All Creatures Small and Evil... (Part One)

I am most definitely an animal person, I love having pets and I love other people’s animals, well most of them anyway.

I have recently found the one animal on this planet that dislikes me, let’s refer to her as Kitty X. I recently went to stay with a couple of friends of mine in Scotland and they currently have two guinea pigs and two cats. The guinea pigs are gorgeous fat little furry men, and the two kitties are the furry women of the house. Within minutes of walking in the front door Kitty X had recognised someone new had crossed into her domain and came stalking into the hallway to check me out.

As I do with every animal I didn’t try to pet her, I just knelt down and held my hand out for her to have a sniff. Kitty X pondered me for a moment, had a sniff and stalked off seemingly quite happy. Then we made the huge mistake of leaving the house for the afternoon because upon our arrival back Kitty X took one look at me before her ears went back and she stood hissing at me! Now suffice to say I was a little surprised at this reaction, after all she’d not seemed to object to my presence initially... Maybe she thought I was some stray that mum had brought home and one who would be being put back out the door within moments; a theory that could well have been backed up by our swift departure after my first appearance!

Still I knew I could crack her, and she would come to adore me as every other animal does... Not so much... For the next two days Kitty X hissed at me at every opportunity, she became decidedly addicted to finding items of my clothing left out to cover in cat hair and she stalked me up and down the stairs every time I moved. My every motion was eyeballed with distinct disdain and even the overture of friendship involving chicken was ignored. I did manage to stroke Kitty X, once, whilst she was lying on her dad who she just scarily adores. I think this time I may have to admit defeat, Kitty X this round is yours but we shall meet again, oh yes we shall...!