Sylvie and Tex explore the office

Sylvie has finally decided it’s safe to come out of the Jiro Palace. Since we moved her here, she has chosen to stay in the cage, where she feels safe, even when the doors are open. Especially since Tex came, since he is a rather overwhelming force.

Today, when her doors were opened, Sylvie watched for awhile and then jumped out to join Tex and to explore the room.

Unlike Tex, who looked things over pretty superficially, Sylvie explores systematically. She looks into nooks in the bookcase, jumps onto all surfaces to explore further, and looked out the big window.

I was interested to see how Sylvie and Tex would interact, since they are brother and sister, and the farmer had described them as inseparable. They had greeted each other through the grate of the cage, and talked to each other, but they hadn’t been together.

I believe Tex and Sylvie are closely bonded siblings, but that doesn’t keep Sylvie from telling Tex to back off if he interrupts her explorations.

When Sylvie came out, Tex watched her, but mostly let her get on with her exploring. He did spend some time following her, but if he got too close, she whipped around and hissed at him. I believe it’s because she doesn’t feel safe in this space yet, and didn’t want to be distracted as she explored potentially dangerous areas.

Sylvie (in front) and Tex explore. They’re so similar! Sylvie is very interested in what’s out on the deck (my oldest cat, Buddha).