Tuxedo Cat Behaviour & Personality

What the tuxedo cat wants, the tuxedo cat communicates, through a vocabulary of precise postures, strategic silences, and the occasional intervention that makes absolutely clear what was required and when. Behaviour and personality are not separate matters here; they are the same matter, expressed through a single highly opinionated individual. This is the archive of how tuxedo cats think, feel, and operate: their social tendencies, their independence, their approach to guests (assessed on arrival, ranked by their departure), and their capacity for affection, genuine, though the terms are negotiable. Vino is the primary case study. He has not consented to being studied. He has, however, made his preferences so clear over the years that the Chronicler has had little choice but to take notes. Readers seeking a gentle introduction to tuxedo cat temperament are advised to begin here. Readers who already share a household with a tuxedo cat are advised to nod along.