i should have called mr. cool “relentless.” neutered, and now allowed full range of the house and enclosure, he is making up for lost time in getting pets and attention. although the tom tendencies are still in play (it will take a few months for him to get rid of all that tomcatness) he is establishing his place among the group.

i had to laugh last night, he jumped on mike’s night table and started demanding to be petted. i had four cats on my lap at the time and he is quickly learning my lap only holds four. so he shifted his attention to mike who only had taylor on his lap.

mr cool jumped on the table and started meowing. when mike didn’t respond, mr cool put his paw lightly on mike’s arm (which mike likely didn’t feel) still no response, so mike got lightly bitten on the hand (no skin break) but it was as if MC was saying “Hey pay attention to me!”

So he got his pets and he rolled over and over on the small table until in his frenzy, he rolled right off the table and onto the carpet.

he is sparring with Baker my highest alpha, he has issues with McKee and Donovan and he and Trump haven’t reached an understanding yet. He is slowly finding his way and it will get a bit easier after the 30th when I take the final group of kittens in for their spay and neuters.

The weather is slamming rain right now with high winds and this excites him. He runs from the cat enclosure to the house when the winds are the highest and then decides that inside the tunnels is the safest place to stay. I am grateful I had the foresight to put two tunnels in place when we built the connection to the house because once he is in the tunnel, he will not allow any cat to venture inside.

He is a sweet, sweet boy and he needs his own place where he can reign supreme. Even though he is a mackeral tabby and they are so common out here, plus he is 4 years old, I am hopeful of finding him a permanent home. He would make a great cat for the local library!