Sinbad loves the new open layout as I rearrange the house to try and lure out Tempest. He's been a fiend all day, demanding TONS OF PLAY!!! This has made Tempest happier, too, because he's downstairs running around rather than bugging her.
Ignore the ugly decor. We haven't painted or anything since we bought this house and the previous owners had hideous taste. You should see the curtains, omg can we say eye blinding.
I know you're right, @cat nap I just fuss whenever I see them looking sad.
The first one makes me laugh!!!It does show the way he spreads out his toes to use them like fingers!!
@MServant I will do my best to get a similar series for Tempest. It's harder for me to get action shots of her though, so it may take a few days. But here's one from a while ago, she's playing with my hubby. She likes 3D playtime and runs up and down that post to pounce from on high.
They would make an amazing hunting team if they could work together. I have no doubt that once she's coming out freely our house will be forever more free of insects. He has a higher perception than she does, but doesn't really know what to do once he's found prey. She has the hunting instinct, but isn't as good at actually finding things.
Seeing her out of her room with my hubby though, I am actually far more hopeful than I've ever been. If we can just get over this hurdle, she may very well be willing to snuggle with him eventually.
I have to agree. Allowing Sinbad the lowlands, and giving Tempest the high "forests" spaces...is such an excellent idea.
@Losna I might be wrong but this last couple of days I'm thinking there have been loads of signs of things going well here.Tempest and Sinbad's liking for completely different 'terraine' is interesting and something else you could put to good use too if your home space allows for it. If they each prefer a different kind of space then perhaps Sinbad will be less prone to chase Tempest for snuggles when he is racing about open spaces and she is up high in the middle of a forrest of furnishing.
They both looks SO fit in your photographs: it's making me feel guilty about how Mouse's paunch has been growing lately.I bought him a couple of new toys today and had him rolling and squirming about on the floor for a while and then up on his back paws trying to catch stuff so there is hope for him yet.
Lol...I thought it was some new cat toy, that I never heard of, because before joining this Site, I did not even know what "Da Bird' was.
You know, I know I am not supposed to be laughing, but all those boxes, and boxes...and Sinbad...still chooses the one, that Tempest was in.
He loves floor boxes. I've got a box on the floor in the bedroom, the hall, 3 in the living room and 1 in the dining room for him. Anything on the ground and cavelike is good enough for him! That little box is too small and high for him though - The only reason he wanted into it is because she'd rubbed her cheeks all over the flaps and he could smell her on it.
Beautiful kitty!We're not sure if she likes the texture, that we gave it to her, that it smells like both of us (because I made it, and the husband sleeps on it quite often), but whatever the reason, we'll take it. I wouldn't call them friends, but it's now 1:30 and we haven't heard a single growl or hiss since their fight yesterday.
Tempest is now trying new tactics!
He was up at the gate bugging her, and instead of hiding the way she has been since their fights, she crept up to the gate, all stealthy/stalky like. Only she was in plain view, not trying to actually hide. She laid herself down, completely flat with her little paws out front like she was prepping a pounce, and just stared at him. Every now and again, her butt would do the twitch-wiggle as though she prepping a pounce. And she just kept staring at him.
He didn't know what to do. After a minute or two he sort of rolled backward, and floundered away downstairs, making whiny little confused sounds. At which point she simply sat up and began grooming daintily.
It was brilliant, like she was saying, "How does it feel to be stared at, you little punk?".
It's interesting...this last line, you wrote about Tempest.
