Thanks for sharing your tales of kitty interactions in the comments yesterday. I'm still adjusting to having two non-littermate cats, and it's very reassuring to know that my girls are acting normally. And by the way, Scarlett and Melly snuggled on the couch last night, and this morning, Scarlett pinned Melly down and gave her head a very thorough bathing. So it's definitely not all bad!
And on to today's post:
Melly climbs on everything, attacks everything that moves (and many things that don't), squeezes into every teeny space... and Scarlett has been watching. After Melly jumped up on the bathroom shelf, Scarlett followed and it’s now one of her favorite places. After Melly played with the mousie toy and the jingle ball that Scarlett had had for years, Scarlett suddenly started playing with them. After Melly decided that sitting in front of the TV while we were watching it was a brilliant idea, Scarlett started sitting on the TV stand.
When Scarlett became a fully indoor cat about four years ago, she (understandably) became extremely bored. I gave her lots of extra attention and a whole bunch of toys, and played with her as much as she'd let me, but even though she eventually got used to indoor life, Scarlett's old spunk and energy never completely returned.
Until now, that is. Even though Scarlett and Melly continue to have loud disagreements and violent tussles, I think Melly has provided Scarlett with exactly the excitement she needed and has reminded her how to have fun. I had almost forgotten how silly Scarlett used to be; it's wonderful to have her back.