February 10, 2009
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Kitten update
The kitten we rescued at Christmas, Nico, is growing like a weed. He’s still only about half the size he’ll be as an adult, I think, but he’s really feisty. He likes to attack our other cat, Ping, who is over 12 years old. She has been an ‘only child’ her whole life so I don’t know how she is really taking having a little brother.
Being the sap I am, I had visions of them cuddling with each other and grooming each other. Instead they hiss and snarl at each other. And I don’t know cats well enough to know if/when they are playing. Sometimes they will bat at each other and it looks like playing, but mostly, Ping will just get up and walk away. Now Nico has taken control of most of Ping’s favorite hiding places.
I just hope Ping isn’t suffering emotionally from this – if cats have emotions.
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When I first got Jazzpurr, he was 10 weeks old and lived with my Roomate’s cats Sammy and Bradley. Sam and Brad were 9 years old. Sammy played with Jazzpurr all the time. Brad took a “go away, kid…you bother me” stance. Then I got Fatty, who was about two months younger than Jazz. Jazz took one look at Fatty, and it was best friends forever. BFF. Sammy moved away to Woodstock. Jazzpurr basically said: Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. The rest is history:)
Our oldest cat Sioda only tolerates the other cats occasionally. Her and Cato (one of the males) do not get along AT ALL.
We joke in my family that Gabby, our queen bee, hasn’t forgiven us for bringing home Mokie (our second kitty) let alone the three dogs and one extra cat that followed!
I have no doubt that Ping will assert her authoritah and pick new creative spots to get away from kitten. Hissing and snarling is part of it. Gabby still hisses. LOL Good luck!