The Obligatory Cat Post: Part 4

You getting sick of these yet? Well, too bad. (Although this will probably be the last one for a while - and it's not like I started opening Catster accounts or anything - but I do have some photos from this I need to pull off of my camera.)

This weekend was the big kitty face off between Lillie and Lola Kopi Luwak. Surprisingly, it went really well. Lillie isn't real fond of Lola yet, but I think has resigned herself, and has stopped hissing and growling at a distance.

It's actually really fascinating you know. I've long enjoyed being an observer of relational interactions of humans and the subtle power swings within groups of people. I'm no good at this when observing myself mind you, as I have as of yet to perfect any kind of ability to have out of body experiences. (Not like I'm trying or being at all serious either.) It's harder with animals since their language is so different but over the past few days I've been looking up a lot of info on the finer points of cat behavior - eye, tail and whisker movements and meanings behind vocalisations.

After a weekend of watching the cats interact, I've been surprised to discover that while we thought Lola would be put in her place, I'm not so sure that will be the case. It's almost as though even with Lillie putting on a big show, little Ms. Poop Coffee has the upper hand in her calm demeanor and sweet attitude towards the humans in the house. Meanwhile, both Mr. T and I have a few scratchmarks as a result of Lillie's anxiety. After two days, we can finally pet her again. So I wonder if she panicked, sensing a shift of power in the house. I don't think Lola is by any means some sort of tyrant, but it looks like she's winning the war by taking the peaceful - super cute purring bunting and kneading route. I'm still hoping to one day catch them cuddling, but for now, I'm just happy that they're tolerating each other's existence.

Ok, you're right I need to get out more. (Which I did do Friday night - so there.)