I thought things were going so well with our newcomer Strauss - who has been with us since January. But last night Sidney - the oldest, decided that he was tired of Strauss being the top cat and took matters into his own hands - I mean paws.

So a major cat fight ensued. At one time Sid had Strauss on his back and proceeded to make sounds that were almost human - there is really no way to describe the type of vocalizations he was making but I have never heard anything quite like it Then more flying fur and fighting and then we got the fight broken up.

Unfortunately, for all his bravery and posturing, Sid isn't a very capable fighter and is now missing a small part of one ear and has scratches on his face. Strauss, who is a very capable fighter seems ok at the moment.

I hope this doesn't continue and that we don't end up having to rehome Strauss.