"The Meet-up"
When we first brought Loraine home, no other cats were in the house. She was given full reign to explore while the others were outside. Sparky, our Maine Coon, was the first to come back in the house. He had no idea that there was a new addition to the family. As he rounded the corner from the kitchen to the foyer, Loraine, who was perched on our bookcase, startled him with a 'wooooo'. (that type of cat growl that is really low and quiet - almost as if they were swearing under their breath). Notice that Loraine's ears are not pinned back, indicating that she was not in a combative or fearful state. I can't tell if her tail was puffed up because she has not tail, being a Manx mix.
The expression on Sparky's face is priceless. That, and the fact that she stopped him dead in his tracks, just as he was rounding the corner.
Update since this picture was taken approximately 3 weeks ago. Loraine is closest to Sparky over the other 3 cats in the house. Although they're not quite bosom buddies just yet, they enjoy each others company and teasing one another.
(This pic was taken with my Samsung Galaxy S2 and having said that, there is only so much editing and such that I could do to make it look halfway decent, but the cuteness factor of this photo was irresistible so I added it here to my Flickr Photostream)
"The Meet-up"
When we first brought Loraine home, no other cats were in the house. She was given full reign to explore while the others were outside. Sparky, our Maine Coon, was the first to come back in the house. He had no idea that there was a new addition to the family. As he rounded the corner from the kitchen to the foyer, Loraine, who was perched on our bookcase, startled him with a 'wooooo'. (that type of cat growl that is really low and quiet - almost as if they were swearing under their breath). Notice that Loraine's ears are not pinned back, indicating that she was not in a combative or fearful state. I can't tell if her tail was puffed up because she has not tail, being a Manx mix.
The expression on Sparky's face is priceless. That, and the fact that she stopped him dead in his tracks, just as he was rounding the corner.
Update since this picture was taken approximately 3 weeks ago. Loraine is closest to Sparky over the other 3 cats in the house. Although they're not quite bosom buddies just yet, they enjoy each others company and teasing one another.
(This pic was taken with my Samsung Galaxy S2 and having said that, there is only so much editing and such that I could do to make it look halfway decent, but the cuteness factor of this photo was irresistible so I added it here to my Flickr Photostream)