I had trapped a white cat with gold eyes that I named Moonglow, intending him to be simply a TNR, but he seemed so docile and tame because he let me pet him and liked to roll over to show his belly, etc. He had been coming around for dinner every night for some time.
When I dropped him off for neutering, I had the vet do a FeLV test (to the tune of $30.00) because I was thinking he might make a fine addition to the household. It was negative so when I picked him up I kept him in one of my cages in the basement to recuperate. He seemed very sweet and as he felt better, I began bringing him up every evening for a while to explore the house and get used to the other cats, etc. under my supervision. He loved to play and didn't show any aggression toward the girls, but he began to challenge Schuyler, crouching and growling. Schuy couldn't care less about this upstart, and to make a long story short, one night Moonglow kept on following Schuy (as he would simply walk away from such nonsense) and then POUNCED UPON SCHUYLER!!! Before I knew it, they were entangled and tufts of white fur floated everywhere! My husband grabbed Schuy to get him out of harm's way from the tussle, and Moonglow ran under the bed. Eventually he came out and was ushered outside. I checked Schuy from massive head to toe, and he suffered no abrasions.
I suppose if I had more experience with this, I would chalk it up to the two boys working out their dominance issues and maybe that would be the one and only time they would mix it up. But, I am way too fond (and probably over-protective) of Schuyler to expose him to a young wipper-snapper who possibly could continue with such aggression, thereby making Schuyler's life miserable.
As it stands now, Moonglow comes every night, rubbing against the screen door as he did before. I am tempted to let him in again, just to see if maybe he has mellowed now that all that testosterone is gone. Schuy and he get along with the screen door between them just fine. I don't know what to do, but my husband wants Moonglow kept outsisde, period. He is very protective of our cats' welfare, too. Maybe if I had HIM neutered . . . . !
Here is a link to picture of Moonglow after being put back outside. It looks like he is begging to be re-admitted, doesn't it?I tried my darndest to get the photo to appear within this post, but I give up! I've done it before, so don't know what the problem is now. Must be brain-fade! He is much smaller than Schuyler, but I wondered if they could be brothers, or maybe Schuyler is his Dad. Guess I'll never know if there is any relation. Moonglow certainly doesn't share Schuyler's easy-going personality, that's for sure.
Moonglow
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