Please help us welcome the newest member of our family

[Rajah]

Sienna!

We picked her up today.

As soon as we got her in the car, we let her out of her carrier.

Very shortly after that, she curled up right next to my lap and stayed there for about 30 minutes...

...after which she decided *on* my lap was a better place to be. She stayed on my lap almost the remainder of the drive home, which was about a 3 hour drive (the breeder kindly met us half-way this time)

When we got her home, Skye was the first to greet her. Poor kitty acted like he was thinking "I'm being replaced!??" I made sure to reassure him over and over he wasn't being replaced, and then he went from being scared to just curious.

Blaze wasn't quite so friendly. Unlike our introduction between Blaze and Skye, when Blaze didn't utter a sound, he greeted her with growls fairly shortly into the introduction. So we're going to go slower with this introduction than we did the one with Blaze and Skye.

Skye and Blaze took turns reassuring each other.

We left Sienna in her carrier until we took her up to the "cat room". We were trying to make that room a sanctuary for all the kitties, but Blaze and Skye don't seem to spend much time in there. All the better for leaving Sienna in there, I guess. She found a toy right away and curled up with it.

We then left for dinner, and after we returned and went in the room to check on Sienna, Skye darted in before we could stop him.

But, he was very friendly with Sienna. No hissing, no posturing, no growling, just sniffing and nose-tapping. So we decided to see how things would play out.

(A closer view of Sienna and Skye becoming friends)

Blaze then slipped into the room and joined in the greeting.

Which he almost immediately followed by a hiss These two aren't quite sure what to make of each other yet. But that's to be expected.

Sienna.

I tried playing with Sienna and Skye after Blaze ran from the room. These two got along well already.

Even though they're being pretty friendly right now, we're not going to leave them together unsupervised for a while.

*I* hadn't intended to let Sienna into the rest of the house for a few more days. DH had other ideas, though, and let her take a look around. This was just too good of a picture to pass up.

Anyway, that's Sienna.

 

[KaraKW]

Oh, Rajah, she's just beautiful! I especially love the last picture!

 

[SuiteDisney]

She's a beauty! Congratulations! Don't worry, the boys will fall in love with her.

 

[Rajah]

Originally posted by ***********
She's a beauty! Congratulations! Don't worry, the boys will fall in love with her.

I think Skye already has -- but of course, part of that may be because Skye isn't neutered yet. That's Tuesday, and part of why they're going to remain separated as much as possible until then.

 

[Wheelsie]

ROFL...how cute!!

My cat intro afew years ago happened about as well as Siena & Blaze it was only my second cat and the firsat time I'd ever had to intro a baby to an adult.....Chingerz(adult) was as friendly to Gargoyle(baby) as vice versa. I spent the whole time bawling that they hated each other. DH (who'd had a million cats in his life LLOL) had to reassure me that it would pass. and w/in a week it did...but I was sure scared that first week for Gargoyle's life LOL

 

[Sonya]

Awww, she is beautiful! You are so lucky!

 

[Kama89]

Rajah! She's GORGEOUS!!!

 

[Rajah]

Originally posted by Wheelsie
ROFL...how cute!!

My cat intro afew years ago happened about as well as Siena & Blaze it was only my second cat and the firsat time I'd ever had to intro a baby to an adult.....Chingerz(adult) was as friendly to Gargoyle(baby) as vice versa. I spent the whole time bawling that they hated each other. DH (who'd had a million cats in his life LLOL) had to reassure me that it would pass. and w/in a week it did...but I was sure scared that first week for Gargoyle's life LOL

I understand that entirely! I knew to expect it to take anywhere from 1 to 6 weeks for Blaze and Skye to become friends. Imagine my surprise when they were getting along fairly well 24 hours after introduction! But they still had their occasional spats for the first couple of weeks. Now they're good friends.

I expected this introduction to be harder on the boys, though. They've had a lot of changes in their lives the past couple of weeks, what with moving into a new house and all. It won't surprise me if this introduction takes longer.

 

[Dan Murphy]

That's great, Tammi!!!!!! Congratulations and best wishes with Sienna. Nice pictures!

 

[Tulirose]

Another gorgeous kitty, Rajah. Seemed like just yesterday you brought Skye home! Congratulations on your new addition!

 

[helenabear]

Tammi she is just beautiful!!! How old is she now? I am sure they will get along just fine and will love each other soon. Enjoy your new furbaby

 

[Rajah]

Originally posted by helenabear
How old is she now?

She's actually older than Blaze, Sage, and Skye were when we brought any of them home.

Blaze and Sage were 3 months give or take a couple of days. Blaze is now 1 year and 1 month old. We lost Sage at 4.5 months.

Skye was one week short of 3 months when we brought him home. He's now almost 7 months.

Sienna is already 5 months old! I saw her on Blaze's breeder's webpage as still available when she was nearly 3 months old. At that time, we couldn't get her because we were still in the apartment. But, I found out about her two days before DH and I went looking for houses, so asked the breeder (on a whim) if she really was still available. She was. We found this house and knew we'd close shortly, and said the only way we could have her was if we got the house. So I spoke to DH and the breeder and DH said if the breeder would hold her for us, we could get her after closing and moving into the house. The breeder said she'd be happy to hold her for us, and really wanted us to have the girl (I think in part because we lost Sage to FIP, but fought so hard for him). So, we worked out a deal to get her a little later. So she's older than the others were when we brought them home, but I don't mind.

As soon as I took her out of the carrier, it was Instant Bond. Even moreso than it was with Blaze and Sage when we first got them. I still don't have the bond with Skye I had with Sage, or the one I have with Blaze, but I think she's going to be "my kitty" right from the start.

 

[Michelle]

She's absolutely beautiful, Rajah, and she looks like a "mama's cat". Very serene and a real snuggler.

 

[daughter_of_amid_chaos]

She is sooooooooooo cute!

 

[nuke]

Beautiful Cats!

 

[EROS]

Wishing you many years of happiness together .......

 

[Planogirl]

What a gorgeous cat! And the photos are real interesting.

Please, more updates as Sienna settles in.

 

[tiggerlover]

Great pictures, especially the bathroom shot! Thanks for sharing your little beauties.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

<font color=navy>Rajah - all those pictures are great. You've got some beautiful cats there.

 

[oldkicker]

SHe (and all of them) are adorable, Rajah!