Re: 20 CATS...

[Nina]

Sometimes I'll shame them into being nicer...  You know, something like, Cricket, Cotton knows how tough you are, it's not necessary to be so firm!  Be nice to your little brother and Cotton, you respect Cricket, she has a lot to teach you.  It was so funny, I remember the first time one of my bottle babies hissed at Instigator.  My mouth dropped open, I can't remember which one it was, but all of them where surrounding Instigator and one of them threatened him.  They were about a 10th his size at the time.  I told them that they had better not treat Instigator that way, he was strong and wise and he was their protector!  They all looked up at me like they understood exactly what I was talking about.  From that day on they showed Instigator the respect he's due and Instigator never had to get firm with them. N Dudes wrote: And Nina, when Cotton first came, I told the other cats that they needed to help me teach Cotton manners, that he's just a little boy.  Maybe Cricket is just overzealous, and  took it a little to the extreme.  S