Day 5: New baby

We have a new baby in the family! A very fluffy kitten!

We have been researching getting a kitten for a few months now, looking at different breeds. Andre has a bit of an allergy to cats and we found that Siberian cats are one of the best breeds for allergy sufferers as they have less of the allergen Fel-D 1 which is in cats' saliva. 

Adrian is 7 months old. This is his registered name, we're still deciding whether that will be what we'll call him or if we'll have a different name we'd call him by. We have a few names in mind but it's not easy finding one all three of us are happy with and that suits him!

I met him at the breeder last weekend and was meant to only collect him this coming weekend, but with the lockdown rules getting stricter we brought this forward a few days. He is staying in the main bedroom for now and his favourite hiding spot has been behind my fluffy dressing gown hanging from the radiator. Andre managed to coax him out before bed time with some cat toys. 

When I switched off the bedroom light at bedtime, he started crying and walking around the room. After two hours Andre suggested trying Isabella's sleep stories to get him to calm down. Instead I found this calming music for cats on YouTube. He stopped crying as soon as I put it on and I had it playing throughout the night and only heard one or two more small miaows from him during the night.

Isabella is of course finding it so hard to be patient and just wants him to come out and play. But it will take some time for him to settle in and we'll be keeping him in the one room until he is more at home with us.

More updates to come!