Comments on: Today’s moment of kitty zen

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:51:36 +0000

Richard, I did raise Tig the Second and Gracie together. But Tig 2 died in February. (Click on “Cats” category for the details.)

The good news is that Gracie actually leaped at Tig in play last night. Shocked the hell out of me. I did not expect this. They’re currently trying to play, but aren’t quite sure how to go about doing it. So there’s a lot of running back and forth and inadvertent frightening going on.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:02:17 +0000

It’s often best to raise cats together, or to introduce a new cat as a kitten into a group. The queens will accept it and the toms are less likely to be offended.

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:55:26 +0000

I can’t give you new pictures. Their moments together are fleeting. But I think Gracie is thawing even more. Tig reared up and put his front paws on her shoulder in an attempt to lick her ears while she was eating (and while I was petting her). She didn’t object. But I moved him away quickly.

He came running downstairs because I started petting Gracie and she meowed. I think he thought she was calling him.

Remember, it’s only been a few weeks they’ve been together. I let him have the run of the apartment on Memorial Day weekend. Let’s see how they do a few months from now.

By: Rahel

Rahel — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:06:53 +0000

Hmmm… you say that Tig and Gracie are starting to work things out? We need proof of this, y’know. Good, solid proof in the form of more kittypics.

By: Elisson

Elisson — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:33:05 +0000

Your cat posts are always a joy, and Tig 3.0 is quite the Little Dude.

I cannot imagine the horror of a flatulent kitty: Cats are capable of remarkable feats of pungency. Dog farts don’t come close. I’m glad this was resolved while you still had wallpaper left in your place.