Cleo has been terrorizing Smokey, despite being half her size. She stalks
Smokey during the day and waits beside the couch for her to come out of
hiding. At first we thought she was looking for a playmate, but it soon
became apparent that there was something else going on here. We don't know
everything that's gone on, but we have seen Cleo smack Smokey a few times.
Smokey is a bit of a chicken and not terribly bright. Cleo has also attacked
Cali, but Cali either makes a half hearted attempt to fight or walks away.
So Cali is a less tempting target.
This morning Cleo was stalking Smokey down the hallway, but did not realize
Cali was in the Foyer just off the hallway. Cali stepped out, stood up on
her hind legs, started caterwauling and smacking Cleo about the head. Cleo
seemed quite surprised by this. Cali said "your name may be Cleocatra, but
you're not Queen yet. She (Smokey) may be an idiot, but she's my idiot."
(Time to investigate some Feliway)
Cleo's day went downhill after that. She was off to the TED for her Spay and
tooth extraction. Turns out she had a cyst on her Ovary (aforementioned
lump) and possibly had one litter. The vet said her broken tooth was likely
from being kicked and that she was still run down. She was still knocked out
(somewhat concerning) at last count.
mlbriggs - 14 Oct 2005 00:42 GMT
> Cleo has been terrorizing Smokey, despite being half her size. She stalks
> Smokey during the day and waits beside the couch for her to come out of
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> tooth was likely from being kicked and that she was still run down. She
> was still knocked out (somewhat concerning) at last count.
Poor baby. We are purring that after her spay she becomes a gentle cat.
MLB