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Jimmy has reverted to his kitten-era Big King Cuddler ways as a senior. He’s extremely affectionate. He’s also a bit of a bastard man still.
I used to tell people I had two and a half cats.
“How do you have half a cat?!” they’d invariably ask.
One of them’s half demon, I’d say.
He’s mellowed out a lot in his old age (he’s 12)…except when it comes to his arch-nemesis Tigger, and dogs.
He is afraid of dogs, but he’s also an ex-feral and can be mean as a rattlesnake when he feels threatened, and his partial Siamese heritage means he’s got a voice like a foghorn…so while he’s afraid of dogs, the dogs are all terrified of him.
Enter Becca. She’s the latest trainee. She’s new.
November, one of our kittens, loves Becca, and Becca really liked Novi too.
However, Becca got it into her head that it would be smart and fun to chase Novi’s bonded sister Fang around. Not like “haha come on let’s play” chase, but head-down, “I’m going to hurt you” chase.
My mom and I verbally corrected Becca when we caught her doing this shit, but almost before we were done doing so, a black blur FLEW at Becca’s face like a flying lemur out of the Gates of Hell itself, and Becca learned the hard way that, friend or not, you DO NOT fuck with November’s sister.
Becca steers clear of Fang now.
That was I think two or three nights ago. So with that background in place, tonight Becca decided that it would be smart and fun to fuck with Jimmy the same way.
He SWIFTLY explained to her how mistaken she was, both with his foghorn howls of “You are about to meet your fucking doom” warning and the claws he keeps on a hair trigger. The other dogs looked on and looked away as if to say, “Not my business.”
Becca once again retreated.
But Jimmy, feeling the pulse of his infernal roots, decided to go one step further.
He sat down in front of the crate that her food bowl was in so that she'd have to get past him to eat, and by that point she was already much too scared of him to try it.
Guess he’s still got a li’l demon in him after all.
COMING SOON: Paw Prints - a charity riso zine created by our artist friends drawing their own pets!
Available Aug 1 noon EST-Aug 31. This risograph zine is 32 pages, 2 colors, and full of all sorts of critters!!
Proceeds donated to Capital Area Humane Society and Constellation Cat Cafe.
The zine is being formatted by the wonderful @renstrapp, and these sneak peeks are from @bevjohnsonart @rayleearts, Jessica Fong, Fires, and Shae.
Sales will take place on our website - http://novaandmali.com We'll have physical copies of the zine, digital only copies, and a sticker sheet of Mali's cat doodles!
Shipping worldwide as usual except where USPS cannot ship according to their website.
[Image description: sneak peek from our riso zine with three cat drawings and two dog drawings.]
Poor, nervous Brownie Sundae was originally brought in as an owner surrender, and when staff attempted to schedule an appointment, her owner ended up just releasing her loose in the parking lot. Fortunately, staff was able to quickly corral her inside.
After the whole ordeal, understandably, Brownie Sundae was quite shaken up and confused. She was very uncomfortable and growling for her intake exam, and did have to be muzzle wrapped for safety. She's very nervous of the leash, but once on, she was easy to unleash. She is slightly flinchy when people move to quickly, but has allowed slow and gentle pets.
The good news is that Brownie Sundae really enjoys the presence of other polite pups. She can be initially shy, but as long as the other dogs are respectful and gentle with her, she loves to play chase and romp around the yard.
Due to her general fearfulness at this time, Brownie Sundae is not available for adoption through BARCS and can only be placed with an approved partner rescue. She will be available for rescue pick-up after 2/22.