Here's my new family member.....

I went to see a friend who injured his back....

I came home with "Chilli"!
After 7 yrs without a cat ....I came home today with Chilli! (She's a chinchilla)

Oh what a gorgeous cat!   

She's just so gorgeous Lynda.
She is 7 wks old & a real snuggle puss. Tyson thinks she needs doggie slobber to help her breathe.   
Jess thinks... YEAH!!! a puss puss. (She loves cats)

Aww she is so cute   
Tyson is just giving lots of kisses to welcome her home

She's beautiful!

Are you just looking after her until you friend gets better? Or is she a permanent addition?

Seriously.... i'm gonna have to get a towel & dry her off the poor little thing. But I suppose she will have to learn to live with it?  

Oh she is a permanent feature here now.

I was going to buy her but.... they know me & my dogs. They gave her to me as they know where she was going.

tracyp wrote:Seriously.... i'm gonna have to get a towel & dry her off the poor little thing. But I suppose she will have to learn to live with it?  

Poor thing! She probably will get used to it!

tracyp wrote:Oh she is a permanent feature here now.

That's great! I expect loads of pictures of her growing up!

tracyp wrote:I was going to buy her but.... they know me & my dogs. They gave her to me as they know where she was going.

Aww, that's nice!

Yes, they are beautiful people. But i can't quiet get my head around them giving her to me for nothing!
& the pic's don't do her justice. she is a soft, fluffy bun... that is CHEWING MY WOOD BASKET!!! Chilli..... NO!!!! FFS... my feet are NOT a chew toy! Jessup... watch her....OMG she's trying to punch up Jessup!!  

She's a cute, fluffy little handful then?

Nice to know there are nice people around!

They are beautiful friends Eleanor. (I could have come home with a lamb)   
But my guys are happy with Chilli. Tyson has not sat down since we got home with her.
Jess is asleep with a kitten jumping on her, doing the crab walk & biting her tail.  

Get back up there and find that lamb!

It's great that they've accepted her! I bet they'll be thick as thieves in no time!

Yes they will be. my dogs love all that are young. & Chilli will be "there's" in the morning.

Now I just need to train her for birds & and chooks.

She's very pretty - for a cat!   

tracyp wrote:Now I just need to train her for birds & and chooks.

Is that difficult?

Not really, she will learn to respect the chooks. We have a theory here at my house.... all animals must be "gentle" & live together "nicely". She will not be an exception. (that's just the lay of the land in this house.)

I swear .... I never thought I'd have a cat again .... she wasn't the prettiest nor the ... chunkiest? She wasn't the leader of the pack, But i liked her. & once she went for the "face punch" to my OH ...i knew she'd do well in my house.

You have a bully so you get it. if you ain't got spunk.... so I took her home.

 

We can't have cats. For one, I'm not really a cat lover, but mainly it's because of Dempsey - he'd kill it. Literally.  

tracyp wrote:Yes they will be. my dogs love all that are young. & Chilli will be "there's" in the morning.

Now I just need to train her for birds & and chooks.

She'll probably have a much easier time with it than an adult cat. Good luck!

tracyp wrote:Not really, she will learn to respect the chooks. We have a theory here at my house.... all animals must be "gentle" & live together "nicely". She will not be an exception. (that's just the lay of the land in this house.)

I swear .... I never thought I'd have a cat again .... she wasn't the prettiest nor the ... chunkiest? She wasn't the leader of the pack, But i liked her. & once she went for the "face punch" to my OH ...i knew she'd do well in my house.

You have a bully so you get it. if you ain't got spunk.... so I took her home.

It's nice to have a pet with some fire! Makes everything more interesting!

Caryll wrote: 

We can't have cats. For one, I'm not really a cat lover, but mainly it's because of Dempsey - he'd kill it. Literally.  

She's a beauty!

I'm a dog girl first but I always had cats both growing up & when I first left home. Tyson has had a snap at her already as she munched on his bottom but.... one deep Arghhhh, from me & he knows..... mummy dog can also bite! So back off mate & be gentle before I need to remind you.

You MUST be gentle in this house & he is currently on his cusion with Chilli snuggled into his belly.

I'd be a bit put out if somebody bit me on the tush! I daresay he knows now that violence isn't the answer though!

Oh he is well aware! Wasn't a bite... more a, Hey! Don't bite by but!!!!! Bugger off if you are going to be like that.

It works both ways here Eleanor, The dogs HAVE to be gentle with her (they can always move away) but Chilli will also have to learn that biting dogs is NOT OK in this house!
As she gets older & bites & scratches harder I will allow them to tell her off but for now she is just too young to understand the rules.

She will be allowed to "play" with them for the next month or so. That will also teach them tolerance & not to be rough with her.

But I must say Tyson runs to her EVERYTIME she makes a sound. The poor dog hasn't slept in days! But.... we do have a baby in the house!  

Awwww!