The Relic Report

It's been a week since Relic's adventure and I'm pleased to say everything is healing quite nicely. He's been cone-free for a few days and has adapted to life as a house cat surprisingly well.

I was hoping we'd be able to convert him to an indoor-only cat. But with  a boy who's been on his own for at least three years... it's just not to be. I managed to keep him in until Tuesday, but by then he was getting pretty squirrelly.

So Tuesday morning I opened the door and off he ran.

But he was back shortly after, looking for a mid-morning snack. In fact, that's become his thing. Back and forth several times a day, grabbing nibbles and maybe a snuggle.

Come evening though, I shut the door and keep him in. He's not overly thrilled at first... but I think he'll get used to it.
And inter-cat relations are going as well as can be expected. He gets along fine with Burton as long as Burton doesn't get too pushy. A quick yell or light swat usually solves any transgressions. He and Peno mostly ignore each other - except for the other night when Peno came down for her usual snuggle with Dave, and found Relic in her spot. Dave got one heck of a look from Peno and I had to take Relic so Dave could go console the old girl.

Rupert and Relic though... well, I don't think they are going to be best friends any time soon. They can occupy the same room without issues most of the time; there's no real over-the-tip aggression where I have to step in (Relic is a surprisingly mellow cat), but Rupert is fond of a good hit-and-run sneak attack.

And don't let that picture above fool you - Rupert is HALF the size of Relic. Relic is a healthy 13.5 lbs of pure muscle, and Rupert is a dainty little 6 lbs 6 oz. If Rupert really pushes things, he's going to come out on the losing end.

I figure things will settle down in a month or so. And who knows... Relic might even join in on Burton and Rupert's nightly game of chase.