Our cats do a lot of this, too, particularly the slow-motion slaps! They're littermates, though, so there's definitely no mothering instinct going on. And they're both drama queens in their own ways.
I think I'd just about die if I saw both of our cats doing the slow motion slap at once. For us it's just the one. I cannot help but lose it when I see it - really looks like they're filming some slow motion action sequence for a movie. And thanks! I named my first proper cat (first one I owned on my own) a Russian name a few years ago and have been continuing the trend since then haha. I love Russian literature so I can't resist!
Our cats do a lot of this, too, particularly the slow-motion slaps! They're littermates, though, so there's definitely no mothering instinct going on. And they're both drama queens in their own ways.
I love that your cats have Russian names, @coquelicot!
That's a lot like what our cats do: they slap/punch each other on the ears. In slow motion. I always have the feeling they're thinking, "Now I shall punish you!"
That's fantastic! Talk about a dream job (though, like all jobs, I'm sure it gets tiring too). I can't wait to transfer from my current college to a university so I can start taking Russian lessons again. My goal is to be able to read Dostoevsky's work in the original language. The subject of that book certainly describes my two as well and plenty of other cats I know too!
That's a lot like what our cats do: they slap/punch each other on the ears. In slow motion. I always have the feeling they're thinking, "Now I shall punish you!"
@coquelicot: Getting back to your original question: Has Alexei's problem cleared up any after giving him more Fancy Feast? One other thought, too. Petco sells Soulistic foods (they're made by Weruva), including a pouch food called Autumn Bounty, which has a little pumpkin in it. It's a little carbier than what I usually feed our cats but they love it and a couple times it's seemed to regulate them, both ways. And about Russian literature: I'm a Russian-to-English literary translator so am especially glad to hear you enjoy Russian lit! (The cats and their fighting have been reminding me of two characters in the book I'm working on: they're medieval holy fools who punch each other if one wanders into the other's territory...)
