Kitty update

Just a status update on the cats… I left them home alone together yesterday, and they did very well. I checked on them at lunchtime, and things seemed to be going okay so I kept them together when I went back to work. When I came home, all was still well. Murray still bugs Yuki a bit from time to time, but I think it is kind of a game now, and I am very confident Murray won’t hurt him. Murray doesn’t bother Yuki when Yuki is eating, sleeping, using the litter box, grooming, etc. – I’m sure if he really hated him, he would bother him during these times. And I’m sure he would really attack Yuki if he really wanted to. He’s had ample chances, but has been very mild in his “aggression.”

They’re home alone together again today, and I plan to drop in at lunch again today. I also hope to spend about an hour with them before I go into my second job tonight, so they don’t feel completely abandoned all day/night. If they get too stressed about my being gone all day and all night, they might take it out on each other. So I want to give them at least some contact with me…

I am so very glad I got Yuki. He is so sweet and loving - he loves to climb on my lap and snuggle and be petted. Not that Murray hasn't given me lots of love and affection, but he isn't much of a lap cat; he usually prefers to sit in the same room as me, at a slight distance, coming up to me every now and then to get petted a bit. (And he likes to sleep in the bed with me at night, and get petted quite a bit when he's in bed with me.) It is nice to have a cute little kitten who likes to sit in my lap with me while I watch TV, listen to music, etc. I try to give Murray plenty of attention, too - talking/singing to him, etc. - so he doesn't feel too jealous. He seems to be accepting Yuki's role as a lap cat, after some initial jealousy. Meanwhile, Yuki has accepted that Murray likes having the bed and me to himself at night. I wish they would both sleep with me, but if Murray feels more secure without Yuki in the bed, so be it...