February 16th, 2010 by John 
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We were very apprehensive about getting a second kitty. We had no idea how our other two babies would react. What if they absolutely hated him? Or, what if they became insanely jealous? What if they wanted to see him dead? 
We had all those worries and more, prior to bringing home little Storm. As I shared with you in Introducing A New Kitten Into Your Home , he is an adorable little guy, full of personality. Well, he’s bigger now and his personality really shines! He is the center of attention at our house. He teases our puppy Missy. He torments our kitty Precious. But, at the end of the day, they all three seem to really love each other and get along great!
Don’t get me wrong, Storm is a little terror. He comes whipping into a room, top speed, leaps 3 feet in the air and lands on the back of the sofa. Without stopping, he runs up the wall, does a back flip, lands on the sofa cushion, bounces in the air, landing on the floor. He quickly scans the room and takes off down the hall. All this in less than five seconds! I think he was an acrobat in a previous life. Our other two babies just watch him go ripping through the house. Every once in a while Missy will look over at me as if to say “He is soooo gonna get in trouble!”
Every morning and throughout the day, Precious and Storm spar in our family room. This is where the pictures below were taken. It usually lasts 5 to 10 minutes. They beat the tar out of each other. When Precious is done, she lets Storm know with a firm hiss and a swat across the face. She promptly leaves the room. It’s a riot! Storm usually follows her and then he REALLY gets it. He then takes a nap. The only evidence of what just transpired are several piles of grey and black fur balls. This happens several times a day, everyday!
Missy and Precious became fast friends with Storm. All three nap together. And if the kitty death match becomes too intense, Missy will bark and nudge them apart. Seriously. Missy doesn ‘t like violence, I’m thinking. She makes a good referee and an awesome big sister! Precious has become much more affectionate since Storms arrival. She used to be somewhat reclusive, but now she hangs out with us every night. So, Storm has turned out to be an awesome addition to our family and our worries were all for nothing.
How about you, have you added an additional pet to your home? How did it work out?
Here are some pictures of our babies!
Storm & Precious
The stand off
Spar round #1
Spar round #2
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Storm and Precious look very cute together!
I like the color of Storm’s fur.
We used to have pets before but we no longer have one now.
I planned to buy a new pet but I would be having trouble due to my work schedule. I am living alone these days so nobody else would have to take care of a pet.
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John reply on February 16th, 2010 7:05 am:
Yeah Junezach, it’s tough to have pets when you’re working al the time , without anyone around to care for them. Although, I think if we left our cats alone for a while, they might have a good game of poker going upon our return!
They’re VERY independent!
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Storm looks absolutely adorable and cuddly!
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John reply on February 16th, 2010 7:06 am:
You bet he is Wilmaryad! He loves to cuttle in our laps first thing in the morning and late at night. When he’s not terrorizing our house, that is!
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It sounds like everyone’s settling in nicely and you’re having a lot of fun observing the process! Our three cats have an occasionally uneasy truce – Sparkle and Binga both think they’re top cat, but they never fight over it for very long, and more often than not everyone will spend the afternoon napping on the bed. We fostered a kitty for a while a few years back, and having that fourth cat really upset the whole household! We loved that little girl and my boyfriend and I were weepy when we gave her up to the woman who took her in (I think even the kitty was a little weepy – she loved us too), but the cats? Ha! They were more than happy she was gone, the callous little creatures.
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John reply on February 16th, 2010 7:02 am:
That’s too funny Janiss! I don’t see adding a fourth to our mix either! I think three is the perfect balance. I don’t think the others would have it!
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Hey John,
got some nice pics there
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John reply on February 16th, 2010 7:03 am:
Thanks Apollo!
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Enjoyed reading about your pets here and so glad to hear that Storm has found a forever home with you and gets along. Our two cats like to spar with each other too and our dog also acts as a referee and breaks up the fights. It’s so funny!
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John reply on February 16th, 2010 7:12 am:
Thanks Karen! Isn’t it funny how our dogs act as referees? I would have never believed it, if i didn’t witness it myself!
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Who’s allergic?
Who mends the furniture, when used as a scratching post?
Who vacuums the fur balls?
Who cleans the cat yack?
Who polices the kitty litter?
I love cats, I really do 8>/
Peace.
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John reply on February 17th, 2010 12:34 am:
We haven’t worked out all those details! lol
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Well now you are talking my language, cats and kittens. I am so glad that yours are getting along all right. That Storm sounds like a wild thing. We have some of those around here. Luckily all mine can go outside and climb trees and do cat things. But they do get going in the house too. I have a suggestion for you that is so much fun. Get a laser light that is a tiny little flashlight and it has a red light. The kittens go crazy over that thing. They know where I keep it and beg for me to get it out. You just let them chase the light around . You can get one at the WalMart. Have fun.
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John reply on February 17th, 2010 12:35 am:
Storm is indeed a wild thing Marg! The laser light sounds like a great idea. I am going to find one. Look out Storm!
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Nothing like working a hard day and so tired and beat, until you get home and see everyone waiting for Dad. All happy and with mischievous faces, as to say, we were really good today dad, we missed ya, now let me out and feed us
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John reply on February 17th, 2010 12:36 am:
I love coming home to all three of these guys. They literally greet me at the door. It is very cool!
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I think our cats were separated at birth. They look the same, and I had much of the same experience bringing “Smokey” into my home. Great pictures, BTW.
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John reply on February 17th, 2010 12:38 am:
Thanks Paul! I visited your site today and you’re not kidding! They look like identical twins!
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‘Storm is a little terror. He comes whipping into a room, top speed, leaps 3 feet in the air and lands on the back of the sofa. Without stopping, he runs up the wall, does a back flip, lands on the sofa cushion, bounces in the air, landing on the floor. He quickly scans the room and takes off down the hall. All this in less than five seconds!’….EXCELLENT visual of Storm doing his ‘kitten’ thing throughout the house…he looks very much like my Girl Whirl, and seems to have a similar relationship w/ your Precious as Girl whirl does w/ Big Kitty…HE was here first and he has learned to ‘live’ w/ her…GREAT PICS of Storm & Precious…:))
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John reply on February 17th, 2010 12:39 am:
Thanks Amy! Yeah, Precious definitely lets him know who’s boss!
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Several years ago we had 1 Golden Retriever and 2 Kitty Cats. They got along famously, never any problems with the group and it was comical to watch them.
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I LOVE Golden Retrievers Buggys! But don’t tell Missy!
My previous dog Sandy was raised with cats and LOVED them, as well. It’s a myth that dogs and cats can’t get along!
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Your pets are lovable. Storm and Precious look adorable in their bonding err sparring moments…It is really nice having pets in the house. I miss our little kitty. She has three colors in her face. White on the right, black in the middle and brown in the left. Kitty was lost. We went out for a few days and we left her under the care of a neighbor when we came back, the neighbor said the kitten is lost. huhuhu…
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John reply on February 22nd, 2010 11:38 pm:
Thanks Ella! Sorry to hear about kitty!
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Kitty cats do need friends. I remember going with my cousin when she got two kittins from the pound. They put the carry box on the floor because my cousin knew that she was going to go home with one. They put the one kitten in the box to see how it would react. Then the other kitten jumped in the box too. She had been trying to decide between two kittens on who would be going home with her. Let’s just say that they both went home with her after the other one jumped in the box.
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John reply on February 22nd, 2010 11:54 pm:
That’s too cute Allen! My wife kept telling me our kitty needed a friend. They both seem very happy and get along great!
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Hey really nice pics. And your pet is so cute, I also have one pet. His name is montey(dog).
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