Here's Bubu!

Yup, I'm helping out a friend. What does that mean? Dexter and Kashi are getting a new visitor next week. BuBu is Belasco's kitty, he's 12, and cannot live with her temporarily. Bel's had it with the crap in the Bronx and the commute's killing her, so she asked me--La Femme du Chats!--to take in Bu.

Now here's where it gets interesting: Dexter's nickname is BOO, and this guy's name is BUBU, so there might be some confusion. Bu is very mellow, so Dexter won't have to lose his alpha male spot. Bu will also be a middle cat like Miss Muffin once was, to ease the rambunctious nature of the old fart Dexter (age 15) and the snippy whippersnapper Kashi (age 5.) Bu will replace the "referee" status between the two that Muffin once held. I have also never had a pure gray cat, so this is a treat. Gray fur, pink jellybean toes. I might have him for a year or more while Bel goes to school and relocates to Park Slope, where other animals are not allowed.

Hey, I took a visitor for my college friend Richie and his girlfriend back in 1995, I'd be glad to do it again. Let's just hope Dex doesn't freak out. Kashi's sure to have a fun playmate, but Dexter tends to channel Ike Turner when he can't get his way. Let's hope my sofa and curtains aren't slashed to ribbons.

We'll see! Notice the "praying lotus" position here in the photo. I think this will work out just fine.