Welcome to another update on Olive!

In the Good News Department, there is nothing to report medically this month; our little lobby greeter has enjoyed a month of stable good health. Hurray!

Socially, it seems as though something a bit unusual has been going on. By now, we all know that Olive is not terribly fond of other felines. The same holds true for fellow lobby-dweller Walter (pictured below). So how did it happen that the two were spotted dozing mere inches from one another over the past month? Maybe it was the good influence of the sun, since both cats were snoozing in the rays that stream in through our front door in the mornings. Needless to say, we’re hoping for many repeat performances!

Olive also seems to be (mostly) steering clear of the squabbles that continue between other lobby cats, and you won’t find us complaining about that. But she may be developing an unfortunate interest—well, unfortunate for the humans, at any rate; Olive herself is fine with it.

At one end of our lobby, there are two doors. One leads into the room where dishes and laundry are done and food for the cats is dished up; the other door leads into the back of Tabby’s Place, with entrances to Quarantine, Intake, and Ringworm. Lobby cats are not allowed through either door, but over time, several lobby residents have made it their business to try to scoot through these doors whenever they can.

Olive has never displayed much interest in these doors until recently (we think she might be learning from Walter since he’s an expert at getting through these doors).

Since both doors are constantly in use (there’s a lot of traffic between both areas and our lobby), we have to keep on our toes to make sure Olive doesn’t attempt to go through either. If you’re paying attention, it’s usually not that big a deal. On the other hand, if you are juggling plates of food to bring out to the cats who get 1 PM feedings or encumbered with the mopping bucket, it’s easy to forget that Olive is going to be waiting for any opportunity to slip by you. It’s hard to believe that a paraplegic cat can be so quick-moving, but Olive appears to be set on dispelling stereotypes any way she can.

We love our feisty little girl; thank you for helping us look after her.