Her name is Beauty.  She was born on 5 July, and came to live with Banshee and me on 25 September.

She is a Siamese kitten.  You may remember my writing about a visitor, and the meeting didn't seem too promising.  Twice.  This time she and Banshee did a lot of nose touching and sniffing, but no growls or hissing.  Ah, maybe it'll work this time.

In spite of the nosing and sniffing, Banshee did seem out of sorts.  He hid away and would come out for brief periods to see if that "thing" was still hanging around.  

This morning started a new effort in getting acquainted.  They began playing Pounce and Chase and Roll Around on the Floor.  Picture the difference in size of a 3-year-old Banshee and an almost 3-month-old Beauty.  But she held her own!  They're not sleeping together yet, but I hold out hope.

Beauty is purebred Siamese, but without papers.  From the same mother as KK and Psycho.  They are from the first litter, and she is from the third.  Anyway, if I wanted to breed her (which I definitely DON'T) she could be bred for her RagDoll markings.  She has two dots of white on her muzzle and has a white chin.  White toes on the front, and thigh-high sox on the back.  She has seal-point colors, which will darken as she gets older.  

Beauty immediately found the food bowl, and shortly after, the litterbox.  She has found the fountain, but at first she dipped her paw then licked the paw.  Now she laps.

Beauty has her own sleeping basket, but she didn't use it last night.  She slept somewhere in the living room, but joined me in bed just before I was ready to wake up.  She has made some brief efforts at grooming me, and does a good job of grooming herself.

Oh, yes, and she's quite a cuddler.  And a very effective purr-er.

Beauty has a set of lungs I hope I won't hear too often.  Just before I brought her home, she was sprayed with flea-repellent.  That did not go down well with her.  Such a squall from that little ball of fur. !!!

Excuse me now while I go make a phone call to the vet.

Shalom