Post Christmas Thoughts from Nick Carraway

“I’m sure many of you have pets. We have three in the Carraway home. One is a 100 pound Rottweiler. Another is a 10 pound tabby cat. The third is what might be called an extra fluffy 15 pound ginger cat. As you might expect, they don’t always get along.

We even consulted an animal behavioral specialist when injuries were involved. Of course, the set up to this tale might conceal who the injuries belonged to. As it turns out, the smallest cat is the aggressor. She bit the other cat and also indirectly caused his paw to be broken.

The Rottweiler is also deathly afraid of her. A ten pound cat has cornered him on more than one occasion. Two things strike me as odd. First, the orange cat stands his ground against the dog but not against the smaller cat. Secondly, the cats don’t seem to be inclined to work together for common cause.

I’m sure there is a lesson in there somewhere. I’m sure those of you that frequent these parts have your own. The pet shrink even called the orange cat the “victim cat.” As long as we’ve had him, he’s been our largest cat and the least brave. Sometimes we don’t know our own strength. Interacting with the dog has helped him actually. Maybe pet psychology and human psychology are not all that different.”

Nick