All the cats in my house are actually CNRM-ed cats, but over the years, they have become our pets. And they have been given the freedom of choosing their own territory.
Cow and Bunny, being the self-declared alphas, got the entire house. Their sister, Pole, decided she preferred the neighbourhood, so she is always within the vicinity of 2-3 houses from ours.
Tiger used to spend time at the neighbour’s but ever since acupuncture increased his confidence, he is now home and has taken the top of the piano. Indy gets the top of the bookshelf. Wii, unfortunately, is the current “victim” of the two alphas, and he feels safer in the back alley. Cleo fought for her rights in the house, and takes the ironing board upstairs.
All of them come back for food several times a day. In the mornings, I would usually have all seven of them eating together in the kitchen.
However, yesterday, we noticed Cleo had not come back for hours. I pushed the panic button last night and we went searching for Cleo. My husband finally managed to call her out from the neighbour’s garden, but still, she refused to come home.
Normally, Cleo would be home by bedtime and she sleeps in our bedroom. She is my husband’s alarm clock every morning. She would come onto the bed and wake us up.
This morning, Cleo didn’t do her duty. She was out all night.
Finally, just before going off to work, my husband managed to call her out and carry her back.
