable!!!
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[personal profile] sakana17 2014-12-11 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
A baby! He's a cutie! On the one hand, so adorable and fun to watch him discover the world. On the other hand, oh, the energy it takes to keep up with him. :)
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[personal profile] twistedchick 2014-12-11 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Wonderful cat photos! and I love what Shiro is learning. :)
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[personal profile] codyne 2014-12-11 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay kitty! Congrats on your new family member. He's adorable!
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[personal profile] hagsrus 2014-12-11 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL - in my experience they grow up just in time to save one's sanity!
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[personal profile] thevetia 2014-12-11 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww! He's irresitable! And next he can heroically attack any bug on land or in the air! I'm so glad the introduction to Sagwa seems to be going well, so you can have less drama and more cuddling.
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[personal profile] laurashapiro 2014-12-11 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, kitten! We still don't dare put our toilet paper on the roller, because Palatino has a tendency to turn it into modern art. :p

He is ADORABLE. I'd love to meet him.
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[personal profile] intrigueing 2014-12-12 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Awwww! The water glasses part made me laugh. I've never had a cat, only dogs, so I always get caught off-guard by the crazy things cats do.
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[personal profile] jo_lasalle 2014-12-14 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
Awww, he looks tiny and extremely cute! XD