Mango the cat

He Who Can Fix Anything had decreed that we would not be getting a new cat for some while, so we snuck Mango the kitten into the house late last night and presented her to him early this morning. Fait accompli!

On their first meeting, Mango hissed, spat and lashed out at Monty the dog pictured above, who then proceeded to hound (sorry) the kitten and tried to lick her to death. He is very protective of her but fortunately seems to have lost his need to know where she is all the time. As you can see, he even allowed Mango to climb into his bowl and have a munch on his pellets!

Her claws are like needles and when you pick her up she resists quite fiercely, possibly because she doesn't like to be so far from the ground. Kat and I are already bearing scratches, but I'm sure Mango will settle down soon. It's been 11 years since we had a new pet and we haven't been without cats for 22, so I knew we would get another one soon and fate conspired (yes, you know who you are!) to provide us with Mango, sending photos on the phone and via Facebook to make me seem coldhearted if I didn't take her in immediately.

Obviously it worked, and here's hoping Mango likes us and lives here contentedly for many years to come!