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The post Can Cats Tolerate a Weekend Alone? Olga Cannot! by Christopher Bays appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren't considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com. Hi, I’m Christopher! Read my introduction to learn more about me and my silly Russian Blue cat, Olga. I don’t travel often, but until recently, Olga never seemed too upset when I returned home after spending a few days away. For several years, I traveled out of town to spend Thanksgiving with my family, and Olga was always friendly when I returned. However, she wasn’t very happy when I left her alone a few weeks ago. I only spent two days in the woods, and my cat sitter dropped by to feed her and play with her. She meowed when I walked in the door, but when I approached to pet her, she hissed and backed away. I tried to tempt her to play with a silvervine stick, but she looked insulted and ran under the bed to hide. The only time she had hissed at me before was when I returned home after being overseas for 10 days. When I mentioned Olga’s reaction to a veterinarian, she said the strange odors I absorbed from 30 hours of traveling probably bothered her. I didn’t think a weekend away would cause the same reaction, but the woodland odors on my clothes seemed just as repulsive as those from an airline’s cabin. A small cat makes a big shadow! Olga didn’t stay angry for long, and after I took a shower, she greeted me with a happy cry instead of a hiss. She eventually fell asleep in my lap and seemed to forget the odd scents I brought into the house. Olga used to be more independent and didn’t hold a grudge when I left her alone. Now, she spends most of the day around me and has become a spoiled cat. She still enjoys her “alone time,” but when she sees me walking toward the garage door, she attacks my legs and whines. She doesn’t mind when I go out the back door because she can observe me in the yard from one of her window perches. Leaving Olga alone wasn’t a problem until I started working from home full-time. She’s friendlier now and enjoys begging for dinner a few hours before I finish working, and she’s probably happier that I clean the litter box more often, but she’s also more dependent on me. She follows me around the house and is more vocal when I ignore her pleas for an early dinner. Please wake me if I sleep through the dinner bell. It’s fascinating how much my new schedule affected Olga’s personality. Although the change was gradual, I’m surprised that she’s no longer aloof and quiet. She doesn’t look happy when I return from a short trip, but I’m glad she’s capable of hissing. It’s not the reaction most cat owners want to see from their pets, but it’s a vital defensive measure that serves as a warning before an attack. Olga has never interacted with a dog or cat face-to-face except when she’s in her carrier at the vet’s office and hasn’t felt the need to hiss at another animal. She’s never been scared by or threatened by another creature, and I’m honored she only hisses at me when she’s angry. The post Can Cats Tolerate a Weekend Alone? Olga Cannot! by Christopher Bays appeared first on Catster. Copying over entire articles infringes on copyright laws. You may not be aware of it, but all of these articles were assigned, contracted and paid for, so they aren't considered public domain. However, we appreciate that you like the article and would love it if you continued sharing just the first paragraph of an article, then linking out to the rest of the piece on Catster.com.

News SDCC 2024 Marvel Brings Back Robert Downey Jr. and the Russo Brothers for the Next Two Avengers Movies “New mask, same task,” as RDJ put it By Molly Templeton | Published on July 29, 2024 Comment 0 Share New Share What’s that saying again? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? That seems to be the tack Marvel is taking with the MCU. Arguably the biggest announcement out of San Diego Comic Con is the news that the superhero juggernaut plans to do more of the same in the next few years: They’ve brought back Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr., to play Doctor Doom—and Joe and Anthony Russo (Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame) will return to direct the next two Avengers films. Their production company, AGBO, will co-produce with Marvel. [ed. note: have this link! have this reading rec!] One of those films, at least, has changed considerably. Avengers: Secret Wars remains the grand finale to this phase of the MCU. But the film before that is no longer Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, but Avengers: Doomsday, which presumably answers any remaining questions about the role of Kang in the wake of actor Jonathan Majors’ conviction for harassment and assault. Another man is returning from the previous Marvel era, too: Stephen McFeely, who wrote the previous four Russo brothers Marvel movies (and Thor: The Dark World, among other things), is now writing these two Avengers films. He follows in the writerly footsteps of Loki‘s Michael Waldron. Marvel announced or confirmed a few more things at SDCC—like that Harrison Ford is Red Hulk, which everyone who saw the Captain America: Brave New World trailer had essentially already surmised, and that the Fantastic Four film is called The Fantastic Four: First Steps—but nothing quite matched the chaos caused by Downey Jr.’s return. [What’s this? Another ed. note???] Given that Secret Wars is a multiversal story, there’s naturally some question about whether this Doom is a multiversal variant of Tony Stark. One way or another, he’s key to the Secret Wars storyline, which is extremely difficult to sum up but involves the destruction of a whole lot of Marvel universes and the formation of a place called Battleworld, where Doom (and some other characters) brings a handful of rescued characters. There are pocket universes! Doom becomes God Emperor Doom! Even the Punisher shows up. And Doctor Doom is, of course, often an antagonist to the Fantastic Four, though not in their upcoming movie, where they’ll have Galactus to deal with. But—multiverses and saga-ending stories allowing—presumably this Doom could be around for a while. Maybe not as long as Iron Man, though. Avengers: Doomsday is set to release in May of 2026.[end-mark] The post Marvel Brings Back Robert Downey Jr. and the Russo Brothers for the Next Two Avengers Movies appeared first on Reactor.