[Magdalen] Archie

[Jay Weigel]

It's always territorial at first, and in my experience females are a little
worse. Generally speaking a reasonably secure older cat will accept a
kitten once s/he has made clear who is Top Cat in the house. It sounds as
if that is what's going on now. Archie's temperament as described will
probably make it happen a bit sooner, as he doesn't sound the type to give
up easily.

On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 4:23 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> So, have I said that Archie has joined the household?  He is a sweet
> kitten, just 3 months old.  Grey on top and white under with hints of
> almost pinky-beigey calico around his face and in two splodges on his front
> legs.  Purring and very playful and great lap snoozer, his preferred perch
> when not being Active.
>
> Tipper, need I say, is NOT pleased.  I thought she might enjoy having some
> non-threatening company, but it is clear that this is HER turf and she
> doesn't like sharing.  It has been a zoo and I was exhausted! Since last
> Thursday things have calmed down to today's grudging acceptance and she is
> relaxing somewhat.  In the beginning, she redefined hostile and rebuffed
> all little Archie's well-intentioned approaches with hisses and swipes and
> chasing. Poor little gaffer.  But he has persevered and is prevailing,
> although the lion has yet to lie down with the lamb!
>
> Marion, a pilgrim .... today my sail I lift ....
>