Nora Cat was such a special girl. It is so difficult to lose something so precious that's been with you almost all of your adult life. She'd been with me through a marriage, the birth of my daughter, a divorce, a second marriage and the birth of my son.
I felt a bit guilty getting a kitten....partly because I felt disloyal to Nora, and party because there are so many older cats in rescue centres. However, mine is such a madhouse (Fifi cat, Bramble and Poppy Spaniels, 2 kids) that I felt it would be best to get a confident kitten.
Daisy came from cat rescue. Her mum had been left behind like an old lampshade when her owners moved house
and was pregnant when cat rescue picked her up.
We were very careful in introducing her to the dogs, and it has paid off. Her and the spaniels have this sort of daily routine: they have a roll on the floor and a mouthing session in my daughter's room in the morning, a general hang out through the day and then a big play fight / chasing session in the evening. Daisy jumps on their backs
Fifi has taken more convincing. She is very much an outdoor cat and likes to spend her days in her summer house (the greenhouse). At one point, she was only coming in to hiss at the kitten and spray on the sofa
Since Daisy has learned to respect queen Fifi, things have been much better. daisy is less in Fifi's face....and Fifi has stopped spraying....which is a bonus!
the main issue we're having with Daisy at the moment is keeping her in the house. She is desperate to get out and tries to sneak into the garden with the dogs!
There's never a dull moment in this house.
