Wendy, maybe your other cats sense that you need their physical presence more, now that your Cricket is with you only in spirit now.
About them getting along, I think it's wonderful when the personality mix lends itself to much love between cats. There are cats who enjoy stirring up trouble, and then I think there are those who don't like turmoil amidst themselves either, and would rather work things out. My female cats used to fight over who would sleep on our bed, and I would end up locking one of them out of the bedroom to prevent the middle-of-the-night fights. But after things came to a head, they seem to have come to a truce. Cricket sleeps near me all night as if she is*guarding* me, and doesn't let my other female cat Miss near. If she does come around, there's lots of hissing, and Miss can get under my bed, but not on it. But when it's morning, it's like they change shifts. Cricket goes to another room, and Miss is allowed on the bed with me, should I still be there. It's as if they have an agreement. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: "wendy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:56 AM Subject: Re: 20 CATS... > Hey Sandy, > > I had four inside cats until Cricket passed. They all > have free roam of the house except the guest bedroom > and bath. Cricket didn't really have a spot in the > house. He just went where I went. When he got sick, > he did pick a spot behind a big plant in our bedroom. > He got along with everyone and was a very > "Beatles-like" kitty: live and let live. LuLu, my > Siamese mix, is the sweetest thing and she pretty much > stays in our bedroom. Now that Cricket has passed > though, she has been coming out more. Pepper, LuLu's > sister, is black like Cricket, and she is kind of a > bully and stays in the "kitty room" where her tree is. > She has also come out of her room more since Cricket > passed. Julie is our geriatric kitty-she is 16 years > old. She lived in our garage/outside until last > September when she was mauled by the neighbors boxer > who got out of their fence (and the sorry guy lied to > animal control and said it wasn't his dog even though > they could see the blood to prove it; he just got > fined by the city a year later for that incident). > Julie moved inside after the attack to recover and > since she was so happy, we kept her inside. She is a > new kitty now. She hangs out in the kitchen > (lol-waiting for chicken broth) and on the carpet > right by the kitchen. She races through the house > when she is happy. > > I think that there is some truth to the territorial > thing, but I don't think the kitties need much space > as long as the space they have isn't invaded. There > are some kitties that can be jerks though. I have one > outside cat that just doesn't like other cats. My > outside kitties have access to the yard and the garage > and they get along pretty well. There are 5 of them, > plus two strays that hang around. I would probably > have more except for my husband; he's like yours. > lol. > > :) > Wendy > > --- Dudes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm always amazed when people say that they have > > lots of cats. I would > > probably have a lot more if my husband didn't stop > > me. I have always had > > dogs my entire life, until we were adopted by our > > first cat, Miss, some > > years ago. I remember the exact moment that I knew > > I loved her. I looked > > into her eyes as she sat in the crook of my arm > > purring, just staring at me > > with half closed eyes in contentment. I was amazed > > at how calming and > > peaceful a cat is. > > > > But on the other hand, I have 4 who are all indoors, > > and they barely get > > along. I can't imagine what would happen if we > > added more. Aren't cats > > notoriously territorial? I consider myself a cat > > novice, so I wonder what > > those of you with lots of cats observe about yours. > > Sandy > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs >
