Gratuitous feline soap opera blogging: Clara e Ilario
By Gina Spadafori
May 16, 2008
He follows her everywhere. She ignores him. Last night I was reading with her in my lap and he kept tapping her tail with his paw. She yawned. He pounced on her. She hissed and slapped at him, but didn’t move from her spot and then went to sleep. He finally did the same, purring away just a few inches from her.
He adores her. She likes being adored.
This will be fine.
I may be a tad biased, but I believe Clara is one of the most beautiful cats I’ve ever seen. :)
Comment by Gina Spadafori — May 16, 2008 @ 9:25 am
I’m glad your two are getting along famously!! I agree with you she is gorgeous.
Comment by CLynch — May 16, 2008 @ 10:16 am
IMO, Ilario is tied for first place with Clara in the *beautiful* category!
Comment by Nadine L. — May 16, 2008 @ 10:38 am
You are going to have to teach Ilario that pouncing behavior does not make for a chick magnet!
Comment by 2CatMom — May 16, 2008 @ 11:05 am
SOBOLs are always wonderful… sweet orange bundles of love… He will have Clara playing with him in no time. But he will also learn that he’s not allowed to infringe on her “lap time”.
Comment by Moira — May 16, 2008 @ 1:51 pm
And so the soap opera continues on—
Will Ilario wait and not touch Clara’s tail but wait until he gets his lap time?
Will Clara want to play more with him?
Will Ilario cuddle up to Clara once in a whille?
I will tune into this blog to find out the latest scoop—about the evolving friendship of the beautiful duo.
Comment by Colorado Transplant — May 16, 2008 @ 3:07 pm
He’s so tall already! Love the color of your floor, is it cherry? Highlights their fur colors.
Comment by rose-aka the Drew fan club — May 16, 2008 @ 3:09 pm
Gina—Breaking News in Fort Collins.
The Fort Collins Coloradoan’s headline today is:
“P&Z welcomes chickens”.
If the council approves, MY cats will also be able to watch chickens (in someone else’s yard).
They propose to allow up to 6 chickens in a coop but no roosters. Reasons are cited atwww.coloradoan.com.
Seems people like getting fresh eggs and also fertilizer for their home gardens in my city, also.
Comment by Colorado Transplant — May 16, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
Too cool! I think we’re going to see more changes like this. I’m sure enjoying my pet chickens. Especially Charlotte the Barred Plymouth Rock. She’s very friendly and likes to be picked up and petted.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — May 16, 2008 @ 6:49 pm
How much would you sell Ilario for (just kidding). :-)
Comment by Colorado Transplant — May 17, 2008 @ 11:56 am
Comment by Colorado Transplant — May 16, 2008 @ 3:07 pm
“Will Ilario cuddle up to Clara once in a while?”
Well, my kitten’s almost a year old, and here’s a shot I got last week:
http://img.villagephotos.com/p.....C00326.JPG
Mind you that it’s been MONTHS of the adult calico not even wanting to be in the same ROOM as the kitten. And the kitten hasn’t exactly helped her cause as her modus operandi for the longest time was “Charge! and Tackle!”.
But maybe things are FINALLY getting better . . . . . . . . . . .
Comment by The OTHER Pat — May 17, 2008 @ 1:38 pm
To the OTHER Pat:
Beautiful calicos—maybe love will conquer over fighting eventually.
I enjoyed seeing the picture—beauties, they are.
Comment by Colorado Transplant — May 17, 2008 @ 4:36 pm
Gina—I have to withdraw my offer to buy Ilario
(you would never sell him) because after reading about the OTHER Pat’s cats, I remembered what a time I had with Brandy, one of the cats I have now. She would attack Batman constantly and he chose to live outside for a while rather than face her charging at him. He was partly ferral to begin with.
Eventually she mellowed. Now at 15 yrs. of age she only gives him trouble when he wants to get food or water that is near her or he wants to get by. She sticks out her paw at his face.
He is so much stronger than she is but she has a dominant personality.
Some cats get along, some do not. Why can’t they all get along? Could it be felines are like people, only more obvious? Ah, the mysteries of life!
Comment by Colorado Transplant — May 18, 2008 @ 6:58 am
We had a major development here last night: Clara decided to PLAY with Ilario. I was so excited to see this development I called Christie. (Yes, my life is THAT dull that two cats getting along rates a phone call to a friend.)
Comment by Gina Spadafori — May 18, 2008 @ 7:00 am
To me the news abou Clara and Ilario is not DULL—I think it is an amazing event.
Clara did it right this time. Thanks for sharing.
Comment by Colorado Transplant — May 18, 2008 @ 8:18 am