Diana was petting Cosmo yesterday when she noticed a pretty serious scratch around her eye, undoubtedly caused by one of the boys. That makes me sad, because it certainly wasn't her choice to gain three roommates, and she has never cared much for other animals. She tolerated Luna, and they were known to be slightly touching sometimes, but it was rare.
I worry about her because she's getting up there in age. She's gonna be 12 next month. She certainly has a few years in her, but I worry about her ability and desire to defend herself going forward. She'll get slower and probably have the sight problems or arthritis or whatever. She's not showing anything like that yet, but with ten years on Oliver and no claws, she's certainly at a disadvantage. I'm sure that if it was Oliver, he didn't mean to hurt her, he just plays rough.
Cosmo is really selective of who she likes, but she really does love spending time with me (she's curled up next to me now purring like crazy). She went through a phase, when she was two or three, where she was kind of a bastard, but she mellowed out. Once I was the only human living here, she would follow me around, often competing with Luna for attention.
I know she won't live forever, and I'm mostly OK with that. She's had a pretty good life and been a great cat. I just want her senior citizen years to be sweet. I'm just not sure how to make the other cats understand they have to be easy on her.
I'm sure she'll be thrilled to get a visit from her puppy namesake later this week!
Aw, poor Garfield!
It actually kind of surprises me that she'd let that happen, but I've yet to see what her role is now with the other cats.
I love Cosmo, but she'd better watch it if she's laying in front of the fireplace when I'm there...I will totally kick her out to make room for my fat ass :).
PS tell Snorty-Mc. Snortster and her owner "hi" for me. I can appreciate Cath's and your affinity for that dog, but good God it sounds like a dying asthmatic pig ;)