I have three cats in my house. My cats have a definite order of who is in charge. Kohl is my oldest house cat, and he rules the roost. If Kohl wants to sit on my lap, he gives Garfunkel a gentle nip as if to say get off of Mother’s lap. She is all mine.
Conrad is my youngest house cat. Conrad will lie down next to Garfunkel and expect Garfunkel to clean him. At least after Garfunkel has licked Conrad’s fur clean, he returns the favor. When Conrad is playing with a toy, Garfunkel watches his every move. Garfunkel will then play with the same toy, improving Conrad’s technique.
At bedtime, Garfunkel will lie close to my left shoulder. If Kohl sees him by my shoulder, he gives him a gentle nip so he can lay next to me. Garfunkel will then lie down farther in my bed. Conrad always waits until Garfunkel is in bed before he jumps in for the night.
My friend has an older male cat and a younger female cat. They will fight over which heated cat bed they think is the most comfortable in her house. They give each other a gentle nip until it is relinquished to the other cat.
My cat Cali is part Siamese and rules her house. Cali is always the first to greet me at the door in the morning when I feed my cats. When Addi had her kittens, she was the cat in charge. Cali did not like this, but she put up with it. After Addi’s kittens were about three months old, Cali was in order again.
With cats, there always seems to be an Alpha male or female cat that is the head of all the cats in her or his dominion. It is nature’s way of having a strong leader.
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