HouseOfPurrfection

It’s difficult to tell exactly when a cat’s position within a social hierarchy changes because it’s almost imperceptive until the change is established. Each time it happens in the HOP I’m not aware of it until a certain cat’s relationship within the clowder has changed. I think that Toby has lost his grip on his [...]

These pictures make me smile. Not only because Toby’s incredibly cute, but also because he’s incredibly relaxed. Over the past month I’ve noticed that Toby’s sleeping in the living room more often. He prefers napping on the couch rather than on Mom’s bed, where all the main clowder cats usually nap, and he isn’t intimidated [...]

As I was writing yesterday’s post and mentioned that Pasha is the only adult cat that will really play with both Preacher and Muli, I thought of how wonderfully paternal Pasha’s been with all the kittens we’ve brought into the HOP. He’s our quietest cat that often gets overlooked. He’s a gentle giant that has [...]

Spring isn’t in the air, but a changing of seasons is stirring up rambunctious activities in both Preacher and Muli. This isn’t new for Preacher, but for Muli it’s a big change in attitude. Mostly, these brothers wrestle and play with each other very roughly; however, for the past several weeks, they’ve been wreaking havoc [...]

Elaborating on the last post, which certainly warrants it, I’ve decided to finally to post the current social positions of the cats. Due to all of the changes that have occurred in the HOP over the last 15 months, several cats have changed positions in the social hierarchy. The deaths, adoptions, and new living conditions [...]