The Saga of Anti Heather- or How I Came To Be Owned By So Many Cats:Chapter Five

On Apr 18, 1:25*pm, Fred wrote:
On Friday 18 April 2008 11:53, wrote:

They are both doing very well. *Diana spends her days looking out the
window at the birds and squirrels. *After a couple of hisses, she
seems indifferent to the others are in the room with them. *Ryan
prefers to lie under the couch, usually with one or two others. *He
seems to enjoy the company.

* * * * That sure sounds like Ryan. *He is outgoing and became Cinnamon's big
buddy in a heart beat. *Diana can get jealous. *She likes windows and
fresh air and especially wildlife.

Ryan still hasn't left the room (as far as I know), but he's been
"getting acquainted" with a few of them, sniffing noses, butts, etc.
Diana on the other hand, has had a tour of every room, and wanders
around like she's always been here. If someone hisses at her, she
just hisses right back at them and carrys on her merry way.

Every night, we have our play and brushing session, which they both
seem to enjoy (Ryan in particular). *Fred, did you know they like pipe
cleaners?

* * * * No. *Ryan used to like the little plastic strips that you rip off the
frozen juice cans to open them. *That was the best toy he could have.
One of those would keep him happy for a few days, then he wore it out. * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ryan eats string, and I don't know what he's do with a pipe cleaner,
but it should be OK because he never ate the plastic strips.

I remember you saying he liked them. I'll have to get some frozen
juice so he can have the plastic strips. :-) He really likes the pipe
cleaners though. I put two of them together (making sure there are no
sharp edges), and dangle it in front of him. He will even stand up on
his hind legs trying to grab it. It's not only play time for him, but
exercise time as well. I don't leave the pipe cleaners in there;
they're only for supervised play.

I remember you saying that he expects you to go to where he
is to pet him. *He'll stand still for a minute or two, and then moves
to another part of the room, rolls over and exposes that belly of his,
and looks at me as if to say "come and get it". Of course, I do. g

* * * * That's Ryan. *He wants to see his humans make an effort.

He sure does! He's had me flat on my stomach with my arm stretched as
far as I can so I can rub his belly. I'm trying to get him to come to
me when I tap the floor. He's done it a couple of times, but I'm sure
it's only because he wants to. g

Today, they four cats visiting them, and all is going well, as I
expected it would. *There are only a couple here that I think might be
a problem, so we're saving them to the last. *By that time, Diana and
Ryan will have decided who they would like to hang out with once
they're out of the room. *I find the "badasses" don't seem to bother
the others when they're lounging in groups.

* * * * They won't bother Ryan either, more than once.(:-0) *Although he may be
to polite to defend himself. *He's never been in a serious
disagreement. *It's always been play for him. *He's a 21 pound cat in
the prime of his life, though, so he should be able to handle himself,
but I've always been amazed at how mature he is and how well he manages
relationships both with other cats, and with me. *I'm betting that if
there are problems he may help you keep the "badasses" in line with
what's known as "minimal force." *He's got leadership qualities.
* * * * Got to run.
Fred

I don't think they'll bother him either once he feels totally safe.
He doesn't seem to realize that he's larger than any of the others
here, and he's such a good-natured cat that nobody would have reason
to even try to pick on him. I'm sure it won't take him long, now that
he getting used to the others.

Heather

--
Peace,
Fred

On Apr 18, 2:59*pm, Will in New Haven
wrote:
On Apr 18, 2:32*pm, wrote:

You're quite welcome sweetie. *They're doing very well. *I've got the
door to their room open today, and Diana has taken the grand tour.
Ryan hasn't ventured outside the room yet, but I'm sure he will. *Of
course, I'll leave the two of them in there overnight by themselves.

Wen WooToo moofd intoo diss hows too liv wiff Uncl Bill, I hadded too
tak a furm stan oar shee wud haff stayded in dat rum an neffur bisited
wiff anee ub usses. Da Uncl Bill wuz goin to LETT hur juss stay in dat
rum coz shee wuz skared ub usses. Butted I wen in der an jus WOOKED at
hur an purreded wile she hissed at mee an spitted an calld mee namez.
Butted I wuz not scared becuz Uncl Bill woont let mee get hurted.

Hee tookd mee outta da rum affur awile butted I wood gew bak in an try
agan an agan. Affur wile, shee got tired ub beein meen an den wee
becam frenz. An shee is now frenz wiff efferycat in da houss. She iss
frenz wiff Bear, da d*g, aldo shee iz still caushus becuz hee is sew
hoomonguz. Hee IZ kwite big an has his owen grabity feeld. Shee still
wikes too stay in da wun rum butted wee bisick her an haff treets an
play ann haff slumbur parteez.

I don' fink she wikes da parrutz mutch butted I don eever.

--
Maggy May
Da widdle kittez iz gud, dey allus do wut dey shud.
Da bigbig d*ggee iz gud too. He allus do wut he shud do.

I'm going to give Ryan a few more days to see if he will venture a
little further. He may have already and I just haven't seen him. If
he doesn't, I'll take him out to the living room when Unca Graeme and
I are watching tv, and put him on the couch with me. If he gets down,
I'll follow him to see where he goes. I'm sure he'll be okay, but he
seems to be more shy than Diana, and I want him to feel secure.

We don't have parrots here, just the birds outside.

Anti Heather

On Apr 19, 2:33*am, Cory wrote:
On Apr 18, 11:53*am, wrote:
shreddificated...

I find the "badasses" don't seem to bother
the others when they're lounging in groups.

Anti Heather

Yu haf badasses, Anti Heather? *Whut, 'zackly ar doze?? *Du dey hurtz?

UB ~ I give you permission to explain that to him, Heather. *He's over
the age of ten, so he's a big boy now. ;-P

--- Onyx, strangely curious...

OK Cory, I'll do that. :-)

Yes Onyx, there are badasses here. They are kitties who don't get
along very well with other kitties, and are nasty to them. They don't
hurt unless one of them take a swipe at another kitty and scratches
them.

Anti Heather, hoping she's explained it well

Thanks, Anti Heather. I'm sort of back on-line now and starting to
settle into my new, temporary home. It's a different lifestyle and I'm
eating less and have more to do.
Cinnamon is having a hard time adjusting to having more people around
and spend a lot of his time hiding under the bed. At night he comes
out and onto the bed with me and likes lots of comforting. There are
Cardinals here and robins and other birds that get him all worked up,
starting at about 4:00AM and I've re-arranged the furniture so he can
see out the window, but last night was the second time he clawed at the
floor under the door wanting to explore the house further. So I opened
the door and he had a couple hours of exploration in a dark house that
was new to him. He came back and spent the rest of the night in our
room. He missed his former home a great deal and we both miss Ryan &
Diana as well.
My computer is sort of set up and email may be more difficult in a few
days. I'll have to change over to a new email server and I hope it can
work. I am missing cables after the move and hance have no sound. I
hope to fix that soon.
However, Cinnamon and I are back on-line as of this morning.

Fred, fur his house.

On Saturday 19 April 2008 15:41, wrote:

On Apr 18, 1:25Â*pm, Fred wrote:
On Friday 18 April 2008 11:53, wrote:

They are both doing very well. Â*Diana spends her days looking out
the window at the birds and squirrels. Â*After a couple of hisses,
she seems indifferent to the others are in the room with them.
Ryan prefers to lie under the couch, usually with one or two
others. Â*He seems to enjoy the company.

That sure sounds like Ryan. Â*He is outgoing and became Cinnamon's big
buddy in a heart beat. Â*Diana can get jealous. Â*She likes windows and
fresh air and especially wildlife.

Ryan still hasn't left the room (as far as I know), but he's been
"getting acquainted" with a few of them, sniffing noses, butts, etc.
Diana on the other hand, has had a tour of every room, and wanders
around like she's always been here. If someone hisses at her, she
just hisses right back at them and carrys on her merry way.

Every night, we have our play and brushing session, which they both
seem to enjoy (Ryan in particular). Â*Fred, did you know they like
pipe cleaners?

No. Â*Ryan used to like the little plastic strips that you rip off the
frozen juice cans to open them. Â*That was the best toy he could have.
One of those would keep him happy for a few days, then he wore it
out. Ryan eats string, and I don't know what he's do with a pipe
cleaner, but it should be OK because he never ate the plastic strips.

I remember you saying he liked them. I'll have to get some frozen
juice so he can have the plastic strips. :-) He really likes the pipe
cleaners though. I put two of them together (making sure there are no
sharp edges), and dangle it in front of him. He will even stand up on
his hind legs trying to grab it. It's not only play time for him, but
exercise time as well. I don't leave the pipe cleaners in there;
they're only for supervised play.

I remember you saying that he expects you to go to where he
is to pet him. Â*He'll stand still for a minute or two, and then
moves to another part of the room, rolls over and exposes that
belly of his, and looks at me as if to say "come and get it". Of
course, I do. g

That's Ryan. Â*He wants to see his humans make an effort.

He sure does! He's had me flat on my stomach with my arm stretched as
far as I can so I can rub his belly. I'm trying to get him to come to
me when I tap the floor. He's done it a couple of times, but I'm sure
it's only because he wants to. g

Today, they four cats visiting them, and all is going well, as I
expected it would. Â*There are only a couple here that I think might
be a problem, so we're saving them to the last. Â*By that time,
Diana and Ryan will have decided who they would like to hang out
with once they're out of the room. Â*I find the "badasses" don't
seem to bother the others when they're lounging in groups.

They won't bother Ryan either, more than once.(:-0) Â*Although he may
be to polite to defend himself. Â*He's never been in a serious
disagreement. Â*It's always been play for him. Â*He's a 21 pound cat in
the prime of his life, though, so he should be able to handle
himself, but I've always been amazed at how mature he is and how well
he manages relationships both with other cats, and with me. Â*I'm
betting that if there are problems he may help you keep the
"badasses" in line with what's known as "minimal force." Â*He's got
leadership qualities. Got to run.
Fred

I don't think they'll bother him either once he feels totally safe.
He doesn't seem to realize that he's larger than any of the others
here, and he's such a good-natured cat that nobody would have reason
to even try to pick on him. I'm sure it won't take him long, now that
he getting used to the others.

Heather

--
Peace,
Fred

--
Peace,
Fred

Yeah, Fred an Cinnamon. Itz furry gud to heer frum you.

Cinnamon, yu jest take watever tyme yu need to git uzed to yur new home.
No need to rush fings. Chappy hid da first week in da house but now he
aktz like he owns da place.

Booker

Fred wrote:
Thanks, Anti Heather. I'm sort of back on-line now and starting to
settle into my new, temporary home. It's a different lifestyle and I'm
eating less and have more to do.
Cinnamon is having a hard time adjusting to having more people around
and spend a lot of his time hiding under the bed. At night he comes
out and onto the bed with me and likes lots of comforting. There are
Cardinals here and robins and other birds that get him all worked up,
starting at about 4:00AM and I've re-arranged the furniture so he can
see out the window, but last night was the second time he clawed at the
floor under the door wanting to explore the house further. So I opened
the door and he had a couple hours of exploration in a dark house that
was new to him. He came back and spent the rest of the night in our
room. He missed his former home a great deal and we both miss Ryan &
Diana as well.
My computer is sort of set up and email may be more difficult in a few
days. I'll have to change over to a new email server and I hope it can
work. I am missing cables after the move and hance have no sound. I
hope to fix that soon.
However, Cinnamon and I are back on-line as of this morning.

Fred, fur his house.

On Saturday 19 April 2008 15:41, wrote:

On Apr 18, 1:25 pm, Fred wrote:
On Friday 18 April 2008 11:53, wrote:

They are both doing very well. Diana spends her days looking out
the window at the birds and squirrels. After a couple of hisses,
she seems indifferent to the others are in the room with them.
Ryan prefers to lie under the couch, usually with one or two
others. He seems to enjoy the company.
That sure sounds like Ryan. He is outgoing and became Cinnamon's big
buddy in a heart beat. Diana can get jealous. She likes windows and
fresh air and especially wildlife.
Ryan still hasn't left the room (as far as I know), but he's been
"getting acquainted" with a few of them, sniffing noses, butts, etc.
Diana on the other hand, has had a tour of every room, and wanders
around like she's always been here. If someone hisses at her, she
just hisses right back at them and carrys on her merry way.
Every night, we have our play and brushing session, which they both
seem to enjoy (Ryan in particular). Fred, did you know they like
pipe cleaners?
No. Ryan used to like the little plastic strips that you rip off the
frozen juice cans to open them. That was the best toy he could have.
One of those would keep him happy for a few days, then he wore it
out. Ryan eats string, and I don't know what he's do with a pipe
cleaner, but it should be OK because he never ate the plastic strips.

I remember you saying he liked them. I'll have to get some frozen
juice so he can have the plastic strips. :-) He really likes the pipe
cleaners though. I put two of them together (making sure there are no
sharp edges), and dangle it in front of him. He will even stand up on
his hind legs trying to grab it. It's not only play time for him, but
exercise time as well. I don't leave the pipe cleaners in there;
they're only for supervised play.

I remember you saying that he expects you to go to where he
is to pet him. He'll stand still for a minute or two, and then
moves to another part of the room, rolls over and exposes that
belly of his, and looks at me as if to say "come and get it". Of
course, I do. g
That's Ryan. He wants to see his humans make an effort.
He sure does! He's had me flat on my stomach with my arm stretched as
far as I can so I can rub his belly. I'm trying to get him to come to
me when I tap the floor. He's done it a couple of times, but I'm sure
it's only because he wants to. g
Today, they four cats visiting them, and all is going well, as I
expected it would. There are only a couple here that I think might
be a problem, so we're saving them to the last. By that time,
Diana and Ryan will have decided who they would like to hang out
with once they're out of the room. I find the "badasses" don't
seem to bother the others when they're lounging in groups.
They won't bother Ryan either, more than once.(:-0) Although he may
be to polite to defend himself. He's never been in a serious
disagreement. It's always been play for him. He's a 21 pound cat in
the prime of his life, though, so he should be able to handle
himself, but I've always been amazed at how mature he is and how well
he manages relationships both with other cats, and with me. I'm
betting that if there are problems he may help you keep the
"badasses" in line with what's known as "minimal force." He's got
leadership qualities. Got to run.
Fred
I don't think they'll bother him either once he feels totally safe.
He doesn't seem to realize that he's larger than any of the others
here, and he's such a good-natured cat that nobody would have reason
to even try to pick on him. I'm sure it won't take him long, now that
he getting used to the others.

Heather
--
Peace,
Fred