Meet Guppy, Billi’s Annoying Little “Cousin” | BilliSpeaks
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- čas přidán 16. 02. 2023
- A quick recap because there’s been a number of changes!
Billi and I have moved out west, I’ll be traveling frequently for work so we won’t have a “settled home” for a bit. Dad will visit when he can.
Since I won’t have a home base for a while I am staying with my sister, and Billi will have to put up with her “cousins” Daphne (dog) and Guppy (cat). Yes, Billi is mad 🤷🏼♀️
These three have lived together and visited each other before, but Billi is still an “only child” at heart and has never truly enjoyed her time with them. That may be because Guppy started their relationship by treating Billi’s tail as a toy 😹
So imagine my surprise when Billi actually started making overtures towards Guppy! They may never be friends, but I’ll take what I can get 😂
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Kendra: "Guppy bye"
Billi: _triumphantly_ "YES!!"
Thar was an "off with her head!" level yes
LOL!
It’s so interesting to see Billi interact with another cat. Glad she got to make friends eventually after “mad”.
And very interesting to see too how she got more and more interested in the other cat, actually wanting to play,from being bit aggressive first. She's giving so much insight in how it's to be a cat with her communication skills.
I had 3 cats and it was love hate relationship. I always let my cats have some aggressive fights or arguments but not to the point of drawing blood. Animals HAVE TO FIGHT to some extent so they can save themselves. If 2 “hateful” cats just slap each other and we stop them every time….what if they learn not to fight for themselves and a car actually hurt them so bad because the owner trained their cat to be nice? I’m not being mean but that’s how I see it. I let my cats argue and hiss and scratch each other (they know their limits under the same roof). As people we argue with another person. What if a husband and wife or siblings argue and there’s a referee that butts in at the slightest word or raised voice…”stop arguing no!” Wouldn’t it be annoying? Just let people and animals work it out.
@@isabellepoynter5193 The difference here is that your cats had to live together and these two don’t. Plus Billy is not an outdoor cat (as far as I know), so these ‘survival skills’ aren’t needed.
I also had two cats who had to learn the whole ‘how to interact and deal with each other’-thing.
My cats didn’t come to live with us at the same moment and there also was an age difference of roughly one year. And then there was the huge difference in personality!
Puck, the older one, is a calm and thoughtful soul, who loves his peace and quiet and prefers to simply lay in the sun and chill.
He had our home to himself for about a year, but when he was a little over 16 months old: Enter JIP!
And Jip was not only the young boy of just 3 months old, but this was a whole different ball game!
He was (and is to this day!) the embodiment of rascality!
The days of peace and quietness where gone for Puck… because now there wasn’t ‘just’ a kitten in the house, not ‘just’ a playful kitten in the house, but now there was a kitten with ADHD, filled up with at least a gallon of Red Bull!
And Puck did not know how to deal with that. It was heartbreaking sometimes.
Jip never acted out of meanness or viciousness, but he sure tested how far he could take his teasing.
He would be on the table and Puck would be walking by on the floor, unsuspecting of what was looming above him and before he knew what happened, Jip would land BAM on top of him, just for the fun of it.
At first Puck became a bit nervous and even a little scared, but it somehow never occurred to him that he too could lash out every now and then, to make a stand.
But we left it and did not interfere: he HAD to learn this himself.
So when the day FINALLY arrived, after about 4 or 5 months, that he DID give Jip a huge swing on his little rascally head, we applauded him!
(And you have never seen a cat with such a surprised look on his face as Jip had at that moment…. And Jip knew straight away that his gig was up.)
Of course he did tease (just wants to play, but our Diva Puck ‘doesn’t do playing’) but now if Puck had enough, he had the choice to either walk away or show Jip that in the end he is still the older one and yes, Puck IS boss…
They DO love each other to and love to snuggle up together too!
So: You see I completely share your thoughts on letting them deal with their own things, but not when they are just visiting…
@@isabellepoynter5193 I have been doing tnr and rescue for a decade. I currently have 19 unadoptables from age 1 - 11. I love them all. Here's the thing. Some territorial aggression is expected in the beginning, and even some grumpy days.. However when animals are left unchecked in their aggression, they can quickly turn into bullies with a target. The target will become so afraid of being attacked that it will eventually stop using a litter box and begin to "go" wherever they are hiding. They will spend their time hiding.That's no life for a cat. It can take months or years to undo that kind anxiety and insecurity in a cat. Usually those animals are dumped or worse because the owners didn't know what to do. I've seen it over and again. Mine will nip each other's ears and occasionally have a mild spar but scratches and wounds from fighting can easily turn into abscessed wounds or damaged eyes that are not only painful but can cause disability.
As others have pointed out below from the footage we see Billi’s aggression seems territorial when Guppy approaches the buttons, rather than being unprovoked. I think that’s really interesting.
Billi communicated during conflict better than most humans do 😂 I bet she really appreciated having the buttons to express her frustration and know that she was heard by her human.
I wonder if the cat's stress levels really go down or not if they get they are understood by their human. Is there any scientific research on it?
@@zeedo666 Well, this channel is pretty much a research. There's a video where Billi presses buttons that her tummy aches and when Kendra went to check on her she pressed "happy" and then demanded pets.
@@meiru2453 If you binge all of Billi's videos, it's pretty informative.
If you have some time, I recommend it, thinking about it as you observe her behavior.
I'll let you make your own observations.
Yes scandoman I agree I binge these videos cuss I have 3 cats teaches me alot
@@zeedo666 A little...there is a lot of UN-scientific research, and even more UN-scientific analysis; some of it conducted by actual scientists who should know better!
I had a friend who was an athletic coach, dealing with both males and females, who once said: that it wasn't possible to "teach strategy to women!"; my response was that it wasn't possible FOR *HIM* to do it!...because I already knew that *I could!*
Mom: “Guppy Mad.”
Billi : 👀 “good.”
LOL
I feel like Billi “starts it” when Guppy gets close to the buttons. I wonder if she’s territorial over her form of communication lol
That's what I was thinking. Billi is very protective of her buttons, it would make sense that seeing another cat in her space and in the WAY of Billi using them herself would make her mad and incredibly frustrated. Since these videos are older, I wonder if Guppy understands that now.
@@LoreCatanthese are not old videos, this is where Billi is staying now (for now), the buttons have the newer just released additions, i think Billi has never seen another cat near her buttons
@@samwalker8893 I didn't mean older as in months ago, I meant since clearly there were many clips included in this video that they must be at least a couple weeks old, perhaps a month or two at most.
@@LoreCatan yes, kendra did state that these were more than a couple of weeks of clips put together
wouldn't you be? We are acting like this wouldn't be normal behavior. This is her ability to communicate with her care giver and it's being threatened
Billi looked like she was thinking really hard after "Guppy mad"! I wonder if that gave her a little perspective on Guppy
yes, it was like she was thinking 'other cats can be mad too?'!!!
Billi really did look taken aback and had to ponder that. Sometimes the silences are every bit as fascinating as the words and their combinations.
In the hierarchy of emotionally aware beings, that's quite a step to take. Seeing that others are like self, and go through emotions. They're not just annoying external factors to be bullied into feeding and grooming us in the exact right way and at the exact right time.
Mila the cat can communicate through buttons that her sibling needs to go potty. How the dogs tell each other...might be the subtle imaging method used by animal communicators.
I thought the same
Kitty empathy 💕
Guppy is like, I'm not touching you~ while being in Billi's space.
Reminds me of Stitch in Lilo and Stitch. Haha
I've found that cats can be incredibly petty and passive aggressive lol. Our youngest male, about a year and a half old at the time, was basically my 10 year old gal's stalker when they lived together. He'd never attack her, he'd never even touch her, but he was _always_ skulking nearby watching her, constantly stealing her sleeping/sitting spots if she got up for something, etc. There was never outright hostility from him, just constant petty annoyances that drove her crazy.
I want to point out that when saying “Billi started it” at the beginning Billi’s sole piece of territory, her word mats, was being staked out by Guppy. And Billie is at a serious disadvantage already….no home, no dad…of course she is going to get annoyed if Guppy essentially takes away Billi’s words and then mom is chastising her for it. Lovely to see them as friends later!
That’s what I was thinking. Billi didn’t like seeing Guppy in her word space.
why does her not having dad put her at a disadvantage? she has mom. weird take
@@solidonaso I think they just mean that Billi misses her dad a lot. There's another video where Billi is constantly asking for dad even though mom is there
@@solidonaso In addition to what pggi said, having Dad around would increase Billi's "crew". In the videos Guppy has the numerically superior gang with a Mom and a Dog, while Billi only has a Mom - all while they are stuck in Guppy's home territory. Sometimes just Mom isn't quite enough and "we're deep in enemy territory and someone in our gang is missing" is one of those times.
@@solidonasoif you watch the relationship and history billi clearly places “dad” and “mom” solely in their own categories. I think the huge swathe of change for billi all at once must be hard. Remember when changing food/litter etc you piece them together day by day. In one day billi was taken, moved at least five times, force separated from her “dad” and now stopped in with another cat, who appears to want to take or at least use, the ONE remaining link billi has to normality- her buttons. You can see why and how she was / is so possessive
Yay! Progress. Billie looked so annoyed at first - her little face was so easy to read. 😂
Billi has the ultimate "I'm traumatized, feel sorry for me" face.
YES. And I love it lmao! 😂💞
The wide-eyed look after you said that Guppy was mad made me laugh so hard. "It has feelings!?" Billi probably.
Billi trying to play is so cute! She’s making the best of it!
she got so tired so quickly with the mouth open it seems but she is old
This is in my top ten Billi vids now. When she first tells you she’s mad, it’s “mad” as in bring the shot glasses, mom! I need a double shot of chicken broth or tuna water. This kid is drivin me nuts!
“Get off my lawn!” - Billi
@@BilliSpeaks SO true! I feel like Billi often. “Where are your parents?!” Then one tries to bite me and Billie in the butt! Open a can of whoop…makes sure they get in trouble by proceeding to lecture children about safety and walk them home to talk with parents (or nap with them if Billie). She did snitch though. Tough exterior/soft heart 💜
@@BilliSpeaks This is MY lawn now, so get off it!
Yes! I noticed on other channels where cats talk through buttons (like Russell from catmanjohn) they get extremely protective of them.
Which makes total sense. A talking cat not able to use their buttons would be like a deaf human who uses sign language having their hands tied behind their back.
@@CrankyBarista That's a good analogy. I've said before that deciding to get buttons is a huge commitment, because once they have them, taking them away for any reason would be cruel and frustrating, akin to cutting out a human's tongue. But in my scenario the human could at least still communicate by writing and/or signing. In your scenario, the human couldn't do either of those things, so it's a better comparison. So I may steal your analogy if I ever again make such a post! :)
Her face after you pushed "guppy mad" 😆 she was like, wait others can be mad too?
She extrapolated the meaning of 'play' to the playful fighting with Guppy, so she knows exactly what play means...beyond what you've taught her. She understands the spirit of the word! Wow, Billi! 😻😻
The feeling you get when your pets choose closeness for the first time still doesn’t have a big enough word to describe it! Also, excellent bed resource management, there’s at least 15% left for you 😂
😂😂😂 they’re so generous 😂
@@BilliSpeaks 0:37 No. *Guppy was in Billi's territory of buttons.* Billi was walking by and Guppy was the one being antagonistic by being ready in pounce position. GUPPY was the instigator. Billi was defending herself. Watch it again. With cats you have to think like a cat. Billi was minding her own business until forced to deal with an attack. 1:48 Again, *Billi* is defending herself, all she's doing is sitting there. It's Guppy who literally walks up to Billi initiating aggression forcing Billi to defend where she already was. Watch closely.
Bruh guppy and Billie is most sibling stuff.
“Mad, mad... cat”
Awwwww.
I think part of the initial issue (at least on camera) was a sort of 'those are MY buttons, Guppy!'
"Guppy starts it by being annoying, Billi starts it by STARTING it" perfectly describes how my Milk Dud interacts with other cats. It must be a tortie thing 😂 now if only she'd stop starting it with Simba and Chester, it's been a couple months now...
One lives in hope…🤗
Apparently, there have been studies showing a correlation between the tortie and calico patterns and higher aggression. Given that both patterns are almost exclusively *female,* I'm curious if the researchers took sex into account.
There’s something really profound about your cat explaining her intention to you after the behavior (play). It seems beyond just expressing “mad” in the moment. Please let us know if she presses “Guppy friend” or something like that!
I’ll be so shocked I’ll definitely share!
Usually she uses "play" to ask for play. I was wondering if this could be interpreted differently. I am thinking maybe she wanted to play with Kendra instead of the fight with Guppy.
@@maaalene That’s what I thought.
It’s so cute how Billi wants to tell you her feelings as she interacts with another cat. “Mad” like a kid with their sibling lol
Stop touching me! I'm not touching you, you were touching me! 😅❤🐾💜
Little siblings of all species know the “I’m not touching you!” game 😹
@@BilliSpeaks The end was precious and we adore Billi and her cute cousin too! ❤🐾💜
I love her look when you tell her Guppy is mad! The expression: why the hell is Guppy mad?!?! I’m the one being tormented!!!
It's hard for a grown cat to be introduced into another cat's territory. But cousins are great once you get to know each other! Glad Billi decided she likes Guppy after all. ❤🩹😻
Yeah it can take time. It took a moth for my girl to accept her brother while he was in a basecamp.she was 3 and he 1 year old from a cat shelter .
But after that time .They have been best friends and they have never fougt each other once in their life
Cat dynamics can be so very complex, and the bottom line for peaceful coexistence always seems to be mutual trust. It's great to see that Billi and Guppy are starting to figure out their relationship.
I thought when Guppy followed Billi under the sofa that dhe just wanted to play.
Then there was the moment when you said “Guppy Mad” and Billi took a moment to think about Guppy’s feelings for a moment and not just her own. After that she changed her mind about coexistence.
A astonishing. I would not believe it unless I saw it. I’m now convinced it’s not just coincidence and biased interpretation of action. Billie is really using the English language to communicate.
Nice that you stayed with us here 😊👍
I watched this like four times in a row. She's clearly recognizing guppy as a cat, saying when she's annoyed by her and later explaining the difference between "mad" interactions and "play" interactions. It's amazing. _She's_ amazing.
Glad you've come around, good to hear. Now tell that to the other naysayers... maybe they'll pay more attention to a former skeptic. :)
I dunno, I've been in that situation where the big cousin is like "yeah we were totally playing" while saying bold faced LIES. 🤣😅 That felt like a very "nooooo mom I wasn't instigating, we were just playing, RIGHT Guppy?" Whether that was real or fake play, their actual play is super cute. Billi warms up to little ones~
I have to say, that was my suspicion too ... like, Billi had probably been pretty consistently chastised for "starting it" with Guppy, so tried to play it off as "Don't worry Mom, just kidding around with my cuz!"
I wouldn't be at all surprised given she's a *cat.*
Guppy is such a cute name for a cat. And a pretty cat too!
She’s lucky she’s cute! Her nickname is Demon, for reasons that probably don’t need explanation
My niece has a bunny she named guppy
@@BilliSpeaks I cannot imagine why she has such a nickname 😂
@@BilliSpeaks I had a cat that was referred to as THE Demon by our vet🤣
@@meemurthelemur4811 Lol. The moment you see the vet putting the giant red sticker on the charts to warn everyone that armor is needed for that combat situation. I felt that. My Charlie is referred to as Satan by the vet and the techs. Honestly, she's just a love bug 🤭
Billis face after you told her Guppy was mad! 😂
Wow! When you told her, "I don't think she knew you were trying to play." She changed her demeanor! The butt wiggle and, as soon as Guppy rolled over ('ready to gut enemy' move), Billie walked off. She basically spoke 'cat' so Guppy understood her. Billie is bilingual!
yeah this video was honestly super interesting to watch! from the “guppy mad” which billi seemed to understand a little, to her pressing the play button when guppy ran off and owner pressed “guppy hi”. she also seemed to understand when told guppy didn’t know she wanted to play, because the switch to trying to communicate friendly playfulness was super apparent! she almost seemed to overact it a bit, like she was trying to make sure it couldn’t be misunderstood at all.
the neat thing about this buttons study is getting to see how our pets think, it really is just so interesting. you can totally see how they have similar cognitive ability & sense of self to a small child. the body language is different (because, well, they’re cats) but this reminds me so much of a pair of toddlers working out a relationship
I'm just waiting for Guppy and Daphne to learn buttons like "food" and "now." Also waiting to see if Mom or Aunt will get held hostage (sat on) by all three at once.
Look, I just love how Billie can not only communicate her satisfaction with Guppy going upstairs, but when you told her she was being aggressive it’s like she took your advice?! And tried a different method of play by pouncing like a kitten? And napping with Guppy?! Your cat took your advice and acted on it? And even solved her conflict with it?! It’s like she went to cat counseling!
Aw hello Guppy! Nice to meet you
I like when random buttons are accidentally pushed when there's a frenzy of paws making way thru the field of buttons when the cats are going wild. LOL. Like a scene from an old Kung Foo movie with bad lip synch. 😁😁😁
Billi didn’t want Guppy touching her buttons!
Poor Billi, I know how it's like to have an annoying cousin using your private things while you're there on the vacations 🙁 And you totally want to shred her to the tiniest pieces 😒😈
Dang... That's been like almost 30 years ago 😮🙈😂
I'm so glad they made friends in the end.
This one had it all... action, drama, acceptance... even chase scenes! Billi is amazing.
Wow!! That's amazing Kendra!!💞 Over a span of how many days did it take Billi and Guppy to play??? And then to sleep together?? Do you think having her word buttons helped Billi with the stress during this adjustment time??? Just being able to communicate with you looks like it would have made it easier/less stressful for Billi.
This was over a couple of weeks! Takes time 💕 I do think the buttons helped, at least with tattling on Guppy 😂
@@BilliSpeaks thanks Kendra. It's good to have a realistic estimate for change. A couple weeks seems quite quick for a cat to change her ways. Billi actually tattled on Guppy??!! True cat pettiness... lol!!!
@@BilliSpeaks We need to know more about that tattling.
@@BilliSpeaks🤣😃❤️😃🤣😃❤️🤣
They will end up best buds and partners in crime in short order.
Does Guppy show any interest in utilizing the buttons?
If you’re lucky, cousins are like bonus siblings. Alas, siblings can also be quite annoying.
Poor Billi, this has been a really traumatic move. So much change. That’s really hard for old ladies. My 15 year old kitty was so upset from moving from her only home that she made herself very sick and passed away. She had been so healthy before that. Billi is amazing how she’s handling all the upheaval! Maybe because she can communicate with her buttons. Sending love Billi, hang in there!
Yeah but she's used to it, because they move every year for Kendra's job.
Oh, I somehow missed that part about losing your kitty... my condolences, it's always tough..... :'(
I'm so sorry for your loss...😞💔 Lost my baby a few months ago and am still really torn up.
When u told Billi that Guppy was mad it looked like a 💡 moment for Billi
I swear I saw what looked like remorse on Billie’s face when Guppy was taken upstairs and you told her Guppy was also mad. She’s so expressive! After all, it seemed like Guppy was just trying to be friends throughout their interactions, although to Billie, annoyingly so! 🤣 I could bet money, Billie felt bad for getting her in trouble. It’s like watching two siblings fighting.
Yeah I thought I saw that too, like "oops, my bad". Suddenly she realizes Guppy has feelings too and maybe she needs to take them into consideration!
@@TieDyeVikki Or realized, "Right, I'm in *her* territory."
@@brigidtheirish True! Billi considers her buttons her territory, but was forgetting they currently reside in Guppy's territory.
@@TieDyeVikki And territory can be a complicated thing with cats. They tend to time-share. A particular backyard might be one cat's territory in the morning and another cat's territory in the afternoon. You'll see it with indoor cats in how they'll take turns napping on a particular shelf and such. All that's after the cats are used to having other cats around and negotiate time-shares. Billi's used to being the only cat, so she needed reminding.
@@brigidtheirish yep! solo cats grow used to all things being “my territory”, and when adding in a second one it can definitely take them some time to adjust to many of them becoming “my territory right now” and even more so when things become “our territory”. for a senior cat that’s unused to such things billie is doing incredibly well!
The impatient 'Kids!' when Billie starts a fight with Guppy sounds just like an exasperated parent lol
billi's emotions are always so easy to read... 🤣
Billi: you bit my tail!
Guppy: you punched me in the face!
Billi: but you bit my tail!
It’s so interesting how your voice and your sister’s voice are so similar!
What a lovely breakthrough with Billi and Guppy!! ::tearing up:: 🥹😍
We look very similar as well, constantly mistaken for twins!
@@BilliSpeaks My sister and I do too, especially when her hair is dark. And our voices are alike. ☺️
An addition to the Billiverse we are all here for! Welcome Guppy
00:37 Actually what happens here was her reacting to the other cat being near her buttons which she perceives as her territory. She didn’t start anything. Just defending her area in her view.
Agree. I do think it's an impressive expression of how Billi communicated, but she wasn't the true instigator.
Do you guys see what I have to put up with now? SUPER mad!😾
-Billi, definitely
Billi realised that Guppy could be mad too. And playing with another cat is fun. Good girl Billi.🥰
2:48 We know predatory animals play-fight as both practice and entertainment, but it does hit different when the animal stops the play-fighting just to tell you about it.
It's always work to introduce cats to new housemates. They are territorial and have a social order of Me and Mine. Glad to see that Billie and Guppy worked it out.
everyone has that one relative that is annoying as hell but you can't stop loving them
Bili is maybe wondering if this is the destination and her ultimate fate: well, if she’s gonna have to live with a cat, she’s gonna be Too Cat! (She just forgot that she’s not as young or athletic as she used to be.)
Top Cat!
@@eh1702 Aww. I thought "Too Cat" was a great description. Never occurred to me that it was a typo. 😀
It is amazing how far Billie's communication has come. Good for her making a friend.
Need to demo guppy wilding out: Guppy no settle Billie mad!
Billi rediscovering the kitten in her and navigating fursib relationships is a whole new adventure! Thanks for inviting us to watch along the developments!
I am glad to see them getting along. I have a stray here that has been coming in the cat door for food and warmth and my other cats are slowly becoming more tolerant of him.
Billie is just protecting her words from the bully
This is freaking adorable! I'm so happy that Billi has found a friend in Guppy! Billi was right when she said she was trying to "play" with the other cat, because aggression would be part of that kind of one upmanship, territorial lines, etc. I was surprised to see Billi being an aggressor, but I guess that is her expression of "Mad!" coming out lol 🐈🐈💕🐾🐾
3:32 aww, look at her winking!
I think Billi was ready to finish it with Guppy
Cue the Mortal Kombat sound
Aww Billi might actually get along with another cat someday, from watching this, I think she enjoyed the playing when they actually got that far. Maybe if she got a extra respectful kitten sibling, she might love it - who knows eh.
Billi: if you start pressing my buttons then I'll start pressing my actual buttons
The look on Billi's face when you said Guppy was mad--priceless!
Aww I'm glad they finally played nice. I know with cats it can be a bit tricky since they're very territorial.
Took my little girls about a month. Started with hissing and growling then they went to snuggling oddly enough.
i love how billi confirmed to mom like “don’t worry mom, we were just playing” sometimes playing with cats can look or sound intense, my grandma’s old kittens played but one would always whine when she was loosing 😂, i knew she wasn’t hurt because after her sister/cousin got off she tackled her.
idk if guppy did know during that interaction tho, my one cat often does that; my other cats won’t know he’s just trying to play (mostly when we first got him, my other male was pretty territorial with him especially since he was smaller then Romeo [playful cat in question]) thankfully now mine only growls at Romeo when he wants to be alone or when he’s protecting me (he protects me when i try to sleep at night ❤)
This sound like my girl and her brother. She always start the play and she whines then she is sbout to lose a wrestling match. But she sometimes want to continue to play with him..
A lot of young animals seem to do this, make a fuss as if they're hurt during a play fight to make the other back off, then go in for the attack! It's like they're practicing strategy.
@@brigidtheirish yeah that is true, i don’t remember if my kitten did it when we first got her but i believe so; hard to tell since our cat (Romeo) was much bigger then her when they started playing together. i believe Macie (one of the kittens) grew out of it before she unfortunately caught a feline specific disease and had to be put down
@@Sucubi_eyecandy._sys Aww. Poor Marcie.
@@brigidtheirish that definitely is part of what they’re doing! they also tend to be quite vocal when young bc they’re all still learning bite/claw inhibition and how much is too much ^^ like “this is a little uncomfortable, let up please”! very cute
I'm sure you know - sleeping is a communal activity for cats! I'm glad to see Billi is settling in with her cousins and starting to get along!!
It's all about figuring out the pecking order. Billie sure is the alpha. 😂 Nice to see they got on so well at the end. ❤️
All I can say is its a good thing cats cant open the knife drawer.
Funny story, Guppy once took a butcher knife off the magnetic holder and left it in front of my sister’s room. Her nickname is “Demon” for reasons that probably don’t need explanation 😹
@@BilliSpeaks - (reminds self to remove knives from the counter...)
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My new-ish dog (adopted as a 10 month old in April) has finally started to settle down. He was into *everything* at the beginning, and I can hardly believe he's not needed emergency surgery (yet!) with all the things he's chewed up, and that I've had to wrestle from his mouth. Worst one was walking through the house calling him, bc he'd been out of sight for 3 minutes, and he came trotting from the kitchen with a steak knife sticking out of his mouth! Pulled it right out of the sink. Thank God he had the plastic handle end in his mouth, but that did leave me trying to pull on the pointy end, very very carefully...
"Guppy mad."
Billie "....AND?!" Lol 🤣💜
Wow - I think it helped that Billi could express how she felt - she felt heard and respected - and also that you explained Guppy's actions and feelings to her - "Guppy is mad" "I don't think that Guppy understood you were trying to play" - Billi continues to amaze me with her high level of intelligence
The Billi butt wiggle tho 🥺 to die for
I feel like I’m behind the mirror in every one of Billi’s videos. Taking so much in. This is so absolutely wonderful for all the reasons ♥️
the fact that billi knows words says a lot about animals. they really understand. so freaking cute and I want one of those when I get a pet when I start working from home!
Billi: "Guppy you're a pain in the butt, quite literally!"
**Later**
Billi: "OK maybe Guppy isn't as bad as I thought she was."
It’s amazing how sometimes even animals need reminding “they are just like you” “they have feelings too” lol
All snuggly at the end 😻💕
I'm almost surprised we have not seen "mom look guppy ouch billi." (Mom! Guppy _touched_ me!)
At last resort you use raw physical power rather than power of words.
2:19 I was half expecting Billi to whip out a “So?” button. lol
It is cool to see Billi use her buttons to comment and communicate about the other animals.
*_THIS_* is entertainment!!! So glad Billi has her buttons, she's gonna be using them a lot I think 🤣🤣🤣
Lol! Billie starts it by starting it! I hope I remember this.
Lol for a while it looked like Billi was plotting to put out a hit on Guppy!
Aww. She found a playmate!
Aw I'm so glad they're getting along now 😭💕
That gives me hope. We have three cats. My personal baby hates the other two (before I got her she was used to being an only kitty and before that, she’d been abandoned 😢). The one she doesn’t like the most is in love with her, but annoyingly so. I hate having to lock her up in my bedroom, but I also don’t like fighting. Gonna keep trying.
If you haven’t already check out Jackson galaxy(aka catdaddy) for tips
Have you tried Feliway Friends/Multi cat? Its a synthetic version of the pheromones lactating mothers emit to their kittens in one of those "fragrance plug-ins" style things.
My youngest cat is now 5ish, but when I first brought him home as a kitten, the cat he loved the most out of my other 3 was my oldest cat, Tryst, who wanted NOTHING to do with him. Too big a gap in age and health. But Mickey was so desperate for feline companionship (abandoned semi-feral kitten), and so insistent, that Tryst finally gave in. Not so much for play, but some tolerance for cuddling. And some enforced grooming sessions - "If I gotta put up with ya, ya gotta be clean!"
@@AriasArius a great suggestion, but unfortunately, I’m allergic to it. I’m not allergic to cats, but something in those pods doesn’t like me.
I love that the first time Billi really tried to play she oops-ed on 'hug' which is kinda how I see cats play-wrestling, it's the cat version of a hug.
I love how happy Billi looked when Guppy was "Gone" 😂
That would make a great children’s picture book!
Yes, can someone help get this published...please...
....that comes with a look alike stuffed Billi that says "mad" when you squeeze it. Better yet, how about a series of books about our favorite talking cat.
This was precious! At no point there was real anger, both girls had tails up and ears forward. Limits had to be tested, of course, but I think they honestly enjoy each other, trust comes with time. And dont we all have at least one friend who makes us lil bit mad sometimes, very relatable :)
Billi reminds me of my little tortie girl. She has two fur-brothers who constantly ‘annoy’ her by doing things like breathing and walking about…and the next thing you know, all three of them are curled up together as happy as can be!
I mean…however annoying your cousins could become, it is always heartbreakingly sad whenever you hear: *_"Bye, *cousin*…!!"_*
Human: "Guppy bye"
Billi: oh thank god
I see a change in the BilliBoard. Is that a battery pack? I see that some buttons now light up?
Yes! They’re the new FluentPet Connect buttons, we’re trying them out.
ah, I was looking to see if this was in the comments somewhere! Was wondering the same
Thanks for this interaction, I never would have guessed the ending.
I was about to need a mad button! No one and nothing better hurt Billi! Glad they worked it out in the end.
Brb, I'm going to check for flying pigs 🤯
It took little time but, Billi and, Guppy eventually became friends. That's good.❤🐱🐱❤