Gryff is very 'put out' by Arthur's lap sitting dominance

[Siwsan]

This morning I woke up to Madoc and Arthur in their usual places on the bed. Normally, Gryff sleeps solo but jumps up on the bed as soon as he hears I am awake. Not this morning. After a few minutes I became concerned and started looking around the house. No sign of Gryff. Then panic starts to edge in. I looked AGAIN. No Gryff.

Then I heard a noise. He was stretched out on the floor, ignoring me. He does blend in to shadows. Had I turned on a different light I would have seen him. I breathed a sigh of relief. Admittedly, after all of the deaths in my immediate circle, both human and feline, my mind immediately jumps to the worst case scenario. I gave him many pets, scritches and kisses.

My theory was confirmed shortly after. I sat down on the recliner and Arthur IMMEDIATELY jumped up on my lap. Gryff just stared. I called him and he jumped up for a second, gave Arthur the stink eye, and jumped back down.

Guess I'm going to have to start giving him extra attention from now on.

[Phoenix61]

1. Cats crack me up.

CJ was never much of a snuggler. He’s a semi-feral I rescued when he was 6 months old. When he was around 7 I got Twitch. Twitch lives for a human to sit down. He’s the ultimate lap cat. Now I get the stink eye from CJ. Too funny as he rarely wants to sit on my lap.

[Siwsan]

2. Gryff is finally joining the other two in their morning shenanigans

And he's a little bit vocal, this morning. Maybe he's figured out that meowing will make him stand out from the other two, although Arthur sometimes meows. It's just a very soft meow. Madoc usually saves his voice for feeding time.

[NJCher]

3. Yes, I agree

Extra attention. Cats need their loving. If they don’t get it, it is likely to play out in other less desirable ways.

[Siwsan]

4. I was relieved to see Gryff and Arthur having a playful wrestling match

Gryff is such an affectionate guy. My best friend is coming for a visit, in a couple of weeks, and she is QUEEN of the cat moms. She has a special place in her heart for black cats so Gryff will be getting double attention. She's never met any of the boys so this is going to be fun.

I understand Arthur's attachment to me, since I've been 'Mom' since he was 3 weeks old. I'm sure that, as he gets older, things will even out. But he definitely seems determined to be Top Cat in the house.