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Geez....Another trip to the vet

Well, mom and dad were cruel and took away my food at 10pm on Friday night. I didn't know what I had done to deserve such cruelty.... Mom said it was "just in case" the doctor had to do some "blood work." What?!

You see, I have been having some *ahem*...bowel issues the past week or so, so mom/dad decided to have me checked out by the v-e-t on Saturday morning. Luckily, no blood was drawn and nothing is wrong. The vet thinks (just like mom/dad suspected) that the change to EVO food was just too rich/too much for me. When I got home I got to have Whiskas!! I ate and ate and ate. After all, I had been deprived food for over 12 hours!!

Otherwise, things are going fairly well here. Mom lets me hang out in the bathroom with her in the mornings when she is getting ready for work, then I go back to my room till Dad gets up. When I am wandering around the house I am largely non-confrontational with the other cats, but I have started spraying/marking some things. Mom and dad get pretty upset about that but I don't see what the big deal is. This place smells like Pophie, Sammy, Jojo and Fey! I am just trying to get my scent out there!! Sheesh.

Mom says my attitude has greatly improved! I do get aggravated when all the other cats are staring at me, but you can't really can't blame me for that. Pophie just wants to be my buddy and sniff me, but I am not quite ready for that. I did sniff him about a week ago, but then I got growly, so mom "removed me from the situation" before anything got out of hand. He keeps pushing his way into the bathroom when I am having some "mom and me" time. He just sits there and looks at me. What is up with that? Maybe I will give him a chance before too long.

That's pretty much it from here. The weather is gorgeous this weekend so the windows are open and I am having a wonderful time watching the birds, feral cats and squirrels.

Still here...

Well, I am still here. Starting this coming Monday, Dad is going to start letting me out of my room for "introductions" again. I do get out my room a lot, but I go to the bathroom so I can drink from the tub and then I hang out in the computer room with mom/dad with the door closed. I am only allowed to roam the house when the other cats are asleep or they are closed up in one room. That doesn't happen very often.

I am a real love bug (to mom and dad) a lot of the time. I still have petting aggression (sometimes) and want to play, so I try to bite mom and dad occasionally. I did bite dad's arm pretty good several weeks ago. I was ticked off and he picked me up to take me back to my room. He did scruff me for that so I would let go. He forgave me, but he did eventually have to put some topical penicillin on the wounds. They are learning quickly to read the signs of when I will bite. Sometimes it is a play bite and sometimes I seem to mean it.

Let's hope next week goes well. Dad says if I blow it and attack one of the other cats I will have to wait a couple/few more weeks before he tries introductions again.

Hmmmm

You know, I am not sure this is the right house for me. I think I have too many issues with other cats because I was boarded in a cage for so many months. I want to be out and about and walk around the house but I really don't like it that there are other cats here. I charge at them for no reason other than the fact that they are there. Mom and dad don't like that. Mom and dad are giving me every opportunity to be a good boy and not attack the "established" cats but man, I am having trouble. Mom/dad don't want to keep me in my room all day (which is actually the "cat room" with lots of playstations, toys, and TV/VCR) but they can't let me roam around for more than an hour before I attack one of the other cats for no reason.

Dad mentioned that it isn't fair to me to keep me in a room all day even with baby gates on the door (so the door is not closed) and that he knows I can't be happy. I think (as do dad and mom) that I would be perfectly content in a house with no other cats. Dad also mentioned he talked to the breeder who rescued me and mentioned that I may not be able to stay here. She said that mom/dad have done more than others would have in an attempt to get me acclimated here. I kind of want to stay here because I like mom and dad, but I don't want to stay because of the other cats. Dad said he will make a decision by the end of this week. He is going to give me lots of time out of my room to see how I interact with Pophie, JoJo, Fey and Sammy. If it doesn't get better, I may very well need to find a loving home with no other cats.

I do appreciate everything mom and dad have done for me. I have been spoiled rotten since Sept. 5 when I came to live here. Before that I was stuck in a "condo" (a big cage) for at least 3 months, so I do know how good I have it here. Some things just don't work out though. We will have to see.