Introducing... Foxy Brown!

I am pleased to show off the newest meber of the family, Mr. Foxy Brown.

Now, I realize this may look bad, as my precious Imelda has not been gone long, but Foxy is not a "run out and replace Imelda" kitty. He was born 8 weeks ago to a feral cat my mom has been taking care of, andhas been waiting to come live here. I was hoping that he would make the family a family of three cats, but when Imelda took a turn for the worse shortly after his birth, I decided that he would not join us here until she had either recovered or passed on. Foolish as it sounds, I did not want her to think that I was already replacing her - as there will never be a replacement for her in my heart.

But, I do have to say, this little fella is damn cute! He has giant "foxy" ears and a ridiculously long tail. G, Mr. "I hate cats and pets," has been carrying him around for two days, and this morning I caught him feeding Foxy OUT OF HIS HAND. Foxy sleeps between us under the covers, purring like a motor boat.

Pablo spent two days just looking at him with contempt, but this morning, in a completely uncharacteristic show of affection (not to mention submissiveness), sprawled out on his back, wagged his tail, and let Foxy pounce on his tummy before giving him a playful swat in the head.

So, yeah, I have spent 10 bucks on new cat toys - and yep, you guessed it, Foxy is chasing a piece of paper around the kitchen as I write this. I hope it's the water bill.

Here's Pablo chasing Foxy around a paper bag about 2 minutes ago. I'm so happy that they are getting along - Pablo and Imelda had a quiet affection for each other, but she was too old to play with Pablo much.

(Good Lord my apartment looks so ghetto in these pics.)