Kick-Ass Cattitude

Ah thought Ah would flex mah muscle a little beet just naw with Bella. She's layin' here in the middle of the living room with her paws on top of the flat scractchin' post - which is supposed to belawng to ME but Ah nevah use.

Anywah, Ah just played chicken with her just to see her jump a leetle...

And then, Ah casually and very leisurely stretched mahself in front of her, my orange fluffbutt way up in the air, as if nothing ever happened.

Copy Cat

I have come to copy pretty much everything that Bella does.. I jump up way high to the top of the cabinets in the kitchen, after seeing her do that.

And now, I layed on mom's bed with my front paws curled UNDER, make-like-a-seal style...

A Point of Contention

BELLA'S BITS: Mom wants to touch my belly and it's become a point of contention.

There I was, holding one leg all the way up, cleaning myself on the power chair, when she seizes the moment and tries to get her hand on my belly. "Mmmm!!", I let out a meow of disagreement, refusing to let her.

The more she wants to touch my belly, the more I refuse. Then, I try to divert her by jumping down and leading her to the string toy - it's time to play! I remind her. Anything but the belly!

On The Sly

BELLA'S BITS: I went downstairs just now.. to go scratch on the door where mom comes from the outside. I left her sitting back there in the living room and tried to do this myself. But she started calling me and came down to look for me.

This time, I didn't want her to see me trying to get out: I walked away quickly from the door and just stood around looking back at her.

Googie had come down the steps too, curious as to why I am doing this. "You just wouldn't understand Googie, okay? Forget about it. You couldn't possibly imagine where I come from.."

Crazy Cat...

What in tha... I sit there and watch miss Priss's neurotic little antics and I just don't know WHAT to think.

I saw her walk all of a sudden toward the front, her neck stretched out and suddenly she high-tails it upstairs like somebody's gonna get her. I look at Googie for some translation, sitting nearby me.. "WTF???!! " HE didn't seem to be disturbed in any way. I look at mom too but I don't trust what SHE says as much.. it's always some kind of mixed message.. "It's okaaaayyy", she kept trying to tell me. Yeah-right. I kept looking up towards the steps, wondering if that crazy cat Princess is gonna come down again.... What tha....

And then there is the matter of the scrunchy bags... She runs away from THAT too... I've seen her, I tell you.. I just stand there dumbfounded, wondering in suspense, 'WHAT am I supposed to watch out FOR??' And nothing ever comes, nothing ever happens.

So, I've pretty much decided, miss Priss is a little crazy.. That's why I've given her some slack... We don't jump like that back in New York... Cause I'm a New York Cat-And-I'm-that-That-THAT!!!

Getty-ing the Hang of It

I'm getting the hang of more house routines now... I heard mom go "gonna go bye-bye and I'll be baaaack!" and I knew what that meant now! So I scooted ahead of her and on down the steps, I wanted to walk her out like the others do sometimes. On my way down, I stopped to check her bag and mark it, of course. I looked eagerly in her eyes, waiting to hear some other signal..

Taking It To Heart

Mom came back eeen this evening and she had a bunch of bags with her, like she usually duzz.

So Bella came down too, and tried to look out the door but was careful to avoid mom's chiding so she would scoot away from the door real quick. So at some point, she sprinted up the steps when mom tried to scratch her belly or something.

So I looked on as she flew up the steps, wondering ... what's making this catwoman so ..uptight? And next thang Ah hear is:

"Go get' er', Gabriel... Go get 'er!", in a whisper tone pretty much in my ear, as mom was holding me lightly on both sides, egging me awn to go "upstairs".

Wale, Ah took it to heart. Ah sprinted up the steps after her, and next thang mom heard was a whole lotta of pfffftt-n-hiss!! Gotta geeve that catwoman a little run for her ...audacity, you know?


[BAD mommy... :)) They really didn't fight... They are actually learning to play.. it's just rough-play... But they're getting used to it. It's a lot of playing chicken. ]


....And if you don't believe how MUCH he understands? Let me just remind you with this little video:

We Have an Understanding

I am the only cat who's vocal when we go into the kitchen for our meal. We all see mom intent on preparing food for us and the others all stand nearby her, but they are all quiet. Googie is definitely upstanding and quiet, Princess is patient, and Bella might let out an exasperated 'meow' when she sees the food coming toward her.

So I am their vocal leader, pretty much. I am the only one who 'yells' at mom relentlessly, the minute she steps into that kitchen. I get quite obnoxious, at times.

So now I have a dialogue with mom. I will start slow. And she will then say THE word: "nummy num?" - At that, I raise my meow voice a LOT louder:

"YEEEEEESS!!! "

We..have an understanding.

Getty's Education

Every time Bella is in a bad mood, like just a while ago, she lunges towards me and I react. I run upstairs and go back into my cubbyhole catbed. That's what she wants me to do, so that's what I do. I go right back in there. But then mom came out and tried to tell me things were 'okay'.. and I finally did come out at the smell of tuna. We all ate together.

And then? Then I had to make a decision: where am I gonna go for bathroom business. I stood there, undecided, hearing miss Princess scratch on the wall inside the bathroom... But they've banned me from there, it's all...'theirs'..

So then I started hearing mom go: "Go on UPstairs.. Go to poopoo, it's ALL CLEAN!"... Hhmm. I remember those words when she was cleaning my box last time. My ears went into orbit back and forth, as I heard those words over again: "It's A-L-L C-L-E-A-N, UPstairs! poopoo! ".

Yep, that's it - I'll just go up the steps, keep out of trouble, and ...take a dump - on direction.


[And THAT she did, listening to my words.. Regardless of what she's been through before I got her, and regardless of her young age, she is smart enough to associate words already with certain actions or events. ]

Presumptuous Pixie

I came to join the others around mom - they were all laying on different spots on the floor near her. I saw her go into the kitchen so I figured I'll just... jump up on her chair. But oh...she came right back and ..ooops! she came straight toward me so I had to jump away 'cause I can't risk any potential touching you know...

I get so bored sometimes, you know? Everyone else here is much older than me and they do take care of me and everything, but... I don't have a playmate. So I run around by myself and cry out loud, 'WHERE are the kids?? I can't stand to play by myself!'..
So I run amock when nobody can see me, I leave them all down there along with mom and run around the bedrooms trying to find my fun.

You Couldn't Possibly Understand

I went downstairs just now.. to go scratch on the door where mom comes from the outside. I left her sitting back there in the living room and tried to do this myself. But she started calling me and came down to look for me.

This time, I didn't want her to see me trying to get out: I walked away quickly from the door and just stood around looking back at her.

Googie had come down the steps too, curious as to why I am doing this. "You just wouldn't understand Googie, okay? Forget about it. You couldn't possibly imagine where I come from.."

Without Eencident

Ah saw Bella go een there to use the litter box a second time tuday ... Wale, Ah decided Ah was gonna supervise and Ah parked mahself right outsade the door to hold her to it..

She finally came out through the door. Instead of walking on out, she had to stop next to me, turning her neck to look right at my face. She was daring me to do sometin'... We had a looong, awkward moment.

Ah sat there in my usual stance and stared back at her; she walked away without eencident.

Getty's Grits

GETTY's GRITS: I did my thing as usual this morning, joining everybody else and mom. When I see miss Bella in a bad mood though, all it takes is one look from her and I know what I am expected to do: scoot up the steps a little and out of her way. And then I heard the name "honey?" and I answered mom back, like I usually do "meeew??". "Not YOU", she said.. Well, I was clued in that MY name is also "honey".. But she was looking for miss Princess.

Don't Make A Scene

I started to swat at Googie out by the living room, nearby the cat bathroom. It was a good place to do it, we had the railing between us so it was bat-at-you time. But we made enough of a commotion to cause both mom and little Getty to come out of the kitchen and start staring at us.

Getty walked slowly out of the kitchen staring right at us in anticipation. Mom was behind her looking on. We stopped our batting war, Googie's momentum quashed..

He looked back at them and turned to me. "Let's not make a scene....". Yeah, it was getting embarrassing at this point, the little one looking on, and mom looking on. We just... stayed in our places and cooled our paws.

Make-Like Bella

Bella chased me a bit this evening. And then, I decided I was gonna make-like-Bella and I started to chase little Getty up the steps- with all my might. I ran and scratched up those steps with the same kind of vehemence that I see Bella do it. Except, I came across mom ...who was standing further up the steps, near Bella. So little Getty high-tailed it back up to her room and I had to do a sudden screech 'n turnabout.. Oh well.. nothing like losing face.

Tricky Getty

Well, my adjustment period continues.. I learned something else just now: "you don't DO that ...NO!", means that I shouldn't have jumped all over the curtain I took down - from mom's room. I kinda knew something was up when she came upstairs.. You see, I figured I could have my fun while everybody else was sleepily hanging out down in the living room. So I crept upstairs and took down this nice pale pink thing hanging airily all over the place, begging for my claws...I had a BALL! But then, when mom tried to tell me that "NO" word... I stood there, about to take cover under my own bed in my room but needed to get this: Ahh.. I thought, there's that word again, "NO".. they told me about this.. It's not good. So I looked her in the eye, taking it all in, I wasn't gonna cower under the bed.

I Get the Message

I have been resigned to the catbed that was put out by mom's door upstairs. I can get a hint... I get the message. So, when it's time for her to go to her bed, I pretty much get it: MY place is on the catbed... So now I go there for naps as well.

The others have given me the understanding that, that's the way things roll here.. They don't get to spend all night with her either... So I quit fighting about it and hiding under the bed when I know she'll be looking for me to put me out. It's just that I hated to be disturbed from my heavenly snooze on her bed every time.. So now I just go to the catbed ..

I GET it, okay?

Getty's Faux Pas

I came down to the kitchen just now.. It's important to me to touch base with Googie and miss Princess every chance I get. I nose-tipped her a few times and made sure she liked me just as much as before. I like to headbonk her under her chin, on her chest.. And she likes that too. And then I sauntered over to her scratching post and plopped myself on there, nose-tipped it all over, checked it out carefully.. tried to use it.

As I stood on it then, Googie came over and I eagerly went to nose-tip him ...Oh but, he thought there was a problem, I think he wanted me to get off of the scratching post... He like told me it belongs to miss Princess only. I got off it.

... I guess he's touchy about a few things.. He doesn't like me raising my back and rubbing against him ..uhm, the wrong way.. He always lifts his paw to stop that..

What I Have to Suffer Through

BELLA'S TAKE: Sigh... I just can't win around here.. I've tried to keep all these little smarties in line but they keep giving me a hard time. MY job was to keep order and make sure nobody crosses the line.. or the steps.

I, capital I, am the one to be upstairs in mom's quarters.. But this territory keeps getting crossed and violated.. So I tried my best tonight to protect it again but ...somehow it didn't work out that way..

The best I could do to save the day was to run ahead of him into mom's room to prove my ..dominance and stuff. But he tried to attack me and I had the indignity of having to run under the bed... How insulting is THAT!

I came down just a few minutes later and, deflated, I rested my front paws both square on top of that flat scratching post mom keeps wanting me to use. What do I do now? I had to take a break ...

Wait A Minute There Mary!!

Ah had the same fight with Bella awl over again tonight awn the steps when Ah was trying to go upstairs to mom's quarters.

Bella has to take it upon herself to trah to block me, so she runs up a few steps ahead of me and then parks her fat ass in my face on the step looking down at me trying to intimidate me.

Ah don't put up with that crap, awkay? Ah warned her, Ah snorted... Ah... Well, mom came bah and just told me to go awn around her and 'go upstairs'. Well, wait a seengle meenute there Mary! Bella's pretty much in mah FACE! 'Go around her!', I heard mom tale me again, supporting me right behind.

"Go ahead!" - Well that pretty much emboldened me.. Ah went ahead... But so did Bella.. She HAD to get ahead of me into mom's room and that pretty much enraged me. Ah gawt to chasing her and Ah swiped at her with mah big huge whate paw. She got scared and ran under the bed.

Taking Advantage

I took advantage this morning with Bella... knowing that her balloon has popped and she was keeping a low profile. I mean, I already knew she was under-the-radar so that's how I went up to mom's door this morning, regardless of her presence. A

So when I saw her stooping there with her back to the kitchen later, and she started to eyeball me, I got brave and stared at her back, provoking her with my neck outstretched like "would you dare?!"

Mom was standing there in front of us so I was naturally confident that I could do that (and get away with it).

Are You Kidding Me?!!

BELLA'S BITS: I got squirted again tonight not long after mom came home.. We all clamored around her and that little Getty got on my nerves, prancing around with her tail high up in the air, getting in my way, so I chased her out using my front paws at first to move her along up the steps. So after getting squirted on and all wet, I finally make it back to the kitchen to be close to mom again.. trying to forget our last fiasco. "Are you okay??", she asked, leaning down to pet my head. "Grrrr! meowwww!", I replied. Are you kidding me?! You're gonna ASK after what you've done to me? "Am I okay?" --- I tell it like it is.

The Kind of Cat Who...

This is the kind of cat Bella is: She gets called by mom to come over closer to us so she can be part of our couch snooze, and once she does come over? She gets all pissed off because Googie's fluffy tail got in her face for a second (he was laying on the coffee table with his tail hanging down...). So she throws a hissy-fit and leaves in a huff! Because of .. THAT!

Googie's Advice

Bella watched mom go out the door earlier today and saw the garage door open. Googie stood nearby her on the last step downstairs and Bella kept looking out from the opened door but she backed off quickly and looked up at Googie for advice. He gave her the understanding that this is something he never considers, that there will never be a need to go out there, and that she would regret it dearly if she ever went through that door .. At the same time, Bella kept hearing the noise of the garage door opening and it got her nervous and excited, so she took a swipe toward Googie's face even though he was far enough away.... She couldn't go out and yet she had to take it out on Googie - or just take a swipe at plain thin air for show. She hates to look scared, just like with the dishwasher, ha ha!!

Like A Nose Bleed

I jumped up to the highest place in the kitchen after dinner.

I had to show them all just how high I can go as the top-cat. That's my feat of strength, what I can do to show off and be literally at the very top. I got copied already by miss Priss, she had to show me she can do it do after staring at me in awe up there. And now little Getty fell into a trance just watching me way up there, think she got a nose bleed!

And then? she got all spooked and ran upstairs! hah!

The Fine Nuances of a Cat's Language

Mom just picked up on what I just told her! She was calling for Bella and she saw ME laying around..

So she asked me, "where's Bella?", and I clicked my right ear backwards pointing to the direction of Bella as I looked at mom.

She finally figured out what THAT meant and walked over to see if Bella was there (and of course, she was.).


[Bella was directly behind and down the steps a little ways, in the exact direction that Googie pointed his ear at. ... :)) ]

Forgiveness

Mom opened the door this morning.. after last night's horrible scene when I scratched on her face and drew blood.. I knew she was really upset last night, and Googie went downstairs with me to keep me company. I then decided to sleep on the cat bed next to her door and keep vigil...I wanted to wait for her in the morning.

As she opened the door, I just layed there, despondent... looking into thin air..I didn't move (I usually get right up, my tail up, and follow her.)

The others started milling all around me, miss Priss and little Getty and THAT still didn't make me get up.. I still layed there.. despondent. Mom lowered herself to me and touched my head tentatively, I could tell she was hesitant to touch me. I turned around and licked her hand.

"I forgive you...", she said soothingly to me. I needed to hear that. I was ready to get up then.

Is is going to be a GOOD day.

Mommy and Daddy Fighting!!

OH NO!! I saw mommy and daddy fighting! Miss Princess and Googie were up on the table and they were fighting, it really wasn't pretty! Googie was twisting his neck and head, and miss Princess was pushing him away with her paw.. And their tails were swinging back and forth, and he almost lost his balance being pushed around...and oh-my-GOD!!

I got so scared, I ran upstairs...I couldn't see more of it anymore!

A Moment

I, like a good cat, remained upstairs and tucked away... after I was chased by Bella. Until of course I had to go.

And go I did, I am now entitled to use the main cat bathroom as well, not just the 'power seat'. And I surprised mom too 'cause she heard me sifting and throwing litter around and peeked in from the door, and we had a face-to-face moment as I'm ..squatting!!

The Fine Nuances of a Mature Cat

I'm Bella, the cat rescued from New York City, where they estimated my age to be about 6 years old. And that's just the thing: my new mom does not seem to understand that I am a mature cat... It's my pet-peeve - I don't like to be 'petted' all the time, or whenever she pleases. Now, don't get me wrong, I do love her - I liked her from the minute she picked me up and hugged me. And I kiss her and lick her face and hands and legs...

But a stroke on two on top of my head is really all I need... I DON'T like to be touched on my underbelly, is my biggest pet-peeve. When she first tried to do that at the hotel, I gently nipped at her fingers.. I was careful. But she's kept trying or absent-mindedly touches me there, I don't know what the problem is.. I've had to take stronger measures with her.

.. I am NOT a baby cat, and she does not seem to get that. I want a certain amount of respect for the mature cat that I am.. And that is why I growl whenever she crosses those boundaries...

Getty's World

I came down to the kitchen this morning, following 'mom'.. I was all excited to see the others, Googie and miss Princess. I couldn't help it again, I nose-tipped Googie and jumped off and turned and arched my back to him into his face.. "Naw, naw..little girl..", he went, outstretching his entire front leg and paw to stop me. Ooopsie.. Oh well. I played with miss Princess tonight too, and then we came into the kitchen and I started looking for a second dinner helping right up there but I heard mom go "no".. Miss Princess told me that means to forget about it.. So I played with her some more.. I turned, as usual, and put my butt in her face and have her make sure I'm okay; she did, she said all was fine. But then that Bella mother got wind of us in the kitchen and chased me all the way upstairs in my room, got me right back under the bed. I watched 'mom' fight for me with Bella... I now have a new appreciation of what this 'mom' lady can really do for me.. Every time I'm stuck under the bed because of Bella, she comes in and calls me ("Getty???), and I answer her with my plaintive meow: "Yesss? I'm here and I'm stuck because she chased me again!! "


[Getty just has this flirty habit of first head-bonking Googie and Princess, and then turning around and sticking her butt in their faces.. :)) ]

The Scratching..

I did something tonight I have never done before: I went down to the door where I see mom coming in from, and began to scratch. We all had our dinner after mom came in and all... But I decided to leave everybody else up in the living room ...and scratch at the door [leading to the closed garage]....

I just want to see for myself if I can go out there and find my old mom, you see...I'm as loving as can be while this mom has me, and I love her and kiss her but.. I'm loyal to my other mom and I keep thinking that all this is temporary...And that there must have been some kind of misunderstanding ..and that's how she ended up having me here for a while.. I'm sure she must be looking for my old mom too, so.. I thought I would just help and go out there and look.

.... :(((

Getty's Entitlement

I came into the kitchen this morning, stood right square in front of the EXACT place in the cabinets where I KNOW the cat food is stashed, and began to demand-meow loudly for what I felt I was entitled to.

I also figured out where mommy leaves from and followed her 'downstairs', ask-meowing why is she leaving/how long will she be gone type of thing.

And then when mom came home, she started calling for me... I heard my name: "Gettyyyy!!"- and so I promptly came down, looking at her right in her eyes and meowing back 'hello' / 'what's up'??

Bushed Out Tail

Mom came home tonight and she was standing in front of the 'TV' thing while I was quietly stalking miss Priss who was trying to seek refuge behind her. But mom didn't see her and took a step back. Next thing I know, I hear this scream from miss Priss and I completely forget my own stalk-n-pounce plans and jump up with my tail all bushed out. WTF?!!!

What, whaaaat.... What happened? Mom was startled, Princess was startled... I was spooked out.. looking at mom, back at Priss... Geeeezzz.. This wasn't the way I wanted it to go..

I was reassured it was all "okay" so my tail ...DE-BUSHED!

Mah New Phase

Ah'm going through a new phase the last couple days here... Ah have bean caught chasing little Getty up the steps just naw.. That was a new one, Ah know but.. Ah reckon she's supposed to be going to her 'beddie-bye' right about naw anywah..

And bafawre that, earlier tuday, Ah chased BELLA up the steps. And later awn, it was Pipi herself.

Ah just have it een me to prove to all the ladies around here that AH'm the cat man, and AH'm in real charge here, awkay?

...At least Ah make it a point to chase Bella up the steps moare than anyone else, really.

[Coulnd't believe it that he picked a fight with Getty - I could hear the squealing and then the running upstairs.. Had to get down on the floor again and check on her, she ran under the bed.. Her little innocent face looked absolutely STUNNED - she didn't EXPECT that from him... I can't even imagine what this was..maybe she tried to use the cleaned litter boxes, I know that gets his goat. I hope this does not break their overall bond. ]

Looking In The Mirror

I like to check myself in that big mirror once in a while. I know it's me, I mean - come ON! Who ELSE would it be.. I'm not one of those idiot cats who get all spooked up when they see their reflection and start banging themselves up against the thing. I'm way too intelligent for that. Besides: I'm a Reincarnated cat - which means I already have inner knowledge of most of this stuff from my previous 19 years of life here.

But anyway.. I digress. The point is, I like to jump on this chair 'cause it gives me a good, high perch.. AND the ability to check myself in the mirror. It gives me the sense that I AM the top cat, not Bella. That I get to the top, and the top is mom's chair. The power seat.

It's that simple.

Posturing For a Post - Part 2

Well, cawntinuing awn, Pipi just didn't get it. Een fact, she lifted her paw and pushed me away. Just like that.

"Well, hey there!...Wait one doggone minute there missy!", Ah implied, staggering backwards, almost falling off the table.
At this point, Ah'm just trying nawt to knock off thangs on there, it's awl mom's stuff awl over the place among us...

"Don't be pushing me around.. you're gonna break thangs awl over the place", Ah warned her. She deed it again, she used that paw of hers to push me and then provoke me while looking like the victim awl at the same time.

And right about that time, we caught sight of little Getty heading for the steps...That poor thang got so scared, she just RAN upstairs.. That awl just broke our concentration and our fighting altogetha...

"See what 'chu duune, Pipi? See that? You scared the little KEED!!", Ah chided her. "You should be ashamed of yourself!"..

Yeah, Ah could tale, she didn't feel too good about that ... seeing little Getty run away from us like that after awl we dunn for her already..

Posturing For a Post

PART ONE

Hah, y'awl... Gabriel here agin. You know? Ah am pretty easy-going. Unteel Ah have one of mah ...personal preferences trampled upawn. Ah mean, Ah like to jump up and visit mom right up 'dere bah where she spends most of her time, that damned 'laptop' thang.

And so, mah stepping-stone is that table next to the counter. Naw, Ah had to step down mand ya, to get a drink of water and what nawt... And when Ah came back awn it, what do Ah see.. but Pipi hogging mah spot.

"Hey, PIpi? You gotta move awn out, ya hear?? Ah mean it." , Ah postured with mah neck twisted in a knot.


-TO BE CONTINUED

Gettty's Getaway

I greeted mom this morning again, I was the first one. I followed her to the bathroom and kept talking to her. Then I followed her downstairs. After a while I got a little bored...'cause there was no one to play around with.. Dang!!

So I played by myself, kicking up a storm, sliding on the floor, jumping at the slightest interesting thing....uhhm.. near where we all eat..Didn't see anything wrong with that really. But oh-my-GAD! that Bella ladycat came at me and scolded me, chided me, and CHASED me all the way up the stairs!

'Stop that nonsense and go to your room where you belong!!', she said to me, making sure she saw me hide under the bed...

And she wouldn't even LEAVE! She had to stay there and make sure I .... I wasn't moving or nuttin...

Donating The Power Chair

Hah, you awl, eet's Googie here. And Ah wanted to say: een the eenterest of making thangs comfortable for little Getty, Ah have decided to let 'er stay awn what we think as the 'power seat'. That's the chair where mom sat awl the time at..

Well, truth be told, Bella herself has seized it a few times, but... We both decided to let little Getty lay down there. She's a young'un, you know.. Barely out of kittenhood, Ah might add. And Ah have taken her under mah wing, protect her and check up awn her every chance Ah get.

Like 'dis evening, Ah went up to her in the kitchen to nose-tip up close and personal. She loves that; she'll turn around and arch her back, her tail going high up in the air... and een mah face. (Well, yeah.. 'DAT's nawt ...necessary at this point, but.. what are ya gonna do, y' know? )

The point is, little Getty has found a friend and protector in me and Ah might add Pipi has taken to her too...

SPOOKED SPORTS

We all stepped up to the plate and formed a circle around mom to bat at the string toy.

We took our turns, and even Bella showed some restraint on that one. And then Googie got his claw stuck on the toy thingy at the end of the string and couldn't get it off, so he panicked - as usual.

When Googie panicks, like when he last spotted Bella stalking him, he snorts.. Yep, he does. So he lets out this loud snort that sounded the alarm, and this in turn spooked little Getty who was there by the circle playing along. Getty looked at Googie cautiously and decided to head-for-the-hills .. 'er, in this case, the steps.

She figured, if HE gets spooked then it's time for HER to clear out.

Visiting with Getty

Things have changed a bit in the house lately. First of all, Googie has stepped it up with Bella and will no longer take the abuse as much.. She had us both believing that she would be the only one to be in mom's room in the mornings especially, but he put his paw down on that.

So this one particular morning, he made his way up there to chaperone little Getty. This poor thing.. she's a young girl, much younger than us, we can tell. And she keeps begging for some kindness, really. She is so afraid. So I met up with her at mom's room - Bella was nowhere near to be found, Googie had taken care of that in his own way.

Getty and I were free, for once, to get acquainted. I really wanted to show her that I am friendly - I lowered myself closer to the floor as she regarded me.. We postured in nose-tipping each other. And then we watched her walk back to her room, Googie and I. He told me to be nice to her, he's been concerned about her.

Stuck...

A STUCK BELLY: After I got my Fancy Feast and mom tried to play with me, I got even angrier, attacking Wooly Zingy the green toy.. That fired me up even more.. and mom on the other hand didn't help, she kept laughing at me.. and teasing me. I got so mad! I transferred - well TRIED to anyway- all my rage towards miss Priss! I ran like a rabid cat toward her.

... Except there was the railing in between us.. "GOD DAMMIT! I'M GONNA GET YOU!" I raged, sticking my head in between two poles...

God-dammit I couldn't move, I got my belly stuck in between them..I was forced to back out and look really stupid.

Getty's Coming Out

I couldn't take it any more.. On that day, I decided to venture out. Something pushed me to do it.. I had enough 'alone time' and I needed to see for myself what else is going on around here. I just couldn't live like this anymore, refusing to see that lady and being away from all these other cats.

And so, I mustered up all my courage and remembered what the others had tried to tell me, and made my first foray in the 'mom' lady's very own room. They did assure me it would 'be okay'.

And so I did. With Googie's help, and then I met up with miss Princess.

Wow.. There were all kinds of things around there.. I checked out this smaller space [closet], I smelled her shoes, I went the other way.. And I saw her standing there and came over to say 'hi'!

"See, hon? I told you it would be awkay.. ", big Googie said.

Seizing the Laptop

Another evening in my house with mom.. I thought I would help her out and just sit on top of this thing she's always touching.

Watch for Googie first, he's trying to put up with little juvenile Getty..

They Call It "Unconditional Love"

No matter how mad I get, and no matter how many times I may growl at mom or one of the others, I do miss mom if she's out of the house even for just a couple hours.. All that other stuff is quickly forgotten.

She came back tonight and I, as usual, was The One to accompany her, right by her side - everybody stand back please.

It was all I could do to climb on the counter and give her a kiss, nose-to-nose in-her-face type of thing.. purring like a machine. (And for those of you's cynical ones? No, she wasn't carrying food or anything.. A cat can't live by food alone.

Flat as a Pancake

FLAT AS A PANCAKE - that's what I was while stalking Princess tonight. I was so close to pouncing, I could taste it! She was coming up the steps from downstairs and I tried to become one with the floor at the top of the steps.. My ears went flat on my head, my belly flat as a pancake!

Aw dang! Mom was right behind her...

A Sudden Fit

Did I mention? I took down the curtain today.. In mom's bedroom.

I had a sudden fit of running all over the house after I tried to go back into the cat bathroom while mom was cleaning it.

"You made a mess!" she told me.

I was insulted at that and just turned on my paw and left.. Damn! She talks the same dialect as my previous mom..

But then? I had a sudden urging... which made me crazy, running all over the house bushed tail and all.. (It ended with my paws getting cleaned..)

(Let's just scratch this one to 'bad-timing', shall we? Mom was too eager to clean, too soon. MY ADVIC? Never insult your cat while she's trying to use the litter box.)

I Couldn't Take It Any More

Bella tried to share mom's bed with me the other day.

Well, I just couldn't believe my eyes. Why, I still can't believe even SEEING her the very first time on that bed [over a month ago]. I let out a CRY while I was in mom's arms ... She was holding me and I turned my neck around and found this... strange cat! In MOM's BED! That's our special place!! Where only me and Googie go!!

Anyway... I was enjoying my quality time in the morning when mom woke up when she suddenly entered the room. Next thing I knew, she jumps on the other side. Mom's in the middle between us. And she starts looking at me with her catty eyes.. And then? She gets ... PETTED by mom!

Oh my god, I just couldn't contain myself... I stared in disbelief. I felt so defeated with her looking at me like that.

And jumped down soon after.

Angel of Mercy

Ah may look like an angel but Ah know when to take advantage. Princess tried to snack at the same time Ah wanted to, and Ah decided Ah was gonna put mah eentire PAW all over the back of her head and gently push her outta the way..

After awl, she DUZZ get chased all over the place by miss Bella.. So, Ah can start beeang a little more aggressive mahself..

Litter Box Limits

Might Ah say that Ah ain't gonna put up with Bella using OUR litter boxes, awkay? Ah may be an angel but Ah have mah hot-buttons, and a clean litter box is one of them. Whah, Ah used to go to a crystal-clear white bowl up 'dere to do mah business bafawre miss Bella arrived. And Ah can't even DO that anymoare!

And so, while she was in there using our litter boxes, Ah waited and bided my time until she came out of the bathroom to stalk-and-pounce. And once was not enough.

Ah can really scare a catwoman when Ah want to, is awl Ah can say.

Pawing for Pecking Order

Bella and I had our dinner and I backed off my plate after Bella was done with hers. I respect her and have come to kind of like her to tell you the truth; she fascinates me.. Googie and I like to watch her play in her stealth, hardy way. But mom tried to intercede - she came after me and insisted on carrying me back to my bowl - Bella had taken over, eating the rest of my food.

So now mom held me and we're hovering above Bella, and mom's trying to get her to leave the bowl. 'No, mom.. NO', I tried to tell her by gently pushing her with my one closed paw, which I've never done before. I'm used to being brought back to my bowl plenty times 'cause I didn't eat enough.

I ran off and made sure not to get caught again. I just didn't want to go back to that bowl knowing that Bella wanted it - and had a ..'right' to it. Pecking order is pecking order.

Bella's Rage

I do have my rage. It's true. One minute I am happy and purring when mom picks me up and rubs her face against mine.

And the next minute, I just may go into a rage. Or at the very least, a spat -- or a swat.

I have my preferences and I don't expect them to be violated. Like I don't like being touched certain times on certain spots. Or like, even after I eat my meal, I just may go into a growling fit while I dig my claws into the carpet and then have mom hover over me. I can't be bothered by all her rules so much, I have to put my paw down sometimes you know?

So when she sees me like that, in one of my moods, she throws a stuffed toy in my direction.

I plunge right in - I take it all out on the rabbit.. like this instant here.. Otherwise, I can't help it: I'll chase Pipi and it will escalate, I've started to swat more and more at her.

Trapping Myself

Damn! I just got sprayed by the squirt bottle... When will I learn? And I just trapped myself into a corner so mom had an easy target... All I could do was just stoop and take it..

She felt so sorry for me then.. So I came back out to the living room with my tail up in the air, hearing her go:

"Awww...are you OKAY??!"

I sat there in front of her expecting to get petted, that's our thing.