After Angie had unpacked and rested briefly, the first attempt was made to introduce Precious to the rest of the animals living in the condo. They began by placing Precious, in her carrier, in the center of the living room. The cat began softly growling inside the carrier as Rufus approached. No one had seen Bennie since Angie arrived. So typical of a cat, Bennie was no doubt hiding.
“Rufus, this is Precious,” Rachel said, holding onto Rufus’ collar as she placed him in front of the carrier.
Precious let out a hideous wail and began spitting at Rufus from behind the bars of the carrier. Rufus backed away, as if he wasn’t sure what was inside. Perhaps he had never experienced such an out-roar from another animal? Rachel was alarmed over the cat’s reaction. Rufus, while very large in size,
