I have a pet dilemma. I closed in the back yard to transition the bunny to being free and he is very happy. Trogdor still has his food and water and a comfy spot in his open cage, but he now has the whole yard to hop away and much on various weeds. Life is good for bunny. A couple of my neighbors have bunnies (cousins of mine) that are free and just eat and drink at home, but I thought a period of transition would be best.

The problem is, The Cat. Georgia ignored Trogdor while he lived in his cage, but she was tormenting him outside. I found her crouching in the bushes while bunny was hiding under the bougainvillea bush. I brought the cat back inside. She would happily lounge about inside for a couple days before itching to get outside, but she really wants out now that bunny is outside. I do not trust her. We don't want to think about finding bunny fur scattered about.

So, do I give the bunny full freedom ahead of schedule? Do I put Trogdor back in his cage when I let Georgia out to protect him? Do I make Georgia a housecat for a week whether she likes it or not? Do I let nature take its course? Having pets is almost as bad as having kids.

At least Brandy and the kitty have no interest in bunny whatsoever. Yes, we are a 4 pet family. Madness.

Many cats are big on the stalking and pouncing but not so much with the injuring or killing. Many are VERY big on the injuring and killing. It's hard to say if Georgia is one way or the other. Have you ever seen Georgia actually pounce on Trogdor?

Trogdor has always either been in his cage or in our laps. Georgia has pointedly ignored him, as cats can do. He had a larger outdoor pen when I was in NY this summer, but Georgia stayed in FL. So really she never showed any interest until he was free.

Georgia has many many kills to her credit. Birds, rats, squirrels. No bunnies! We have rabbits in the neighborhood, many related to Trogdor, and I have never seen any, um, not alive. Instinctively I think she is just messing with him, but I don't want to be wrong.

Shoot. Much bigger dilemma, then. I wish I had some good advice, but I don't. I was hoping Georgia was like my current kitty, Ashton. He stalks things but that's as far as it goes. Even if it's just a bug. He just slowly stalks it as it crawls across the living room floor.

I hope you get some good advice from someone, Laura. Much happy bunny survival~ma for Trogdor!

I have nothing to offer, except that I think the beast named Trogdor should totally win just based on that.

So I was making my shutin way through fandom secrets (which are blessedly less emotionally taxing than the "real" secrets blog, plus I avoid most of the comments) and I saw this which is totally NSFW, and now I can never think the phrase overzealous angry vagina without seeing just that.

And, really, before seeing that, I was never going to think the phrase anyway. Someone owes me some beach.

Okay, now that's an ita link I don't have to wonder about whether or not it's okay to click.

(That is to say, I'm not clicking ita's link.)

Thanks Nicole. I'm going to play it safe and not have Georgia outside while Trogdor is confined, but accessible. I was only going to have a week transition anyway. Cat is going to have to deal with being inside for a bit.

I have to say it's more angry than overzealous. I'm not sure what it'd have to do to qualify as overzealous, but the internet is a magical place and William Shatner tells me we'll be wired in in 10 to 15 years.

Ha! I clicked! pass bleach pls and Hee!

I've never seen an overzealous angry vagina
and I hope I never see one
but I can tell you anyhow
I'd rather see than be one.

So ita, when does your sister arrive?