Newboy: sequel that's better than the original

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Executive decision by Mr C.

It sounds as if he's longing to make friends cozie, and is just about to let go of those last vestiges of cattish pride and stubbornness. At least where this matter's concerned, I'm sure there shall be plenty of battle of wills to come!

I don't know, Mantra. He's in bad odour right now because he just hissed at me. (Hissed!) OK, I had acted a bit out of the established order of things but still......

He's still frightened of me, I think

It makes you realise what a disaster there could have been if he'd taken up residence with someone who didn't really know the breed............

Oh, hissing is quite mild for some cats. Big Red used to hiss at anyone who went near his food inc me and we really loved each other. 'Pshaw' in human is same thing - it's not like he shouted Gadgie and glassed you.

Gadgie is one of my favourite words, and I should add now I am not sure what it means outside the Highlands.

Howling at image of a cat brandishing a bottle
I wouldn't put it past stable cat. Though she is very contrite after she savages you

He's now trying to make up for the bad behaviour by sitting on the bedroom sofa and relaxing. (First time.)

Gotta love that Siamese guilt!

Oh he's so clever!

Oh Yes. He's a bright one. Very bright.

I'm with M, it's all about the love now. Superb news.

Blimmin' eck, if Newboy hadn't had you the very thought of what would have happened makes the blood run cold. He is trying so hard to please, poor little kitten. Well, quite hard.

I remember you reminiscing in shocked tones about Seniorboy's manners when he arrived from your DM to live with you; 'he would bite at will' and 'would hiss' were two examples of The Legend's shameful etiquette fails. Newboy will learn elegance in time :)

The hissing is probably ingrained and an automatic reaction from his stressful start in life, coupled with a new situation he hasn't fully settled into yet. It will probably abate as time goes on and he realises he doesn't have to play the hard chaw.

One of my cats adores the other. She is his security blanket. Yet he still growled at her when she made off with a fly he had just caught. I was glad she ran off with it as she just plays and it was easy to grab with a tissue. Otherwise, I would have been treated to the sight of him gobbling it. Yuck. I have to follow him around the garden as there are honey bees and he tries to get them.

First the sofa, then the bed..? With a time interval.

'Sort of quite hard'............ (I.e. Not really very hard at all!)

I remember Oneago catching a big bluebottle and swallowing it. Unfortunately, he didn't dispatch it first. It lodged in his gullet and he sat there with a bemused look on his face as his throat 'buzzed'. (I had to stifle the laughter - Siamese don't like being laughed at.)

Our old dog did that. With a wasp sat with it buzzing in her mouth angrily while shaking her head
She would have been a Siamese if she was a cat, once jumped off a balcony over 15ft high, broke her leg landing on the concrete. All to save "her human" who was screaming being pushed on the swings. She crawled over with a broken leg to sink her teeth into my grandad

Cats loathe being laughed at - humiliation. Which is ironic when you are cawing away because they are being so delightful.

Action shots of How to Behave at Night courtesy of Mr C's School for Younger Gentleman.

Sorry about the v dull duvet, he's so long these days I couldn't get both tail and paws in without zooming out half a mile. You can see Wales in the background, practically.

I hope you weren't late with the midnight snack....

Only 5 minutes. That's apparently tolerable.

He's giving the scratching lounger laldy again. The postie shall have to bring a new one at this rate.

I end up with shredded cardboard everywhere actually just bought another one for him which he's been reclining on

Did you both sleep well? One day N will go laldy on the bed, take advantage of what approximates for peace while you can.

I slept OK. There were a great many 'Thud's from downstairs while I was falling off but no sign of damage this morning. (Perhaps he was mousing. )

Mine just charge about bouncing off the walls and furniture, often just Girlcat on her own. I think she's doing circuit training to keep fit.

Sounds to me as if you also have mice. You just haven't found the evidence yet.

You can imagine the glares I am getting over here. Ollie threw up over me, the car, his carrier, himself and the vet nurse
He's had to have a wash. Only one small scratch on the vet nurse