A very unexpected event in the house of Fuzzle occurred on Sunday evening – ANOTHER CAT ENTERED OUR TERRITORY! Meowmy says she did forewarn us of this event however we don’t remember her saying anything about it – do mew?
Bernard with tail of great fluffiness
Guest Fuzzle Bernard arrived with his purrrsons who will be away holidaying for six nights, and Meowmy in her infinite generosity (in other meows, not ours!) offered for him to stay with us. She was thinking the more the merrier when it comes to fluffballs (apparently!), plus we are quite friendly fuzzles, and very cuddly and snuggly!
Miss Jet Fuzzle came and greeted our furry visitor while his purrrrsons were still there – they had a very cute nosetap and it would seem that curiosity overcame shyness, with Jet and Bernard following each other around the house having the occasional sniff. Mr Babe Fuzzle on the other hand didn’t come out from under the bed until Bernard’s people had left (as purr usual, he has an innate ability to know exactly when new and strange people are leaving the house!) and came out just as they were pulling out of the driveway. Understandably, Meowmy thought that since Jet was the braver of the two, if she accepted Bernard, Babe would have no problems, as he is truly a ‘pussy cat’!
However, when Babe cautiously crept out to the loungeroom, Bernard was busy sniffing at one of our scratching posts as he had already concluded there must only be one other cat present. But when he turned around, there was Mr Fuzzle! He didn’t approach, however he silently arranged himself in a menacing position and, with no noise whatsoever coming out of his mouth, gave a silent hiss!
HEAVENS!!!
Needless to say, Meowmy was most displeased! This from a cat that almost NEVER meows, and curls up under the blankies with Meowmy every night, purring like an engine! She separated us from Bernard (there is a door that separates the apartment into two halves) however we still wanted to sniff and explore! So she let us sniff and carry on, only separating us when the hissing got to a level that she called ‘outrageous’. Whatever that means.
Well. What a night THAT turned out to be! Meowmy tried to encourage us to come to bed and snuggle, but we wouldn’t have a bar of it! She thought she heard a strange noise that was perhaps coming from outside, but when she turned the TV off she realised it was a growl, coming from Mr Fuzzle! Unfortunately for all of us, that sound continued well into the night, with Meowmy having to come and check on us at periodic intervals until around 2am, when she woke up to find us (Mr & Miss Fuzzle) on the end of her bed. Poor Bernard – she went to check on him and he was wide awake with those big goggle eyes of his. Meowmy hopes that he gets some more rest tonight.
The next morning, we seemed to be settling down a bit which pleased Meowmy immensely. The growling and hissing has decreased to a ‘semi-acceptable level’ and Bernard even managed to boot Meowmy off the couch – what an imposter! He sure is cute though – if we can get near enough to him to pat him – he looks like a little lion! Mr Fuzzle however was extremely displeased when he came trotting over to take his prized position on the couch with Meowmy only to find it had been usurped!
The man does know a good couch when he sees one
The Fuzzle Cats 