A Furry Story

Introducing The Players:

• Jet - grumpy, black adult female
• Pinky - playful, rapidly increasing in size female Bengal kitten
• Lula - playful adult female
• Speedy Gonzales - the only male in the house and definitely does not have the balls to prove it

Bath Day:

Jet has only recently been transferred from my parents' house to my apartment due to the recent disappearance of her sister, Ewok (hope she's okay :( ). Being the super grumpy hissy cat that she is, she was angry at everyone and everything and hated all the resident kitties.

Fast forward to bath day - the day of reckoning when all the cats hate me. Jet was hanging out in my bathroom when I brought Speedy in for a quick one. Now, whenever I bathe Speedy, it's as if I'm torturing him. I swear, I'm surprised nobody has called Animal Welfare on my ass yet.

So there I am bathing Speedy who's meowing his little head off as if I'm disembowelling him, and Jet starts meowing too. I pay no attention to this as she's quite the little attention-whore. Imagine my surprise when Jet jumps onto the side of the tub and bites me in a bid to protect Speedy from the evil water-wielding human.

It was only a superficial bite, which drew a bit of blood but I didn't really care about that. Cat owners tend to have such things every so often. What totally caught me by surprise was Jet's willingness to fight for a cat that she hates and hisses at every chance she gets.

This isn't the first time I've seen cats respond to another cats' call for help - everytime I bathe Speedy, I open the bathroom door to find the other cats standing outside waiting for him. Once, Lula even came to the bathtub and looked distinctly worried. I'm not kidding - brows furrowed and all.

There was also another incident when I took Lula out for a walk and left Speedy behind because he's terrified of the outside. When we came back, Speedy meowed his little head off at Lula and sniffed her all over to make sure she was okay.

I don't really have a point to this story. I think it's just interesting to note that there's more to animals than we give them credit for. Sure, they're just animals, but when they start displaying emotions?