Well, I expected a cat that I needed to protect also. I made sure before he came that the upstairs only had cats that were elderly, gentle, soft-natured, etc. He was defensive at first, hissing and growling a lot, and that was very understandable. He's always had "his own room" to go to but he wants out, fights me when I scoop him up and put him in there. Far from staying in the area where his room is, and the other two bedroom/sitting rooms where I am mostly, he scurries right out into the big open area of living room/kitchen/dining/hall. He hates being confined. He loves being in the middle of things. That's why he got mad about the counter blocking him and why he jumped over it. He wanted to be in the big space and he immediately goes on the hunt for Raven. When Raven eludes him, Surya goes after whichever other black cat happens to be around at the time. He's even bitten big Dagda (when he had his back turned). He loves the kittens, doesn't mind the other colour cats, but has a real issue with black cats.Originally Posted by QueenScoopalot
I can see his pic now too! Handsome..but being a defensive little butt head huh?Kirby, and my R.B Willy, and Thumbelina were the most passive cats! Kirby is a radial aplasia case like yours, but stays in my bedroom and is happy in the room. Maybe Surya is a bit overwhelmed by too much area, and having to deal with others. Try keeping him in one room..it won't kill him. My RB Willy (the love of my life
) preferred to stay in my bedroom. He felt safe and secure in a smaller zone. He was petrified trying to survive with all the others!
I do keep him in isolation for parts of each day, but it's to protect the others. I don't know what's going on. Melissa said that he preferred to stay in her bedroom although she also said that he liked to be in the middle of things. And she said that he chased after the other cats and bit them in the bum. I hope she sees this so she can tell me if he singled out the black cats in her entourage.
I've realized that my assumptions about Surya were very wrong. I thought his disability would make him very vulnerable and shy around other cats. But, really, Surya is a restless and aggresive cat that would probably try to be an alpha male in other circumstances, and his handicap has intensified those aspects instead of subduing them.
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