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September 02, 2005
Friday cat blogging
Boldly, where no woman has gone before, I have moved the cat food out of my study and into the kitchen. Doing the Cat Power dance is always something of a circus. The cat food has been in my study so that a succession of bottom-rungers (Zora, Teakettle, and for a while, Fred) would have my "protection" while they ate. But as Freddie has gained confidence, he's also gotten pretty busy at keeping Teakettle (the current bottom-runger) out of my study altogether.
So I've moved the food to the kitchen, to kind of keep Fred from thinking that this room is the be-all and end-all of Chez Howard. Now while Fred's in here hanging with me, Teakettle can get down to the kitchen and snatch a bite. She may have to take a thrashing from Ruthie and/or Luigi, but neither of those cats is quite as aggressive as Le Fred. (And, as BP points out, Teakettle's not exactly skinny, anyhow.)
So the upshot of this story for you Fred Followers is: the boy is doing well, flexing his muscles, getting lots of petting, feeling pretty feisty. His coat, though not yet smooth, is no longer rough. He spends very little time in the windows, calling to his old buddies. In just three months he's gone from feral to complacent.
Posted by senioritis at September 2, 2005 09:39 AM