California Gardening: Message from SingingWolf, 0 by SingingWolf

SingingWolf wrote:
ima,
you ought to know by now that I'm kinda strange with the critters. I insist that they get along. They don't always mind, but usually they are pretty nice to each other. The exception being that the cats really want to eat the parakeets. (My son's cat's. Mine ignore the 'keets).
The cats will learn, although it will take them time. Buddy Holly, has managed to upset my cats, so there is an armed truce in the house and BH isn't allowed in my room which is their undisputed territory. They crack me up.
The dogs love the cats, and Peanut often has one curled up with her. Spirit is trying to make friends but he keeps forgetting and scares them, but he is not chasing them now.
BB Jr. is just the Cool Cat. He does not like strange males in his territory and will drive them away. He is protecting his cat colony. He doesn't care if all the girls (and boys) have been spayed (or neutered). He wasn't neutered till he was King Cat for a couple of years and he hasn't forgotten it.
I suspect the two year separation had a lot to do with your two cats. They can be very jealous especially if they think some other cat has supplanted them.
I try really hard to give my girls equal time. I tell them they are beautiful, and they are happy. Peek-a-boo is not a "needy" cat, and only wants a thorough head scritching at night. The rest of the time you don't even know she is around.
My Grizelda, is old and she thinks she is needy. After we had her spayed, she mourned, she kidnapped my son's small stuffed turtle and drags it around the house crying piteously until I collect her and give her loves. She misses her kittens. She has Peek-a-boo, and doesn't want anyone else.
I'm trying to stay away from ES's cats. They need to bond with him. They are hard to resist though.
I don't have nothing to do with the two ferals that live here too. I am pretty sure that they share the kibble I put out for BB Jr., though. He doesn't mind sharing, and he does catch rodents, and I know the feral Mama taught her feral son to hunt. They eat them instead of gifting them to me, Thank Goodness!
You can't blame the wild ones for being themselves, but you can teach any pet to have good manners. Even the birds. : - )
One more cat photo of BB Jr. because it is so cool. Chuck from Perris (DG member) came by one day and gave me this plant. Being me I promptly forgot it's name. Both the dogs and the cats like to eat it, so it lives in the gh. where it is somewhat protected.
I caught BB Jr. in the act. Loved the photo.
WIB!
SW