There's a cat in my house...
Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 9:12AM 
Those of you who know me, know I'm NOT A CAT PERSON. Never have been. I'm talking, my best friend and roomate in college brough home a cat and I was not happy I had to live with it for a year. Growing up, my dad told me cats were illegal. Long story there, I'll get into that in another post :) Anyways, my whole family loves dogs. We ARE dog people. The non-shedding type at that. So, when I met Joel and he told me he wanted a cat, I made it very clear then that we'd never get one. That I can't handle cats.
The shedding.
The clawing.
The scratching.
The hairballs.
The litterbox.
The attitudes.
The cat culture that comes with cat ownership. (Cat people can be C-R-A-Z-Y!...if you're a cat person, I'm sorry, but you know it's true!)
Did I mention the shedding? Yeah, that's a big one.
Anyhoo, somewhere along the way between watching cute kitten videos on YouTube and Joel always more than hinting that he'd like to have a cat, I caved. We came to a few terms on cat ownership and voila!
THERE'S A CAT IN MY HOUSE!
Internet, meet Mr. Kitty. Mr. Kitty is actually a she, but we thought it'd be more fun to sign Christmas cards with this, "Love, Joel, Korie, Betty & Mr. Kitty." That's the sole reason she got named that. Hahaha, Joel and I must have been in quite the mood that day, but anyways, that's her name! Sounds like the name of a gender confused cat if you ask me.
So how's Betty doing? Well, she sure ain't happy. And she let's us know she's not. It's really pitiful. I didn't realize how much she loved being the only animal here, but I know she hates having divided attention now because she wants it ALLLLLLLL. She'll just have to get over it eventually. Mr. Kitty wants to be friends with Betty....and Betty? Not so much.
And Joel? Joel, well he's over the moon that he finally got a kitty :) The first day he had her, he let her climb on his desk while he played games. Well, the next day, she chewed through the cord to his nice headphones....Needless to say she lost her desk/gaming priveleges. But anyways, Joel is so happy to have a new little critter in the house. His dream is for Betty and Mr. Kitty to be best friends and cuddle all the time. I'm not going to lie, I'd LOVE to see that too! Um, ADORABLE!!!
Without further adieu, here's Mr. Kitty!
Betty couldn't stand watching me take photos of the cat and not her...so here she is...Can you tell she's not happy?
She's actually quite upset here. Bless her heart!
Betty photobombing Mr. Kitty. She was so proud...and she wouldn't stop doing it!
And I have to post this last one...it's Betty and Mr. Kitty's first photo together...and Mr. Kitty looks pissed. hahahaha
Reader Comments (5)
awwwwhhhhh that last picture kills me! she is so heartbroken!! and, youre totally right about cat culture... Im happily a crazy cat lady! :-)
I love this post. Poor Betty, she'll come around. Tell her if you can become a cat person, then so can she :) Cannot wait to see you in 2 months or so. And just be prepared, our dog, Rooney, is a shedder. Good thing he is cute or else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, she's so cute!! I'm also a dog person, don't like cat's behavior(you don't know how many belly rubs she wants and when she'll bite or scratch you) but last year my bf and i rescued a kitten(named her Yashica, since we're both photographers) and i have to say i did became a bit of a cat person too. Looking forward to see more photos of her & her new best friend :)
So cute!!! So here is an unsolicited tip ;) Get her used to you cutting her claws now while she is little, it will make life a lot easier down the road. I started when all my cats were babies just holding them and playing with their paws in the bathroom since that is where I would cut their claws later. I just use regular nail clippers and when I'm done with her nails I clip mine too. Haha!! I just cut hers tonight and she sat still with no issues. Oh and yes I'm a crazy cat lady in addition to crazy dog lady ;) David says that Chloe is in love with me and hates him!
I love Mr Kitty!! SO cute. But poor Betty, she needs lots of wub to make up for this!!