Plus One More

On thursday night, we welcomed a long-term visitor to our house. This is how the story goes.

A couple of months ago, an abandoned cat was rescued by an American near Yuan Ming Yuan, or "the Old Summer Palace". After being left in the street by someone, the cat had found a small cafe where he stayed and was being fed a little. Still, the owner of the cafe did not want to look better after the cat, who was going blind as a result of a bad eye infection. So, this foreigner ended up taking the cat to the veterinarian hospital, where his eye infection was treated and he was otherwise nursed back to health.

But, we all need holidays, and so this American guy decided to go back to the States for a few weeks. And this is where we come in: E&F's Feline Boarding House!

So, now we have sweet Yuan Ming, named after the place where he was found, sheading his long, white hair all over the place. He is white, and like Gattuso, has eyes that are two different colours. His hair had been really matted and dirty before, and a lot of it had to be cut off in the hospital. As a result, he now looks pretty battered.

What makes it interesting, of course, is that our rascal kitten, Gattuso, is probably the most stubborn and aggressive cat ever lived. Of course, he's just a kid and naturally more energetic and playful, but Gattuso's energy goes way beyong average kitten behaviour. He really is much too aggressive and antisocial.

So the experiment now is: What happens when you put a rude, antisocial, aggressive kitten, and the sweetest, most patient adult cat together?

So far, it's pretty much Gattuso being an idiot, constantly jumping on Yuan Ming's back, biting his neck and attacking his tail, not giving him a moment of peace, while Yuan Ming tends to try to just walk away, and find places where he could just relax, enjoy little naps, watch out the window and get as much scratching and stroking from us as possible.

But poor Yuan Ming is so patient, that I'm hoping in a few days something good will come out of it, and Gattuso might actually pick up some good behaviour patterns from this sweetball.

MEEAOW!