Cattitude

Winchester

Winchester has lots of cattitude. He thinks he reigns superior over the cats next door. Winchester fights with the other cats once in a while over food and who gets to sit by the door. Winchester always sits in my lap when I sit in my recliner. He can be very playful and very kind to my other cats. Once in a while, he gets very moody and tries to bite me when I pat him or pick him up if he has ventured outdoors. I love Winchester despite his cattitude. After all, we all have some attitude issues of our own. Winchester carries himself with a swagger as he is only five years old. He is very confident and sure of himself in the cat world.

Cali

Cali is part Siamese, and all Siamese have a lot of cattitude. She ensures she gets lots of attention when and where she wants it. She tries to get my male cats off of my lap, but I do not let her get by with that. Cali is 13.6 years old now and still doing well. She loves to be petted but does not care to be held for too long. Cali loves heated covered beds in the winter and lying next to the heat registers.

Faith

Faith detests having her claws trimmed, and she turns into a wild beast, where even my vet and his assistant can hardly trim them. Otherwise, she is a gentle cat. Once in a while, she will instigate a fight with another cat, generally over a toy, bed, or food. She loves to play with cat toys on a string. Faith is seven years old.

Sherlock

Sherlock was born in the house next door, but he still does not want me to hold him and hardly lets me pat him on his head. He likes to hide in the kitchen cupboard next door and is generally in a cat tunnel beside his father, Peter. He will always be shy. Sherlock is nine years old.

Mr. Gray

He wants attention 24/7 and makes his presence known often when I care for my cats. He is loving and very outgoing. He loves to play with toys and is very good to his parents and two brothers who live next door. Mr. Gray is nine years old.

Addi

Addi is ten years old and does not have any attitude issues. She gets along with everyone in perfect harmony, and she and her offspring are very close. Cali and her sons like to sleep in hearted cat beds in the winter months.

Hilford

He is an extra shy cat. He will let you pet him on his terms, is gentle, and would never try to bite you. Hilford has a beautiful cream color with a blue tinge to his eye color. He loves to play with toys and sleep in cat beds.

Peter

Peter is a beautiful part Maine Coon cat that was born on my farm. He is the father to Hilford, Sherlock, and Mr. Gray, as well as two other kittens I gave away to a loving home. Peter is timid but will let me catch him when it comes time for his checkups at the vet.

Tammy

Tammy was born on a farm from a cat whose offspring once belonged to me. She is six years old and does not care to be touched, as she was an outdoor cat before I adopted her. She gets along well with all of my other cats.

Tigress

Tigress is Tammy’s offspring. She used to let me pat and hold her, but now she would rather be left alone. She looks like a tuxedo silver tabby cat. Tigress is three years old. She loves cat towers and heated beds in the winter months.

Garfunkel

Garfunkel is a very mild and mellow cat. He tolerates a lot from any cat before he gets mad. If a cat tries to push him out of bed when sound asleep, he lets them know with a little bit of a growl. He is a lap cat and loves to be next to one. He has an excellent temperament. Garfunkel is twelve years old.

Conrad

Conrad was born on my farm. His Mother was Lizzie, and his Father was Onyx. Kohl was his half-brother. Conrad is timid but loves to sit on my lap with Garfunkel right next to him. Conrad is ten years old. He has sleek fur and loves to sleep in warm cat beds and on a recliner in the winter months.

Cats Are Very Jealous Creatures Indeed

Why Are You Patting That Cat And Not Me?

If your cat feels left out or neglected, he will take it out on you or other cats in your household. Neutured Toms will hit each other with claws or pads or have a growling match, and the spoils go to the victor. Female cats may also fight with the neutered Toms. Family members will generally stick together and fight the cats that are not related to them. My housecats will vie to sit on my lap while I read or watch TV. Conrad may try nipping Garfunkel to get him to jump off my lap. Cali is clever as she is part Siamese. She will sneak in and get Conrad or Garfunkel off my lap without me noticing. They may nip at her after the fact, and then she looks at me with this sad look as if to say what those bad boys did to me, Mama?

Knocking Things Over Or Breaking Them

Your older cat may knock something over and break it, and then they stare at the youngest cat. They look at the youngest cat like don’t you have any manners or intelligence? Don’t you know that that is one of Mother’s priced possessions? Your other cats think to themselves that they will get that cat in big trouble. Mission accomplished, as we are Mother’s favorites again. The Christmas tree is always the favorite to knock over. The older cats know you will not blame them, and the newcomer will be scolded. All the more cat treats for us older cats, as we are Moma’s little angels.

Trying To Talk On The Phone

Sometimes, my cats wail and meow loudly while I am on the phone. They do not want me to pay attention to anything but them. They may act as if they are starving to death or going to break something if you do not give in to their whims. You keep telling them to stay quiet, and they carry on all the more. I have learned to ignore my cats when they misbehave, and now they behave much better. They figured bad attention was better than no attention at all before.

Getting Under Your Feet

Cats love to walk exactly where you want to walk. You tell them to get out of the way, or you may step on them, but they don’t care. After all, they do have your full attention now. Having a black cat that sleeps on your stairsteps at night is very dangerous. One night, one of my two black cats decided to sleep on the stairsteps. My feet slid out from under me when I stepped partway down on my black cat, and he moved simultaneously. I came down six steps and landed on my derriere. The cat and I lived to carry on another day, luckily. Cats love you and are very jealous, and they vie for your attention 24/7, like it or not. God bless our fine feline friends.