All is not peace and harmony chez Mulier.
Miaowrini seems to be the better hunter - quite apart from being out more than Furretti, she appears to be the one bringing mice home to play. Furretti is usually asleep by my feet when this happens. The first indication that there is a catch is that Furretti wakes from a deep sleep and immediately scoots out into the hall. This contrasts with her normal relaxed awakening which involves much stretching and licking of various limbs. The two cats then play with the mouse, unless I rescue it.
I was too ill to get up the other night, and figured that I'd leave them to it, unless I heard screaming. The next morning, to my surprise, the mouse was still very much alive, and being watched by two fascinated cats...
There does appear to be some sort of power struggle going on at the moment. Miaowrini sneaked onto the bed when Furretti was out, and curled up in the favoured spot next to me, under my tray table. Furretti returned, and was most displeased by this turn of events. She promptly tried to get under the table too. I blocked her by encouraging her to settle in front of me... unfortunately she decided that she preferred to curl up on my stomach, and I was then trapped. When I finally moved, I succeeded in offending both cats.
This evening Miaowrini made another bid for the bed while Furretti was out. Furretti was sulking in the kitchen when I came home. I didn't want to move Miaowrini, so I'm sitting on the edge of the bed prior to getting in. Furretti has upped the ante by stretching across on to my lap for attention, and is getting the evil eye from Miaowrini as a result...
In the meantime I am attempting to placate both kitties, and give them each plenty of attention. I suspect that I am destined to fail...
"The next morning, to my surprise, the mouse was still very much alive, and being watched by two fascinated cats..."
ReplyDeleteDo tell... did they then administer the coup de grace in your presence or did you become Rodent Rescuers R Us and release it? To which category on the sidebar does it now belong: Mouse (dead) - 32 or Mouse (live) - 33 ???? Both have "NEW" beside them.
I think we should be told!
(on the other hand if you already have done so somewhere, please forgive... it's been one of those days).
I thought that, since he'd survived a night "in the arena" with the kitties, and didn't appear to have been chewed, he had earned a reprieve!
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