Introducing Sophie

We got Sophie on March 20th, 2016. We had been talking about getting another cat for some time but I wasn't ready ... until just recently. We went to an animal shelter in Bellevue because we had seen a cat I liked online so we wanted to see her in person but we were told that a family had an interest in her and they were set to meet with the foster parent the following day. Bummer! More than likely she was going to get adopted by them so we left and stopped by a Petco. The cats they have there are also from the shelter.
I saw Sophie, poked my finger inside the cage and she immediately came over to me and rubbed her face on my finger and wouldn't stop meowing. I asked to hold her. As soon as I held her she buried herself in my arms and wouldn't move. She seemed very sweet. We all held her and decided that we wanted to adopt her.

Sophie is 2 years old. She got spayed after she had her first litter. She's a heavy girl too. She weighs 9 lbs. and she has a fat neck, lol.

We brought her home and placed her on the floor then we brought Libby over so they could become familiar. They both hissed at each other which is normal. Libby even gave out that deep low growl, lol.

I read that there needs to be as many litter boxes as there are cats so I had to make a trip to the store to buy another litter box, more litter, cat toys and food for Sophie. Sophie likes to hang out upstairs most of the time while Libby spends most of the day downstairs but whenever Libby wants to go use the potty or eat Sophie chases her back down. She's such a bully. So I have to pick Libby up and put her in the laundry where all of her stuff is at.

Sophie meows constantly. Her meows are more like a crying meow than anything else. She hates being upstairs alone but the dork wont go downstairs. When we first brought her home she was afraid of the tv {while it was on of course}. She would look at the tv and if it was on she would go back upstairs. Same thing would happen if I watched tv in my bedroom, she would walk out of my bedroom and lay out in the hallway. But now she's not afraid of the tv being on anymore. She even watches tv along with me.

Whenever she walks over to any one of us she'll plop herself down and twist her body and turn in circles. Then she'll walk on you and just lay there even if she's laying awkwardly. And when she first sees you she'll nod {like saying, what's up} then meow.

One thing that surprised us is that she sheds a lot. I had the impression that short haired cats didn't shed as much as long haired cats. Boy, was I wrong. It seems like she sheds more than Libby.

She's pretty comfortable around us now. She'll jump on my bed in the middle of the night and makes herself comfortable between Jacob and myself. At first I thought it was cute but then I began to notice how much she sheds and I stopped her from laying directly on my sheets and pillows. I'm allergic to cats and I really don't need cat hair where I sleep. So now she sleeps by my feet which I don't mind. Look at Riley, lol. Seems like he's about to fall off the bed.

Sydna felt guilty about loving another cat while Libby's around so she makes sure that Libby doesn't feel left out. We all make sure that Libby is well loved and we carry her around the house too. We came to appreciate how much we truly love her and her personality even though she can be mean at times. We are just so used to her that we love her including her attitude. She definitely gets babied even more now than she did before.

This was the first time they were in the same room together without hissing. Eleven days after Sophie arrived. We had to be the moderators and make sure that Sophie wasn't going to pounce on her. Libby will defend herself but I'm sure she rather not get physical. Sophie's young so she could care less, lol.

She follows me wherever I go as long as I stay upstairs.

And she has no sense of what personal space is. She's even tried to lay right across my chest like almost right on my neck. I had to push her down. She's crazy!

Riley loves her. He has fun playing with her since she's such a playful cat and is very sweet. She hasn't gotten mad at any of us ... yet and doesn't meow unless she wants to get close to you. Unlike Libby, she'll meow whenever we pick her up as if she's upset because we're bothering her, lol.

Libby and Sophie are complete opposites. Libby loves her solitude ... Sophie loves human interaction. Sophie's not afraid of the vacuum. Libby sprints as soon as she sees me with it. Sophie will lay any which way on you or right next to you ... Libby will sit at arms length {usually}. Sophie's a heavy girl ... Libby is light as a feather. But, Libby has my heart. I don't believe any other cat will ever take her place.