This weekend and a few days before it, Röskva stayed with me, alone. Two purposes were served: The four others got to visit my parents, something they haven't done for weeks and they seem to miss as it's gotten to be a habit.

I think she liked being here, but just to ensure she didn't feel too bored my mum came over some days I went to work in order to play with her and take her for a long walk.

One idea behind this was that she was supposed to get a feeling she really lives here and therefore defend herself better agains the others. But what happened when the older ones returned here after I had determined they didn't want to stay with my parents any longer (I got reports they weren't using their litter boxes much anymore)? Well, first of all Carmen locked onto her head, just behind and above one ear. Pushing with all four feet didn't help Röskva getting her loose, so I had to pour water on them to get Carmen to let go.

Röskva doesn't look very well (apart from hiding and screaming a lot) with a large bulging bruise on the head, with two large scabs where the fangs had entered. She's also got two cuts across her back where Alison's bitten her. So now she gets to stay away from them for some time again.