So, it seems that the furry babes approve my making a special trip to 'Pets At Home' for one of their faves.... James Well Beloved! Either flavour is fine, but these seem to have 4-5 star rating!
Been busy here over last few days ... work, family, cats and cupcake trials....yes cupcake trials! I've been testing alternative recipes on the family. They will be 'caked out' with my intensive tester/taster sessions!
Pity that cats are not cake fans!
Cat antics have been much the same (squirty marker once this morning)....... all well for a few hours, then a sudden drama. Take yesterday...as it was quite spring-like, the cats were keen to be in the garden. I fully expected an altercation, but no... they sat quite contentedly. Then later, Como clocked Sampson (remember Sam our hero has three legs) outside the kitchen door and chased him through the house necessitating a rescue.
How could he? That cat has absolutely no compassion....and after all I've done... well I did get his 'bits' done whilst the vet sorted the giant abscess on his head!
More complaints from hubby this morning about the disruption caused by 'bully boy'. How was I to know that this latest addition to the cat family would cause such unrest! Anyway, his main objection is that he wasn't consulted...and of course he would have objected !!
Dyson and Lou Lou seem to be pretty much unaffected, but Sam, Soxy and Baghera seem to get the hassle. 'Bags' has got wise to a few things...very bright cats Bengals! Sweet boy he's had enough trauma in his young life (left in a box with serious injuries, outside the rescue centre). Fully recovered, he's become a happy, confident and stunning little cat.
I'm sooo hoping that Como will make strides in his social behaviour with the others very soon... he's come a long way, but he's not there yet!!
Oh for happy tails!
Miaow for now
Gabriella
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Friday, 5 March 2010
A trip to the vets for Dyson's booster this morning.... he was definitely NOT pleased to see the vet!
Sooo glad I took my 'handling' gloves for unpredictable cats, as poor Tim already has broken ribs after a tricky consultation with a cow! Ended up with Dyson having a 'botty' booster for everyone's safety!
Other than that, the feline family are well behaved so far today and I've managed to get some work done.
Como looks as though he's trying to exercise self-control whenever Baghera comes into sight! Here's a photo 'Bags' looking gorgeous! Well..work to do!! Gabriella
Thursday, 4 March 2010
One Cat Too Many!
It has to be said that we had five cats who were living in relative harmony, with the occasional minor confrontation, but number six has rather put a spanner in the works! (I once had seven cats and whilst there were a few spats, they were tolerant of one another.
Due to the difficulties I've encountered introducing/socialising Como, the black and white, semi-feral cat, my husband's comment 'One cat too many' is probably true but unhelpful! I took it upon myself to help the poor boy with his abscessed head the size of a bucket, because no-one else took any notice and because I couldn't sit by and watch.
We are presently at the point where Como will sit on my lap for fuss, (amazing, considering no-one could get near him), but given half a chance he will exercise his intimidation techniques on our other cats... sometimes quite aggressively. Those on the receiving end seem to be Sampson (Sammy) who has three legs and is a real hero, Baghera our beautiful rescued Bengal or Soxy our ginger and white former homeless street boy.
Lou Lou (Lucy) our pretty little fluffy lady, who is as light as a feather and looks as harmless as a lamb with her big doe eyes, is such a feisty little soul that Como steers clear completely!
So, despite a lot of progress with adding to a multi-cat household, we clearly still have territory issues and two squirty markers! I've usually found that this subsides once the cats each choose their own quiet place. All are neutered/spayed, have own bowls and beds, but seem to share randomly without issue.
I recall when Soxy was introduced, Dyson, our big ginger boy decided to spend most of his time outdoors. Richard even made him a proper, mini log cabin with an insulated roof so he was protected from the elements.
It took a while, but Dyson is living happily in the home these days, whilst remaining indifferent to Soxy and anyone he finds irritating. Strangely, he doesn't seem bothered by Como.
We have days which are uneventful in cat confrontations and others with trouble erupting without warning, when I have to leap from my desk on a rescue mission!
It seems that we take several steps forward and then a step back.
Well..tomorrow's a new day and may bring progress!
Miaow for now
Gabriella
Due to the difficulties I've encountered introducing/socialising Como, the black and white, semi-feral cat, my husband's comment 'One cat too many' is probably true but unhelpful! I took it upon myself to help the poor boy with his abscessed head the size of a bucket, because no-one else took any notice and because I couldn't sit by and watch.
We are presently at the point where Como will sit on my lap for fuss, (amazing, considering no-one could get near him), but given half a chance he will exercise his intimidation techniques on our other cats... sometimes quite aggressively. Those on the receiving end seem to be Sampson (Sammy) who has three legs and is a real hero, Baghera our beautiful rescued Bengal or Soxy our ginger and white former homeless street boy.
Lou Lou (Lucy) our pretty little fluffy lady, who is as light as a feather and looks as harmless as a lamb with her big doe eyes, is such a feisty little soul that Como steers clear completely!
So, despite a lot of progress with adding to a multi-cat household, we clearly still have territory issues and two squirty markers! I've usually found that this subsides once the cats each choose their own quiet place. All are neutered/spayed, have own bowls and beds, but seem to share randomly without issue.
I recall when Soxy was introduced, Dyson, our big ginger boy decided to spend most of his time outdoors. Richard even made him a proper, mini log cabin with an insulated roof so he was protected from the elements.
It took a while, but Dyson is living happily in the home these days, whilst remaining indifferent to Soxy and anyone he finds irritating. Strangely, he doesn't seem bothered by Como.
We have days which are uneventful in cat confrontations and others with trouble erupting without warning, when I have to leap from my desk on a rescue mission!
It seems that we take several steps forward and then a step back.
Well..tomorrow's a new day and may bring progress!
Miaow for now
Gabriella
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