Hi Mark,
Jet, one of my little guys who will be very familiar to a lot of the old members on this site, was hugely unpopular with almost all of my cats for several years, especially Crystal. I don't know whether it was because he was pure black but most of them hated him on the spot. He was running about looking for company when he fetched up at our house almost eight years ago now...and of course I took him in (he was about 7 months old then and had been tossed out onto the streets after his 'owners' had split up). Crystal was the first cat to 'clock' him and it was daggers drawn from that moment on. I actually think that this contributed to him developing FLUTD so badly when he was just four and necessitated the sex change op that he had to have eventually. Although I hate to admit it I do believe that Jet too has a personality defect or suffered some brain damage before coming to us because he definitely has behavioural problems. For this reason I have never countenanced rehoming him for his own good....otherwise I would have done (very reluctantly).
The good news is that when Thomas (very small brown spotted British Shorthair) arrived, again unexpectedly, he became the object of hate BUT Thomas is a little git and is more than equal to standing up to all the girls. In fact, he will sit at the top of the stairs and bat them all as they try to pass him
So Jet is now left alone, has never had another bout of cystitis or crystals and is altogether very contented.
I think it's just cats being cats. Their very wickedness is what makes them so fascinating and enchanting. Remember Vanity Fair. Becky Sharpe was so much more attractive than the simpering, endlessly sweet natured Amelia !
Best wishes and a special cuddle for poor Willow
Roz
