There seems to be lots going on in Kittydom.\u00a0 I’ll give a little rundown here.<\/p>\n
Natasha:\u00a0 She’s being a little clingy at night but normal during the day. She’s been grumpy with the other cats — I’m not sure if she’s grumpier than usual or what.<\/p>\n
Ajax:\u00a0 He’s been clingy, too.\u00a0 With the parlor door closed for much of the day to allow Lady to be out and not harass Rossie upstairs, he spends a lot of time asking to go in and out between the two spaces.\u00a0 He has been taking up residence in Lady’s cage when she’s out.<\/p>\n
Lady:\u00a0 Lady is doing okay with being in the cage in the evening and at night.\u00a0 By allowing her the run of the kitchen and parlor during the day, she gets relative freedom while still protecting Rossie from her.\u00a0 She’s alert when Rossie comes through at night to eat.\u00a0 Her behavior has been mixed between definite interest and an intense stare down with Rossie to include a swipe at the cage when Rossie departs the area.\u00a0 We have a long way to go, I think.<\/p>\n
Tarzan:\u00a0 He must have played a little rough with somebody this week.\u00a0 He has a scratch above his left eye.\u00a0 It seems to be healing, but I’m keeping an eye on it. Other than that, he spends time in Lady’s cage when she’s not in there.\u00a0 (Lady and Tarzan were born in this cage and spent some of their early kittenhood here, so it’s not a terrible thing for them.)<\/p>\n
Pretty Boy Floyd:\u00a0 He lays down to play with Daphne.\u00a0 He also takes up residence in Lady’s cage when she’s not in it.\u00a0 Yes, Lady’s cage is a popular place for all the cats to spend time.\u00a0 Food seems to taste better in there.<\/p>\n
Delta:\u00a0 Delta is spending more time downstairs.\u00a0 She’s joined the parade of “in and outers” who come in and go out the parlor door throughout the day.\u00a0 Now that Lady isn’t on the bed at night, Delta is spending more time there.\u00a0 She’s almost always pressed against my legs.<\/p>\n
Ruby:\u00a0 With Lady in the cage, Ruby is more willing to spend time downstairs in the evening playing with toys, laying around, or playing with the other cats.\u00a0 I also discover Ruby sleeping with me some nights. She’s becoming more approachable and sociable.\u00a0 It’s still very hit or miss whether we can approach her or not, but she does love to be petted and scratched under the chin when she lets us do it.<\/p>\n
Rossie:\u00a0 The process is very slow, but we’re seeing more of Rossie downstairs in the late evening this week.\u00a0 She dashes through the parlor to eat in the kitchen.\u00a0 She will sit in the parlor before dashing by Lady’s cage to go back upstairs when she’d done eating.\u00a0 Early in the week, she was hiding under chairs in the parlor.\u00a0 Throughout the week she’s been moving to more open positions.\u00a0 We exchange slow blinks (supposedly this is a non-threatening and reassuring expression with cats, and Rossie always returns my slow blinks with a similar move).\u00a0 Mr. L and I have both noticed Rossie out and about more upstairs.\u00a0 Mr. L says she’s been racing around in the morning.\u00a0 We wanted to see Rossie out more, and we are seeing that.\u00a0 Now, we hope for that to continue and for Rossie to be more willing to be approached. She, too, likes to be petted, but she’s so nervous about being approached.\u00a0 She will allow Mr. L to, but she’s not interested in allowing me near her.<\/p>\n
Daphne:\u00a0 She’s a very confident kitten.\u00a0 The older cats play with her and tolerate her well, but they also discipline her when she goes over the line.\u00a0 Well, except for Natasha.\u00a0 She understands Natasha isn’t interested in her and ignores Natasha.\u00a0 She and Lady are hit and miss, but she’s generally not afraid of Lady.<\/p>\n
Sneaky:\u00a0 Sneaky is doing very well. She seems to take the cold weather in stride.<\/p>\n
I think I’ve found a balance between allowing Lady some freedom and protecting Rossie from her aggressiveness.\u00a0 I’m hoping to see Rossie gain more confidence as she realizes Lady can’t get to her, and, as a result, Lady’s aggressive behavior should lessen.\u00a0 I fear this is going to be a very slow process, though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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