I was getting yelled at by at least two, and getting their 1/6 can each (they always have free-feed kibble available as well) fairly distributed was a challenge, since a certain kitten guest is very assertive about helping herself and I do NOT want scuffles over the canned food, since the youngster is so tiny Buddy could easily hurt her pretty badly without even meaning to and Allie’s at “fragile little old lady” so I worry about her getting hurt in such a situation.
Yes, there is an automatic kibble dispenser with two bowls. They always have food. Findus gets her own smaller kibble, which Goo sometimes helps herself to, but she’s always got kibble.
CatMom has paperwork that says Findus was 3.5 pounds when he was weighed before we adopted him. When we took him in for a checkup on Saturday, he was 4.82 pounds. There was a story on the news this morning about 70 cats found in a U-Haul trailer. (The woman was arrested.) It was mentioned in the report that kittens usually gain about a pound a month. Findus is still tiny, but we can tell he’s getting bigger.
Goo is in bed. CatMom mentioned that Findus goes crazy when she went to bed.n I heard him playing after she went to her room. Abbey is next to me on the couch. I wish Abbey would sleep with CatMom. Even before we got Findus, I’d have to carry her in. Often, she ‘d be like, ‘OK, I’m not staying here.’ So Goo sleeps with me, Findus sleeps with CatMom, and Abbey sleeps in the living room.
Last night there was a ruckus in CatMom’s room. Goo attacked Findus. CatMom found a toenail (Goo’s) and a scratch in Findus’s head. This afternoon she notices a scratch on Findus’s upper lip from the same altercation. She loves Goo, but she’s mad at her. Findus spent almost all day locked in CatMom’s room. I let him out for a little bit while she was at work, and she brought him out for a little bit because she said he shouldn’t be punished for Goo’s misbehaviour.
Both Goo and Abbey have had ‘calming’ treats (Kitty calmers, as I call them – chamomile seems to be the active ingredient). Goo is asleep on my bed, and Abbey is relaxing beside me on the other end of the couch.
CatMom wants to let Goo know that she’s mad at her. I want to make both cats know they are loved as much as Findus. Abbey hasn’t been in proximity to Findus today, so I don’t know how she’s doing. I just make sure I give her lovin’s. I think Goo’s issue is that she likes to play, and she’s food motivated. She seems OK in the open, but back in CatMom’s bedroom with some kitten kibble in a bowl and a kitten in the room sets her off.
You’ve got the right of it here. Goo’s being shut, at least part of the time, out of Cat Mom’s room in favor of Findus. Goo is quite justifiably upset. You do need to protect Findus; but Goo needs lots of extra attention. Plus which, hours later, she won’t think she’s being punished for that specific incident; she’ll just think she’s in danger of being supplanted.
And I wouldn’t worry too much about an occasional claw to the head. Findus may be small, but he’s a very high confidence kit. The cats will work it out; but sometimes working it out involves a bit of fighting.
Findus is now spending all of his time in CatMom’s room. He used to venture out, but Goo has decided to attack him every time she sees him. We leave the door open when we’re home, so that Findus can leave the room if he wants. Goo will go back and attack him. 
Huh. This isn’t so good. What happens if you carry him out and hold him on your lap or shoulder?
Got back from church, then went to the supermarket for Thanksgiving necessities. The girls were out in the catio with CatMom, who was on the phone.
I went back to get Findus, and bring him out front while I emptied my pockets… but CatMom had come in, and Goo with her. Goo was in the short cat tree at the front window. I held Findus, and gave Goo some pets. Goo didn’t hiss or anything. I took Findus back to the room, and then came out and let Goo smell my fingers, She ran them along the side of her mouth, and I pet her head some more. (She often wants to smell my fingers before I pet her, even before we got Findus.) So I hope I demonstrated that I may be holding the little boy ca, but I still love her.
I brought Findus out briefly for the same exercise last night.
That seems encouraging.
I spend the evenings sitting on the left side of the couch. Goo is asleep on the back of the couch. I went and brought Findus out, and held him and stroked him on my chest. When he kept trying to get up, I transferred him to CatMom’s lap, and he watched her move the cursor on her computer for a little bit. Then he got up and went back to the bedroom. Goo slept through it all.
Findus has sharp fangs… and I have thin skin. I went in to pet him. After purring a bit, he decided it was time to play and attacked my hand. His little fan actually drew blood.
Goo came in while I was petting Findus. I didn’t chase her out or scold her. I want her to know she’s welcome in CatMom’s room… as long as she behaves herself.