Inexact Science

Persephone Washes Cayenne

Predicting the behavior of cats is a very inexact science.  If anyone had asked which one of our three adult cats would decide to mother our two foster kittens (now adopted), I don’t think anyone would have chosen Persephone.

Thirteen-year-old Persephone is known for being temperamental.  Until we adopted Roary five years ago, she didn’t even seem to like other cats much.  When Mei-Ling came to us six years ago, Persephone bullied her so much that it was a major event when the two of them would sleep on the same bed (although never cuddling).

But from the start, Persephone was fascinated with our two five-week-old, rather sick, very small foster kittens: Cayenne and Cascabel.  Now that they are four and a half months old, Persephone has taken to washing them.  Cayenne in particular comes in for this, often going over to Persephone and inviting a full-body wash.  Persephone is happy to oblige.

It’s very nice, indeed!