They run, they play, they fight.....

Clyde & Little Bit:

Well they have progressed. They are totally inseperable. THey play, run, hide, fight, and eat together. Over the last two days, I have now observed them grooming each other. I have had Little Bit only 8 weeks now, and that is quite a bit of bonding in such a short time, and I have almost completely cured Clyde of his desire to go outside and explore.

He is very content to stay inside. I will have pictures of both of them soon.

Clyde/Little Bit/Mike

That is great news! We want pics!! We want pics!!

Hooray!! Isn't it wonderful when they get along? My two started out hissing and posturing but it didn't take long for them to become fast friends. I was so thrilled.

Glad to hear the kitties love each other. Can't wait to get pictures!

I was just in the bathroom, and Little Bit tried to jump into the tub, but hit her front paws on the edge and did a back flip head first. I almost spit out a mouthful of toothpaste from starting to laugh too hard. These two are a laugh a minute. I don't need stand up comedy - just hang around here for a couple of hours.

Mike

that sounds exactly like my experiences (minus the bathtub thing, though they have other things that make us laugh). Willow hated all cats, until we brought Buffy home, as a 4 week old. Willow hissed once, and we shut her away in a room and let Buffy roam and explore her new home. During the course of the next week, Buffy and Willow learned that they weren't going to get threatened by the other. By the end of the first week, they finally started to play together. Well, Buffy was playing in a basket, when she spotted a cheesie and started to eat it. Willow, who had been following Buffy around the house for the past week but would run if Buffy came towards her, came forward to see what the crunching sounds were coming from. She saw, and then suddenly she flipped onto her back, and started pawing at Buffy's tail, which was hanging out of the basket. Buffy didn't notice at first, but when she did, she flew backwards and hissed (sounded like a gasp at her young age). She then growled, and then spent the next 10 minutes just growling to herself, fascinated by the new sounds. She had to be sent to a room to calm down and nap, since she was starting to get cranky.

The next time they met, they learned that they weren't going to hurt each other, and over the next week, they started getting really close. A maximum of 2 weeks after they first met, Buffy and Willow were grooming each other, playing with each other, fighting with each other, sharing food bowls with each other, etc. Willow turned into a mom for Buffy, since Buffy's momma died (same with the siblings, and she was going to be put down the next day). Nowadays, they still sleep together and groom each other, but it's waned a little bit. I think its because Buffy is a HUGE bundle of energy, and Willow is getting tired from the constant leaps and jumps, tired of Buffy trying to get her to play at practically all hours of the day. The main time Willow will get hyper and play with Buffy is in the mornings, when my parents are getting ready for work, and at night when people are getting ready for bed, and any other time people are rushing around, ready to do something.

I had to laught when you said your cat was content to stay inside. I've never had a cat that wanted to stay inside. They've always ached and tried to get out, and occasionally gotten past me. With Tigger, he gets out into the hallway, runs down the hall, then runs back because he's realized he doesn't know what to do now. At my door, he always give me a look of, "Well, ma, I'm waiting".[

Awwww thats sweet that their getting along. Wait until they curl up and fall asleep together. Make sure you get a picture of that if they do!.

Susan