Forming bonds

Well, it’s been 10 days now, and the two cats are practically best buds. To my surprise, Pinkie is sharing several of her prized resting spots, mainly the back of the couch and wherever Amanda is at the moment. Last night, as Amanda was working on the computer, one of the cats was lounging in front of her, the other on her lab. Every now and then, positions were exchanged. In Pinkie’s eyes, Miranda might just be the best toy ever. It used to be that she would have to pester me to chase her around, but now she has a much more agile playmate. They are gently pouncing on each other, batting toys around, and wrestling without much issue. Every now and then Pinkie will call a time out, but play usually resumes within a minute. One of the stranger games they play involves the cat carrier – Pinkie likes to go hide in it, and then the two will exchange paws thru the various openings. Miranda has been known to shut the door on occasion, but Pinkie is patient as we move to re-open it for her. As close as they are, I hope that they don’t learn too much from each other…I would rather minimize the number of cats who like to sleep on the oven (I cannot keep Pinkie away from the warmth of the pilot light) and how many animals can open Tupperware that hides cat food (Miranda’s thing).