Saturday afternoon we had an about 6-month old
9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999998i(Can you see that he just said Hi)
orange male tabby kitten wander in the back door. He seems reasonable healthy (except for some ear mites) and has not been neutered. He also shows no inclination to leave. (He went back outside Saturday and hung out under the porch), Sunday when I left (and came back in when I got home), last night (and came in with the other cats), etc.
It appears he's here to stay. The humans don't necessarily have a problem with that and if he's still here at the end of the week, I'll trundle him off to the vets. If he's lost and been microchiped we'll get him home, if not....
Anyway, of the two current QIs, Katie Mae, the last one to adopt us seemingly has no problem with letting him stay. And she has been known to frequently chase other cats away. This morning she did not appreciate it when little small cat thought her tale was a new toy and pounced on it. But after some hissing and a smack to his nose (and he knew she was displeased) she's over it and quite contentedly sleeping on David's feet at the moment. She did not attempt to chase little small cat out of the house.
OTOH, Maggie Belle has mostly been under the bed when the other two are in the house since Saturday. This morning I can't find her at all. (I suppose she could be hiding in the bedroom somewhere, but since David is still asleep I don't want to go checking.) I don't want her attempting to run off because her nose is out of joint (she just hasn't been the same since QI Kropotkin died this spring).
We've tried hauling her out from under the bed to play with her and pet her, but she's a speedy escape artist and gets away and back under that bed pretty quick.
If, as seems likely, little small cat is here to stay (you ought to hear this guy purr), how do we help out Maggie Belle. Assuming I actually can find her and she hasn't already decided to move in with the neighbors?
Maureen