Yesterday, we went to the animal shelter and got a new kitten. Her name is Sphinx. She is about two months old and she has a lot of stripes on her, as you can see from the picture. I first wanted to name her ‘Stripey’. She has one big stripe down her spine, and then lots of smaller stripes on the rest of her body. She has pretty stripes coming out from the corner of each eye. But I decided to name her ‘Sphinx’ instead, because she looks like the sphinx in Egypt.

Last night, we kept her in the kitchen. She had a lot of fun exploring the house today, though. She has been somewhat shy, but very cuddly. Just tonight, we found that if I tied a string to a stuffed mouse that we bought today, she would chase it. I am teaching her to hunt for mice.

We are a little worried about her because she is so skinny and she has not been eating much. But she has gotten more active tonight, so we are not as concerned. She is drinking a lot of water, and already knows how to use her litterbox. We moved it to the bathroom today and she didn’t notice, so she peed on a lamp in the kitchen.

Today, we went out and got her a cat house and scratching post. But so far, she prefers to use us for scratching. She likes sleeping in her house. It has platforms above it so she can climb.

I have always wanted a cat. I was told for my birthday last spring that I could get a cat, but since we would be gone for the summer I had to wait until now. We are going to bring her back to America next summer when we come back. This last summer, we got a cat carrier, so we are prepared for the trip.