Why?

Before we got the girls I did a lot of research into having two cats.  I read everything I could; asked everybody’s advice and of course scoured the Internet.  The answers were nearly always the same:

1.  It can be problematic having two cats that aren’t from the same litter and it can still be a problem if they are, as cats are solitary creatures.

2.  They need their own beds, feeding bowls, litter boxes and toys.

3.  Expect minor & major fights until the hierarchy is established.  At best they will be friends; at worst they will stay enemies and the middle ground is that they will simply tolerate (ignore) each other.

Well, NOBODY TOLD MY CATS ALL THIS!!!

We’ve had the fights, too true.  But they both do the complete opposite to what we expected:

1.  They are friends – they play together.  Not the action of “solitary” creatures.  They enjoy playing football together, passing the ball back and forth, scooting it under the furniture.

2. They sleep together – in each other’s beds or even in the same one!  They eat together, from the same bowl or each other’s.  They both use both litter boxes – it is not unusual to see both cats in 1 box at the same time.

3.  Yes, they do fight – PLAY fight.  No claws, no hissing just “boxing”!  They play “follow my leader” – if one gets on the table/chair/desk, the other is not far behind.  When it’s treat time, both are sitting on my lap waiting for said treats.

Simply put – my cats are NOT NORMAL, but boy, do I love them.