Just a small update on the new fella. He's doing great. He does
not seem to have issues with other kitties. I just knew he was
a sweet, innocent little guy. All the other cats came around
the carrier to sniff him out when we came in this morning. Redbud
Mikey &,Blackie sniffed a few minutes & left to watch from a
distance, Punkin however touched noses with him & seemed
very eagar to meet him. As I readied the cage ( old puppy cage)
for Joey, Punkin sat right there & watched the whole time &
stayed afterwards to play with his mousie toys next to the cage.
Punkin has been hanging around & laying close by him ever since.
Red, Mikey & Blackie ( the senior cats at 4 yrs old) are keeping
their distance for now. Punkin at 1 1/2 yrs seems to feel he has
a new play buddy. So far so good at our house.

I bought a puppy crate with the idea of crate training Buddy
many years ago only to find when I got it home, it was way
to small for a fast growing pup like Bud. I kept it anyway & it's
really come in handy as a temp. housing for the other kitties
(like Blackie & Punkin) when they first came to live here. Oh
I did settle on the name Joey for him. After spending time with
him for one whole day inside & checking out his nature, he's
a Joey for sure. It fits his sweet nature so well.