Fortnight 212
Firstly, sorry it’s been so long since I posted the last diary. I have been far too stressed to type a diary, so I will give a brief summary of the month, instead of the usual format.
The day after I posted the last diary Ozzy did something he has never done before. We were outside in the back garden and I was smelling the catnip tubs and he ran up behind me and tried to mount me, well he did more than try, he succeeded. I got in front of the French windows and howled really loudly to get mum to come and get Ozzy off me. She did come and got him off me, I ran inside and had some food to try and calm my shattered nerves. As I sat eating from my bowl, Ozzy came inside and tried to finish what he had started in the garden… I howled again for mum. Over the course of the night, and next few days, he tried this a few times. I am SOOO stressed by this. I stay close to mum for support and try to sit in a corner so he can't sneak up on me from behind.
One night there was all excitement in the house as during the day Ozzy had brought a live mouse in the house and let it go in the lounge. No-one had seen him bring it in, so when it appeared under the stairlift late in the evening everyone was quite surprised. Mum and dad had a guest spending the evening with them. So mum and the guest tried to chase the mouse around the front room. It ended up running and hiding under the fire. Ozzy wasn’t bothered by the mouse at all, and went to bed, leaving me to smell and catch it. I was sat in front of the fire for a while and then the mouse stuck it’s nose out to see if it was safe to come out. I saw it, but I haven't killed anything yet so didn't know what to do. I just wanted to play, so let it run around in front of my face. Mum managed to catch it as it was running around the hearth and she let it out in the woods at the back of the house. I stayed in front of the fire as I could still smell the mouse, and thought it may return. Over the next week I spent hours in front of the fire, as it still smelt of mouse and I thought I would get my play in, but it never showed itself again.
The weather has been really rainy over the last few weeks and both Ozzy and I have spent loads of time inside. I am trying to stay away from Ozzy as he still continues to try his new game. Mum spoke to the vet about why he is doing it, as he has been castrated so shouldn’t be doing this to me, or any other cat. They told her it’s a dominance thing. I know he’s the boss, I don’t need him to prove it this way. It’s stressing me out beyond all description. Mum is my safety net and I stay close to her..
So that’s why I haven't posted for a while, I have been too stressed. I'm slowly getting over my ordeal, and the attempts from Ozzy are getting less, although he did try it to me this afternoon. Lets hope he gets swine flu or something to put him off doing it again!
Love
Tigger
xxxxxx
Confessions
of a Mad Cat
