a tale of two cats

[cornerofmadness]

I was running late this morning (sat around drinking tea and rewatching my Soul Eater dvd. So I was not happy when Oscar the cat charged right in. Oscar, as you may remember, is the next door neighbor's cat who looks just like Kanda. I'm rather irritated with them. Otis, the dog has been chained outside non-stop for at least a week and I'm not sure when the last time Oscar was inside. He's been trying to come inside MY place for the last three days (in which I haven't seen the neighbors nor have they taken a package off their porch. However, Otis disappeared, either taken in/away or ran away).

Anyhow, when I open the door and struggle out with the laundry basket, Oscar races in. Kanda is still in my bedroom messing around with the stripped off bedding. I grab Oscar and haul him out. I realize a) he's heavier than I thought b) much dirtier. He looks up at me and charges for the door but that's now shut. He looks up again and I see his eyes are a mess...and that they aren't the owl eyes Oscar and Kanda have. This isn't on second glance a Holstein kitty. It's a tuxedo.

In a small voice, I ask, Roy? He immediately flops off the porch and does the squirm on the sidewalk thing Roy always did. I take a good luck. Son of a bitch, it's Roy. He ran away from the woman who took him and he's BACK. And he looks sick. If he sticks around again, I'll have to take him back to the vet.

Of all damn things...ROY. Mom said now you have 3 cats (assuming I'm keeping Oscar when the neighbors eventually, inevitably abandon him too). The thing is Roy will always be the complex cat. Obviously taking him away does nothing.

My problem is, I think having another cat might actually stress Kanda out and not be seen as a buddy to play with. (and Roy's not into playing with kittens. He's proven that one)

Comments

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

B-b-but it's Roy! And he's *your* cat!!1!

Okay, it's possible I'm having kitty issues at the moment.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

well you have a right to be having kitty issues. And I'll surely take care of Roy b ut he never wanted to be indoor all the time so hopefully it won't be an issue...provided i see him again. He was gone by the time i came back from the library

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Mebbe he thought you were rejecting him.

(*sob*)

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

well i fed him so...like i said it's ROy's MO to hit and run the apartment for food

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

At least there wasn't a Roy hit-and-run.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

well yes. he was actually kidnapped

[masqthephlsphr.livejournal.com]

Kat-napped. Oh my.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i know, right

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

Wow. Not sure how to react to that. On the one hand, Roy! On the other, Kanda seems to have settled in more than Roy ever did, but...

It's Roy!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

yeah that's sort of my reaction too. Frankly. like I said, Roy belongs to the complex, not me. If i were to move, he'd probably take off on me if I tried to bring him. So, I'll care for him while he's here but I'm not sure he's 'mine.'

[sp23.livejournal.com]

Wow, what a shock! Obviously Roy knows you're his mommy, but poor Kanda. I don't want him to get all stessed out from another kitty in the house.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

well if Roy follows form, he won't be in the house much. He never did like that. He was already gone again by the time i got home but now i know he's around, i'll be sure to take care of him

[ishte.livejournal.com]

Roy's back? Wow... how long has he been gone? Did the woman who took him move out of your complex? I wonder how far he had to travel to get there. See.. he loves you very very much.

As for Kanda, He is hardly much of a kitten any more, and he and Roy will figure out the pecking order and rules before very long after a while.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

at least 6 months and i have no idea how far he traveled. if he went with her. we assumed that. either way he's been a long time gone. and he's gone again by the time i got home.

I have a feeling i'll be feeding him on the porch if anything but at least i know he's alive

[raceulfson.livejournal.com]

Cats seem to know where to go. A neighbor's cat used to walk into my mom's house, help himself to the food, and walk out. One day he came in and stayed. The neighbor stopped by for some reason, saw him, and told my mom "We were going to get rid of him but I couldn't bear to take him to the pound so we took him way out in the country and dumped him!"

To which my mom replied, "He's my cat now."

Ok, she added her opinion of people who dump animals, too, and that neighbor never came back. But the cat stayed another 10 years.

On another note, I have 3 cats and they all hate each other. They work out their turf and it's a cold war 99% of the time, but they all seem happy enough. As long as the other cats stay out of range.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

special well a neighbor took roy and I'm betting she came back to dump him agian. All 4 of the cats I've kept (just have one now) were dump jobs or born ferals like kanda. I'm just betting soon oscar will be mine too when they run off.

i'm worried about the hating. i've seen that with my aunts and friends and some of it can get pretty bloody. I'm content with just one b ut i do worry he has to be lonely

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Roy Boy! It's nice to see you home again.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

and he was gone again but omg he's back around.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Hee. I know! Yay, Roy.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

the cat came back the very next day, the cat came back the very same way

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

*laughs and laughs*