Spicey was loud

Spicey's lately been loud and insistent about being allowed to be with the
rest of the family. When she's on the other side of the screen, she
protests by crying and crying, and rattling and scratching at the screen.
This reminds me so much of when she was in her carrier on the ride home
from Suz's apartment. Is the upstairs like a cage to you now, Spicey? It's
more space than you had in your previous home, you know.

Spicey looks awfully cute standing at the gate with her front paws against
the screen, showing her big eyes and soft tummy. And at night, when I heard
her lonesome calls and noisy but vain attempts to get through the gate, I
felt an almost irresistible urge to let her in.

So today, I decided to keep the gate open all day, except when I was
feeding Dot and Buster. It's the weekend after all.

After some initial greetings between Spicey, Dot, and Buster, the incumbent
kitties slept most of the day, as you'd normally expect of cats. Spicey
though, was so excited to have the run of the place, that she stayed up all
day like a little kid on Christmas, still doing her little trotting from
room to room. Dot was curled up on the bed, dead to the world. Buster was
napping on the couch.

By this time, Buster seemed to have decided that Spicey was just another
holding in his dominion. He sleepily kept one eye on her as she meowed
happily and explored.

Eventually Spicey, maybe feeling both a little sleepy, and suspicious about
Buster's sudden loss of interest, parked herself on the couch opposite
Buster, meatloafing there and occasionally resting her eyes and letting
them close a little.

Until inevitably, sleep took her too, and the whole house was silent.

That is great news... Maybe every one will get a long and be one happy
family... You have done a very good job....

On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 19:16:56 -0600, (pat
Chlebowski) wrote:

That is great news... Maybe every one will get a long and be one happy
family... You have done a very good job....

Certainly seems that way. Spicey seems to be blossoming in her new
environment, with perhaps just a hint of some thorns. The clawing was
from fear and it's likely that she will stop that now.

I wonder what she'll be like when visitors come calling? My cats tend
to disappear.

On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 19:16:56 -0600, (pat
Chlebowski) wrote:
That is great news... Maybe every one will get a long and be one happy
family... You have done a very good job....

They seem to have completely accepted Spicey. Spicey's fine with them too,
but has some cute residual insecure behaviors. Like a "delayed hiss" where
she seems to occasionally remember that these are strange cats, and hisses
several seconds after she passes by one, sometimes when they're already out
of sight.

On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:08:19 -0500, dgk
wrote:
On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 19:16:56 -0600, (pat
Chlebowski) wrote:

That is great news... Maybe every one will get a long and be one happy
family... You have done a very good job....

Certainly seems that way. Spicey seems to be blossoming in her new
environment, with perhaps just a hint of some thorns. The clawing was
from fear and it's likely that she will stop that now.

I wonder what she'll be like when visitors come calling? My cats tend
to disappear.

I used to be one of those visitors. Spicey does attack visitors, and also,
Suz's aides, particularly if they were new, but also ones who knew her for
many years.

On 11/4/2012 7:29 PM, Takayuki wrote:
Spicey's lately been loud and insistent about being allowed to be with the
rest of the family. When she's on the other side of the screen, she
protests by crying and crying, and rattling and scratching at the screen.
This reminds me so much of when she was in her carrier on the ride home
from Suz's apartment. Is the upstairs like a cage to you now, Spicey? It's
more space than you had in your previous home, you know.

Spicey looks awfully cute standing at the gate with her front paws against
the screen, showing her big eyes and soft tummy. And at night, when I heard
her lonesome calls and noisy but vain attempts to get through the gate, I
felt an almost irresistible urge to let her in.

So today, I decided to keep the gate open all day, except when I was
feeding Dot and Buster. It's the weekend after all.

After some initial greetings between Spicey, Dot, and Buster, the incumbent
kitties slept most of the day, as you'd normally expect of cats. Spicey
though, was so excited to have the run of the place, that she stayed up all
day like a little kid on Christmas, still doing her little trotting from
room to room. Dot was curled up on the bed, dead to the world. Buster was
napping on the couch.

By this time, Buster seemed to have decided that Spicey was just another
holding in his dominion. He sleepily kept one eye on her as she meowed
happily and explored.

Eventually Spicey, maybe feeling both a little sleepy, and suspicious about
Buster's sudden loss of interest, parked herself on the couch opposite
Buster, meatloafing there and occasionally resting her eyes and letting
them close a little.

Until inevitably, sleep took her too, and the whole house was silent.

That's sweet! I love hearing how you've managed to integrate them. I
think you have a fine cat family in the making. They may not always
love each other but they're working it out. Thank you, Tak!

Jill

"Judith Latham" wrote in message
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In article , Takayuki
wrote:
Spicey's lately been loud and insistent about being allowed to be with
the rest of the family. When she's on the other side of the screen, she
protests by crying and crying, and rattling and scratching at the
screen. This reminds me so much of when she was in her carrier on the
ride home from Suz's apartment. Is the upstairs like a cage to you now,
Spicey? It's more space than you had in your previous home, you know.

Spicey looks awfully cute standing at the gate with her front paws
against the screen, showing her big eyes and soft tummy. And at night,
when I heard her lonesome calls and noisy but vain attempts to get
through the gate, I felt an almost irresistible urge to let her in.

So today, I decided to keep the gate open all day, except when I was
feeding Dot and Buster. It's the weekend after all.

After some initial greetings between Spicey, Dot, and Buster, the
incumbent kitties slept most of the day, as you'd normally expect of
cats. Spicey though, was so excited to have the run of the place, that
she stayed up all day like a little kid on Christmas, still doing her
little trotting from room to room. Dot was curled up on the bed, dead to
the world. Buster was napping on the couch.

By this time, Buster seemed to have decided that Spicey was just another
holding in his dominion. He sleepily kept one eye on her as she meowed
happily and explored.

Eventually Spicey, maybe feeling both a little sleepy, and suspicious
about Buster's sudden loss of interest, parked herself on the couch
opposite Buster, meatloafing there and occasionally resting her eyes and
letting them close a little.

Until inevitably, sleep took her too, and the whole house was silent.




Methinks Spicey may be ready to join the family... you've done a great job
!!

Jay

"Takayuki" wrote in message
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On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:08:19 -0500, dgk
wrote:
On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 19:16:56 -0600, (pat
Chlebowski) wrote:

That is great news... Maybe every one will get a long and be one happy
family... You have done a very good job....

Certainly seems that way. Spicey seems to be blossoming in her new
environment, with perhaps just a hint of some thorns. The clawing was
from fear and it's likely that she will stop that now.

I wonder what she'll be like when visitors come calling? My cats tend
to disappear.

I used to be one of those visitors. Spicey does attack visitors, and also,
Suz's aides, particularly if they were new, but also ones who knew her for
many years.

It wasn't her fault,was it? She became half-feral in her own house because
she was unable to be touched by her meowmie.
Boyfie was going feral and it took years to get to where I am. You've done
it in weeks. Suz would be proud of you.

Takayuki wrote:

On Sun, 4 Nov 2012 19:16:56 -0600, (pat
Chlebowski) wrote:
That is great news... Maybe every one will get a long and be one happy
family... You have done a very good job....

They seem to have completely accepted Spicey. Spicey's fine with them too,
but has some cute residual insecure behaviors. Like a "delayed hiss" where
she seems to occasionally remember that these are strange cats, and hisses
several seconds after she passes by one, sometimes when they're already out
of sight.

That's pretty funny. Kind of like, "Oh wait - I forgot to hiss. I hiss in
your general direction!"

--
Joyce

There is no alternative to being yourself.

Christina Websell wrote:

"Takayuki" wrote in message

I used to be one of those visitors. Spicey does attack visitors, and also,
Suz's aides, particularly if they were new, but also ones who knew her for
many years.

It wasn't her fault,was it? She became half-feral in her own house because
she was unable to be touched by her meowmie.
Boyfie was going feral and it took years to get to where I am. You've done
it in weeks. Suz would be proud of you.

It makes me think that Spicey probably longed for more company and social
contact than she had with Suz. Now she has a human who can touch her, and
she seems both excited and scared by it at the same time, which would explain
why she's purring one minute and burying her fangs in the hand that pets
her the next.

But also - feline company! It's kind of amazing that she's accepting two
strange cats, in *their* territory, so quickly. Maybe what scares her the
most about humans is the size difference? At least other cats are on her
scale.

It's such a happy story! I love reading about it.

--
Joyce

There is no alternative to being yourself.