Fred

 Fred is the one cat I struggle with. He's a lovely cat but very aggressive, if there's a fight, I know he will be in the middle of it! I think part of it is that he was bullied by his littermates when he was a kitten, and now he attacks instead of waiting to be attacked!

I try to play with him, get him to interact with the other cats in a friendly way, it helps, but then a couple of days later, they are back to fighting!

I've tried the reintroduction method a few times, but it doesn't seem to work!

Today I was looking through the photos of Fred, wondering where I went wrong!

I decided to put together some, enjoy!

I enjoyed making this, it's another skill to learn!!

Catnip Party

  Recently, Mama Cat has been getting out! We aren't sure how, but she manages to escape every few days. I think she stays in the garden, but there are so many wild creatures here that it could be dangerous. My biggest concern is the presence of wild hogs and snakes. Even some of the insects are rather large and venomous.

One of the most frustrating things is that she comes back to the window and just meows. We open the window, but she doesn't get in! This was the situation last night.

She came to the big sliding window in the dining area. David opened the window, but she just sat, out of reach, meowing. The other cats could hear her and headed for the window. This could have gone downhill fast, 5 cats trying to get out, Mama cat mewoing, David, trying to stop the other cats and reach for Mama, at the same time. Finally, David closed the window, but the cats were crowded around it. There was no way to open it again with them charging out! We tried moving the cats, but it was a case of moving one and two took it's place! 

I came up with the brilliant idea to get some treats and catnip. The treats to entice Mama Cat, the catnip to distract the other cats!

This was the result!