Recently we’ve added a new addition to our family.  Before I get into her story let me tell you about Bella.  Unfortunately Bella went m.i.a. about 2 months ago, just a month or so after Puss (another cat on the compound) became pregnant.  I’ve wanted a girl cat since before Bella and was told Bella was a girl, hence the name Bella, until we realized Bella had”extra” equipment!   Not to sound cold but since Bella has been missing I asked Pauline if I could have a girl kitten, which she said I could have my pick of the litter.

Once the kittens were born I began my watch to see which one tugged my heart strings.  Then I was told Puss had 3 girls and one boy (or so I’m told) so my lot was narrowed by one.  I began thinking of cute girl names…Princess, Chuck said that was too obvious but I said “well if she turns out to be a boy we can always call her ‘the cat formerly known as princess'”!  Then I thought sweet pea or shimmer (for her pretty silver coat) but once I spent some time with her I thought viper or spit fire was a better fit because whenever she saw us she would hiss and spit like nobodies business!

Finally it came down to (drum roll please) Spunk, which she has a lot of and it works for both a girl or a boy!

Spunk is learning the lay of the land/house and Patches does not like her one bit!  I’m hoping he will get used to her but I believe, like Bella, as he matures he too will look for females elsewhere and leave the comforts of his home.   As for now, we keep watch over Spunk whenever Patches is around and we know when he’s around because of his loud growling and hissing!  He’s swiped at her twice with no ill affects and Spunk, being true to her name, continues trying to make friends.

Well, thanks for listening to my cat story!