Conference misery::feline_v1

    If your babes are short haired, it's easy.  When Julie is really angry,
    her tail bushes out and the hair on her back goes up.  The tail can't
    be missed...it sticks straight up and is real bushy.  Otherwise, her
    tousles with the other cats, in spite of the growling and whatever,
    seem to be just kitten play.
    
    What your seeing is normal kitten activity, even for littermates. 
    They'll soon learn to wash each others faces and they'll be buddies for
    life.
    
    Mary

    Cats always sound like they're going to kill each other  :-)
    Everytime Tym and Isis fought the fur would go EVERYWHERE!
    
    My general rule of thumb is - as long as you don't see blood
    don't fret.
      Nancy :-)

	The following was written about two years ago when I first got
	Bandit.  The note is 825.  I just read it again... it brings
	back great memories.

	Karen




	Well, I finally did it!!  Last night I adopted another kitten
	as a playmate for my very naughty 4 month old T.K. Bailey.

	You have probably all read the adoption ad put in yesterday
	for two kittens.  Well, I adopted Bandit.  He is a long haired
	male (I hope), gray with white markings and he is so tiny!! 
	T.K. is 2 months older and 3 times the size.  He has a very
	sweet face and little white mittens, double pawed!!

	Well, I got home with my new baby last night and the fun started.
	T.K. was furious.  Who is this little creep invading my home?
	We put the kitten down and tried to give T.K. attention but he
	wanted nothing to do with it and tried to bite us.  He was
	hissing at the little baby who wasn't at all afraid of him and
	just blinked at him.  Well, after a few minutes T.K. realized
	that he was bigger than Bandit so there was no need to hiss
	so instead he sat in front of Bandit and started slapping him
	with his paw across the top of his head.  Bandit didn't know
	what was going on and so he just sat there and took the abuse.
	Encouraged by this wimpy little kitten T.K. decided he wanted
	a sniff.  So he started sniffing under Bandits tail and licking
	him there (hmmmmm) and Bandit fell asleep!!!!  

	For about two hours T.K. only wanted to sniff Bandit and to slap
	him but shortly before I went to bed T.K. decided he wanted
	to play.  I was so afraid that he was going to kill the kitten
	but Bandit just played back although he was getting creamed!!
	Well I went to bed and when I woke up this morning Bandit was
	asleep on the couch and T.K. was waiting outside of my bedroom
	door for me.  I went to take my shower and T.K. didn't come in!!
	He always sits in the bathroom while I'm in the shower!!  Instead
	he decided that he wanted to attack Bandit some more and Bandit
	was quite willing.  Later while they were playing Bandit started
	to meow so I picked him up and T.K. didn't realize where he went
	so he started running around my bedroom searching and crying.
	Bandit just peered over the edge of the bed at him and when T.K.
	ran out to the living room yowling Bandit went after him.  I
	think this must mean that they are friends.  

	Some concerns and questions : when they wrestle T.K. makes little
	chirping noises and meows the whole time while Bandit is quiet.
	Why does he do this??  And second, T.K. won't leave him alone, I
	mean he even attacked Bandit in the kitty litter.  Bandit doesn't
	seem to mind the fact that T.K. wants to walk around with him
	between his legs though.  I think that T.K. has decided that
	Bandit is his new toy.  

	Sound like we're off to a good beginning????

	Karen
    

    re: 2
    
    Way to go Nancy!!!  It sure does look and sound that way - just
    keep the vac handy, wear dark sunglasses in the house, put ear
    plugs in your ears, and let them have at it!!  Just think of it
    this way, when you are gone and off to work, and they are alone,
    and you come home at night and everyone is still alive and well,
    why fret over it when you are there!  It's hard - I still yell
    and bellow at them when they (all 18) get a little too rough,
    but then I say:  'whoever the hell you are, cut it out' - no
    one listens, and I just go get the vacuum and clean up the fur!
    
    E.T._who_is_taking_out_stock_in_the_vacuum_cleaner_bag_company !!

    You know, Isis  STILL chases Mao around sometimes.  She's such a
    bully! 

    Two weeks ago, my housemate brought Shnapps home and Coelura about had
    a hissy.  I expected them to react as they did, Coelura was feeling
    threatened, hissed and growled, batted Shnapps.  Wotta bully-ette!
    Shnapps just took it all and now they're great friends, although the
    combined fur-ball that occasionally comes through the room is a sight
    to be experienced.  More fun than the wide world of pro wrestling!
    
    I still keep the squirt bottle handy, just in case.
    
    ;-)
    
    Carol
    

    re: .5
    
                     Yup !!

    
    	I was telling this to Nancy in mail and thought I'd share
    	it here....we adopted my soon-to-be-brother-in-law's 10
    	month old Himmie.
    
    	Well already she thinks she's queen.  And of course she hisses
    	and growls at the other three.  Well our youngest, Duke, is 
    	a brave little &^%$!  Nothing phases him.  Last night Chloe
    	(the himmie) was sitting in the middle of the living room
    	floor.  Dukie wanted to go into the kitchen and in order to
    	do this he had to pass Chloe.  No problem.  He walks by her
    	and of course she hisses.  He stops, turns around and gives
    	her this hysterical look as if to say "and just what the H*LL
    	is YOUR problem!!"  I thought Cary and I were going to fall
    	off the couch laughing.
    
    	So far so good...no really major tiffs...yet!
    

    re: .9
      Isn't Duke a dog?

    
    
    	Nope....Duke is our 5 month old all black kitten..
    
    	We thought it was an interesting name because he was the
    	runt of the litter and is kind of sickly...and Duke sounds
    	like it would belong to this big cat or dog!!
    
    

    Re: .10
    
    Yep, the Duke is a *dog*!   Oops, thought you were talking about
    the governor.....;')
    
    
    
    Bob

    Please don't compare Gov. Regulakis to a dog; the canine species
    is a greatly superior life form.
    
    Deb
    

    
    
    	Yay Deb!!!  hee hee!