Taylor - Made

“Battlestar Galactica” is the name of our Russian Blue female feline that we’ve had nearly four years now. When we recently got our new apartment, my husband and I felt awful leaving her alone all day while we went to work. So, a few weeks ago, we decided to bring home a little six-week-old male orange tabby kitten we named “Starfox.” He was going to be her companion while we were away, except Battlestar absolutely hated him. And not only did she hate him, she was so mad at us that she wouldn’t even cuddle with me at bedtime like she normally does. Every chance she got she was giving me the stink eye.

For the first couple weeks it seemed like we were always trying to save Starfox from Battlestar. I don’t know what changed but it seems as if overnight she started to fall in love with him. We came home one day, and he was doing his little kitten ‘hops’ and ‘jumps’ around her, and she was playing back. Took some time, but I guess she caved when she realized that little orange ball of fur wasn’t going anywhere in spite of how much she hissed and smacked at him.

Knowing that they are getting along and playing with each other while we are away is a big relief for us.

Now I can’t wait to see how well they handle us when we bring home a new puppy. I guess I better get used to a few more weeks of getting the stink eye.