The Orange Introvert

A few days ago, Brazil threw up several times, and didn’t want much food. I wondered at the cause of this, of course; he had gone through a period of refusing to eat previously, but such behaviour is rare for him. Since he is healthy otherwise, I left him for a day and did not worry about it too much. He was, in fact, much improved the next day.

It occurred to me that this happened the day after Indigo’s unfortunate incident with the blood-glucose sensor. There was, if you recall, some screaming and wailing on Indie’s part, and I noticed at the time that Brazil was greatly affected by this, appearing nervous and even distraught. He is, in fact, unnerved by unusual noises, and even more normal ones that he doesn’t trust, such as strangers’ voices outside the apartment. Though he is getting better at dealing with these, he is still affected by them.

I think Shimmer is simply a very sensitive cat. While others will react to unwelcome stimuli, he will run and, if possible, hide, out of sight in most cases. I believe that his stomach upset was caused by Indigo’s ordeal, which reflected strongly upon him. In light of his character, this is not surprising. From now on, I will take this into account. My lean, orange introvert likes the quiet life.