Cat sanctuary

We’ve been looking after a friends cat in the house for the last week, and we’ve just raised the chaos bar still further when our son and his cat arrived yesterday for a week too, making four cats in the house.

Four cats in the house. MADNESS.

What could possibly go wrong?

The players.

Truffle

Queen of Everything. Grumpy at being abandoned by her owners and brought to a Place of Incarceration. Has no time for these scruffy youngsters that she’s been forced to share a space with. Does a fine line in growling when hissing and swiping doesn’t do the trick. She remains aloof and magnificent.

Fergus

One of the Young Pretenders. Cute in a boyish cat kind of way. Fascinated by Truffle and follows her around like a moonstruck youth. Steals her cat carrier and sleeps in it whenever he can just to be close to her. Often found gazing lovingly at her. She’s having none of it.

Freya

The second of the Young Pretenders, smart and sassy and a bit put out that she’s now got competition in her own home. She looks sweet but she’s a demon, and a diva in the making. She and Truffle are definitely at the “handbags at dawn” stage although they’re also cultivating a “I’m pretending you don’t exist” culture to preserve the greater good.

Paddy

Our sons cat. An indoor cat who is sweet and permanently perplexed with his completely new environment, as well as being dismayed at being forced to share with three hissing furballs. All he wants is Dreamies and a quiet life. He’s just decided that he rather likes Freya, but being a solitary cat doesn’t quite know what to do about it. He and Fergus may form a tentative alliance as we’ve had some evidence of occasional nose bumping.

The next few days will be interesting!