[[Mere apes Nikki in many ways. Maybe she idolises Nikki and wants to grow

up to be a tough lady like her. Last night, Mere had laid down in
Nikki's place on the bed, by my legs. Nikki was coming to bed, but found
her place occupied. First she bapped Mere a few times. That didn't help.
Nikki went to the other room. Soon we heard some strange rustling noises
coming from the other room. Mere sat up, listened intently for a while,
then darted off to investigate. The next moment, Nikki came plodding
back with a smug expression on her face and settled down by my legs to
sleep. I think Mere has a way to go before she can outwit a wily Nikki.
;o) ]]

LOL!!! :o)

Anyone who thinks that our furry and feathered friends are incapable of
rational thought has never had a pet. Nikki is a feline psychologist! :o)

Donna, Captain, and Stanley

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Sounds so much like what LB used to do when Rocky was figuring out
where his spot on the bed was going to be. He wanted HER spot next to
my side. She knew he could outfight her, so if she came to bed and
found Rocky in her rightful spot she would go and rattle the kibble.
'Course Rocky had to go investigate (he was still at the stage where
he wasn't sure that there was a reliable food supply, so he had to
supervise whenever anyone ate, just to make sure there was still
something in the bowl for when he got hungry). As soon as Rocky hopped
down to go check the food level, LB would hop and and claim her spot.
When Rocky came back after taking inventory, he was too much the
gentleman to fight over the spot, so would settle down somewhere else
on the bed.

Course all this was after LB had decided he was part of the family.
For the first few weeks she would hiss if he acted like he was going
to get on the bed. Eventually she gave in, and let him on the bed
without protest, though she never got to the point where she would put
up with him being to vclose.

Mere'as fur is very short and very soft. It feels so different from the
other cats'. Russian Blues only have two 'layers' of fur, where cats
normally have three, so I have to be careful that she doesn't get cold.
My niece knitted her older Russian Blue, Kasper, a pullover to wear at
their cabin in winter. Me and my sister rolled our eyes at that, but I
suppose I'll have to take that aspect into consideration in future.

I'm still convinced Persia is half RB.  She has lovely green eyes but they
aren't like emeralds.  Mere is a gorgeous bitty kitty.

Jill