Originally posted by Casper & Kitty


Girlpower!
I'm going to have to start reading these at home so Peanut can see this. Tubby has been more feisty lately. I thought at first it was because it was spring, now I'm not sure. The problem is that he seems to be picking on poor little Peanut more than usual. Or maybe it's just that she's not fighting back. For awhile there, before Tubby went to the vet and I'm sure he wasn't feeling all that well, Peanut seemed like she was taking over the dominant position in the house. Tubby ended up with a few scars on his head from her so I know she knows how to fight back. But lately if he comes up to her, she'll just slink away to a good hiding spot. Sometimes he follows her and really picks a fight and sometimes he just lets her go. Is it because he's feeling better and fighting harder so she doesn't have a chance? Or it just occurred to me last night that maybe she's not feeling well and would rather run than fight. It seems like he just wants to play - not that he's actually being mean to her, but I just don't like it and am at a loss as to what to do. So maybe if she saw how the other smaller females stand up to the bigger males, her confidence would be boosted and she'd fight back a little.