All 3 boys stake their claim to specific areas of the bed but there's some room to spare.

Sounds like she is slowly coming around.

Hmmmm, Arthur seems to be looking down, avoiding eye contact.

But later he let me know he forgave me by making biscuits on me.

but I am the power behind the throne. Try to remember that.”

She spends a lot of time either on that perch, or somewhere not too far from me. Occasionally she ambles over and meows for me to give her pets and scritches.

I just wish she'd let herself be seen when other people are here. I'm going to be seeing my nephew and great-niece, for the first time in 6 years, this week. She is 8 and LOVES cats. No doubt the boys will make an impressive appearance.

She did come out of hiding last year when my best friend was here. She's a big time cat mom, too. Maybe Carys could sense those vibes. She didn't get close but she sat out in plain view for quite a while.

I didn't see this until now, looks like a truce.

My speculation is that this could be the part where Carys has had enough of hiding and has confronted the source of her timidity... Arthur, ruler of the roost. I wonder if their not having a happy relationship is the reason she's been hiding all this time.

Perhaps her showing that she is not under Arthur's rule and that she might also be an alpha is what is happening. I suspect she'll be out among you more from now on. Might be more objections from Arthur but she's obviously not having it. The look and body language are very telling in animal behavior when it comes to competing alphas.


Hopefully Carys will be more available now.