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New Member of the Family
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We went to the local animal shelter and picked out a new cat to join our household. She is about 2 years old and is extremely social. She maintains human contact whenever possible and she loves to rub her face of you, give head-butts, and purrs like crazy.
She is also a ninja. Seriously.
We brought her home and the first thing she did was run, no fly, towards Abraham our dog and began to tear him to ribbons. At one point, she flew through the air, landed on his face, and using her front claws to hang on, she proceeded to bite his nose while he flailed about in a panic. Claws, fur, hissing, and yelping were heard in a whirwhild of action that ensued for several minutes. She gave him a bloody nose and made it clear that if he did anything besides sit in the corner of the room, she was going to tear his eyes out. He complied until his memory lapsed (about 2 minutes) and was prompty given another whooping. She and Justin, our cat, seem to get along fine. They sniff each other and just don't seem to care one way or the other. I think Justin is keeping his distance so he doesn't become collateral damage during one of the cat's bombardments.
Both Rebecca and I made the mistake of holding the cat when the dog entered the room. I got bit lightly, but Rebecca got a deep bite. Her hand is pretty swollen, but the cat gave her plenty of loving later in the day to apologize. She is absolutely a doll with us and the kids.
We put the cat in Rebecca's office for the night to prevent any massacres from occuring. We named the cat "Ninja" as it perfectly describes her. All black. Check. Mammal. Check. Flips out and kills stuff? Check. This cat is Real Ultimate Power for sure.
You have to understand that this cat is about 5 lbs vs Abe's 75 lbs. I don't know why, but the poor pooch is absolutely horrified by the cat and tries to stick close to me for protection. This tactic doesn't work well as the cat likes to stick close for scratching.
We let Ninja and Abe roam freely in the house today and there have been a few scuffles, but nothing like yesterday. Abe has learned to keep his distance and Ninja has reduced her attack boundary to about 6 feet. So far, not blood has been drawn and Abe has shown what a baby he is. He now yelps if the cat even hisses at him. It's pretty comical.
I am confident that if Abe learns to submit the will of Ninja, they will get along fine. She has demonstrated her Real Ultimate Power and has assumed her place at the top of the pecking order. She is queen of the house and she knows it.
Welcome Ninja. :)
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Becka said...
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The cat is a trip. When attacking the dog, you can't help but think of those comic strips of rabid cats where all you can see is a blur of movement amidst the flying stars of pain.
And Jim isn't exaggerating when he speaks of her flying through the air. I've personally witnessed her launch at the dog from five feet away only to land on his back and ride around the room like a cowboy on a bucking bronco.
Indeed, Ninja is a fitting name for this timid attack-cat.
But don't let her lovies fool you... she's always on the alert, ready to flip out and kill something at a moment's notice. :D
~~Becka
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