When we first took in our pair of tabbies (New kittens!!! – Nov., 2019), they were isolated in the spare room until they were acclimatized. That was their safe room, this poor abandoned pair found at the side of the highway. Eventually, they roamed the house. Pets like to sleep on beds!
Annabelle didn't like Nutmeg. They would hop up on our bed at bedtime, and the Annie would go after her. It was female/female aggression. Annie (adopted in 2015) was rehomed. Annabelle tried to stare Nutmeg down, but Meggie ignored her. Annie didn't like this power struggle.
Nutmeg stopped sleeping with us once the bullying began. Cinnamon hung in there. It is only recently, February, 2023, that we've noticed Nutmeg choosing the bed. She takes her position, sometimes before I am in bed. JB cannot read in bed anymore. Sad to say.
cat TV from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
...I don't know much about cat psychology.
ReplyDeleteThey seem to be happy content kitties, having nice beds to sleep in.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday, have a great new week!
Cats certainly have their opinions.
ReplyDeleteThat's cat's for you! They have their own social standards...and some of them are slightly (ha, very) snotty towards others. I love when there is that caring wash between them though.
ReplyDeleteCats rule the house. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI remember those days of internecine warfare.
ReplyDeleteCats do indeed like beds and can be quite aggressive in maintaining their favoured position. And chronic bed hogs.
ReplyDeleteCats certainly have their own personalities.
ReplyDeleteThe cats are thinking the same thing my great grandfather once said: does the winter ever end in this country?
ReplyDeletePoor Nutmeg.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Nutmeg is back. Sometimes those emotional wounds take a long time to heal.
ReplyDeleteThank you for being a wonderful carer to the animals. It means a lot
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you had to acclimate a new cat. All that cat drama lol.
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