i love that we all have our very own petting zoo's. Your cats are gorgeous but unlike my shorthaired tabbies, you must do alot of grooming. Bravo.

Well, his mom has warned me repetedly that he's very mean and a bully and a fighter, so his socialization might take some time but i'm trying to be positive as I want them all to get along and I know that sometimes just that socialization can change the nature of cats. My 5 and the neighbor's 3 or 4 that also hang out are so mellow that we haven't had any trouble in the neighborhood. But if someone comes in and really riles things up and it gets noisy at night in our little beverly hills neighborhood, I know we'll all be in trouble. I'm not supposed to have 5 cats as I think 3 is the legal limit but it's never been a problem and I'll be heartbroken if this new addition changes the chemistry of our little cat heaven. We are unique and I know there are neighbors that think we're a little crazy and wouldn't mind making trouble for us so i just want things to stay quiet and easy.

thanks for the advise.

kathy