Original Commentary

Isabel wrote this arc, of course, but I think it's fun writing the pets. You have a very limited palette to write with ("burr" and variations thereof). So, what colors do brants come in? All the colors that cats don't - Terrence

Modern Commentary
One of the most common questions on the cat-related subreddit is "Are my cats fighting or playing?" and the answer is generally "If your cats were for-real fighting, you wouldn't have to ask".

So is this bullying or just how brants are?

Yes. Both - Terrence