Elder Cat "Correcting" Much Younger Cat~

sashacat421

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I have begun to realize that Sasha is a fantastic older brother to little Saba, but I was wondering if anyone else has experienced their older/younger kitties doing this same thing? Sasha is 13 and Saba is about a year (rescue-adopted). For example, Sasha will jump on the bed in the morning to wake me for breakfast and if Saba is still sleeping up by my head, he will walk over to her, bump noses, and wash her face. It's so cute! But then after washing her, he will quiver his gums, squint or hiss, and make a chirp sound to her, as if to reprimand her that she's not being clean enough!
He also seems to correct her if she touches his blanket, he'll shoot up a paw without claws, like a stop sign! When he comes in from the outdoors, Saba used to pounce on him with happiness. Sasha would raise his paw or reprimand her verbally, and now she approaches him and politely bumps noses like a little lady and he seems to approve. Can anyone else share some of your experiences or observations about an older sibling correcting a younger one??
 

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Awwww....that's so sweet. My cats are all about the same age, so I have no stories like that. But thanks for sharing. Almost makes me want to get a kitten!! (Don't work on me too hard, now!!)
 

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Originally Posted by coaster

Awwww....that's so sweet. My cats are all about the same age, so I have no stories like that. But thanks for sharing. Almost makes me want to get a kitten!! (Don't work on me too hard, now!!)
My older cat (6 years) does that to my kitten all the time (4 months). already knows the rules, stay out of the kitten or get hit with the water bottle. Don't scratch the furniture or else, keep off the computers and don't wake us up before 6am or else cats get thrown off the bed.
 

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Rosie and Sophie groom each other all the time, but sometimes Sophie can bug the life out of Rosie
This picture shows Rosie putting her paw up to stop Sophie bcause she was pestering her




Now when it comes to grooming Sophie will only take having her ears cleaned for so long when she puts up her paw to stop Rosie, but Rosie would have her there all day cleaning them if she could!!
 

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Just add a sword each and then that picture would be priceless!

"On Guard"

That's cute though that Rosie cleans Sophies ears
 

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Just this past week Bobber the "alpha" (6yrs) has been super affectionate trotting around the yard like a dog and sleeping up by our heads. She has been grooming Bakker (10 mo) in bed too!! Whats up with that because if they are both outside and she comes by Bakker he runs away as he has been smacked by her many times!!
Its kind of funny as she is a really petite cat and he is much bigger than her.
 
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