Living in a multi-cat home, the alpha cats have the clear advantage over the rest of the clowder. They eat first, push the more submissive away from the food bowl, become a bit of a bully toward the pariah cats (the shyer cats of the bunch that generally get picked on daily). One of our alphas, Ripley had a bad habit of constantly beating up on another younger cat, Mercedes. Mercedes would hide from her aggressor to escape torment.

Ripley passed away recently, and as is our habit, we allow the cats to pay their respects. This does help the cats to get through their grief easier. Mercedes walked by her past tormenter, who was laid out on a towel on the floor then squatted and left her mark on Rip’s leg.

It was as if she was saying “There you go bud, now you can Rest In Pee.”