MadCatLady
21-05-2009, 06:51 AM
Hello!!
I have rescued & worked with felines for a number of years and luckily, although my tribe is a ragtag collection of rescues, strays and ferals, my current 7 have always got on famously...until this morning!!!
My dominant male, Rigby, has suddenly taken up issue with one of my younger boys, Porter! :(
After brekki Porter, Sullivan & Wilbur, have the ritual communal pooh and then go mental for 1/2 hour... you know.. wall of death round lounge, pulling every toy outta their toy box and manically throwing them around and of course playing tail-tag-chase... Porter oftens gets a bit too rough and as per normal pinned Wilbur down and caused him to squeal! Rigby responded as normal by sauntering over and twatting Porter on the head in reprimand... job done!! :) After all why have a Rigby & bark yourself??! ;) Usually the episode is then forgotten and all returns to it's normal mutual grooming, carry on playing, everything tranquil self.... NOT TODAY!! :mad:
Rigby has repeatedly chased, pinned and cornered Porter, twatting him not in the usual sheathed claw way but claws revealed and teeth showing!! Nothing else has changed and if anything I would have been surprised if Porter, Wilbur & Sulli didn't have their game & get told off by Rigby earlier... any ideas... food, environment, habits, litter trays, my schedule, their schedule... all the same.... where now????:?
I have rescued & worked with felines for a number of years and luckily, although my tribe is a ragtag collection of rescues, strays and ferals, my current 7 have always got on famously...until this morning!!!
My dominant male, Rigby, has suddenly taken up issue with one of my younger boys, Porter! :(
After brekki Porter, Sullivan & Wilbur, have the ritual communal pooh and then go mental for 1/2 hour... you know.. wall of death round lounge, pulling every toy outta their toy box and manically throwing them around and of course playing tail-tag-chase... Porter oftens gets a bit too rough and as per normal pinned Wilbur down and caused him to squeal! Rigby responded as normal by sauntering over and twatting Porter on the head in reprimand... job done!! :) After all why have a Rigby & bark yourself??! ;) Usually the episode is then forgotten and all returns to it's normal mutual grooming, carry on playing, everything tranquil self.... NOT TODAY!! :mad:
Rigby has repeatedly chased, pinned and cornered Porter, twatting him not in the usual sheathed claw way but claws revealed and teeth showing!! Nothing else has changed and if anything I would have been surprised if Porter, Wilbur & Sulli didn't have their game & get told off by Rigby earlier... any ideas... food, environment, habits, litter trays, my schedule, their schedule... all the same.... where now????:?