My experience with cats has been that it seems to take a full year and change of seasons to fully settle into anything new. Sounds like you should be reaching that point, but maybe things will still resolve as kittenhood fades? Kind of sounds like Maggie is still wanting to keep Yoko in her place -- and it's possible she will always feel the need to remind Yoko who is queen bee or at least who came first.

Has it been a year already? At least they look like they can occupy the same piece of furniture. And so gorgeous!

Ditto, bpath … how has it been a year?!

Adorable pictures, I want to snuggle with them all. ❤️

The pounce picture! 😂

The photos weren't there when I saw the post. They look like they get along pretty well.

Your siamese reminds me of a cat I fostered for a while. He had the unfortunate name Squeakers. I would have kept him but my border collie mix wouldn't allow him any peace in the housemadn it wouldn't have been fair to him. I sent an email to follow up and ask how he was doing after a few days. The lady who adopted him told me they loved him. She had come home at lunch to check on him and he'd taken all the ornaments of the Christmas tree and she thought it was great fun since they were not breakable ones. Would have been disaster if we'd had out tree up when he was with us. I was glad he found his home. LOL

Cute pictures! They look quite peaceful in the photos so maybe they really are beginning to get along. I too can’t believe it’s been a year!

My girls grew up together from kittens...we got them 9 yrs ago. And they still have their dust-ups. Jealousy especially on Mila's part is a factor even though I'm so careful to give them equal time. I think it's cats just being cats.

They look well-cared for 3katz and content. I know nothing about cats but they seem to figure me out quickly and love to visit me when I'm at my friend's home. One paw at a time they somehow land in my lap!

Yoko just wants Maggie to be her playmate.

Awwww, it doesn't seem too, too terrible, and honestly, even cats raised together from the get go can show intolerance and disdain for each other. When our oldest DD and her DH combined households, they had a couple of dogs and 6 or 7 cats (they are both vets). They made sure each cat had its own litter box. It went pretty well for most of the animals, but two cats were still struggling some months later and they put them on Prozac. In their eyes, the idea was to allow the Prozac to permit the cats to peacefully coexist, before the antagonism became really heated. I think they were on it a few months and it definitely resulted in more peaceful coexistence, though not BFF's LOL.

Cats are volatile. I have 3 and one is the mom (Kiki) and I have her son (Henry) and daughter (Sue). Sue generally is quite shy and I think even scared by the other two. However, there are times when Sue scares her mom Kiki. Then out of nowhere Sue stalks Kiki and I have no idea why.

Henry is the top dog (cat I should say). No one scares him at all. However, roles have changed over the years ( i have had all 3 for 10 or more years now). However, Henry is still the the top of the three in terms of who rules who.

There is a scuttle at least every few days. I see fur flying in the air and some serious sounds that give me the goosebumps! I just chalk it up to --cats are that way. They are all very happy and I just think it is the way of life when it comes to cats.

Sound like normal life at your house. I love the photos! I am glad you still have her! She sounds like the sweetest little thing. I bet no matter what she is one happy kitty!!

Amy

I agree, Amy. My two were adopted when they were sharing a cage in the shelter almost 14 years ago. They are not biological siblings but are quite bonded, but several times a week out of nowhere they will start fighting. The fights don't last long, but there is much growling, hissing, chasing and sometimes flying fur. Then 10 minutes later everything's fine again.

Well that is encouraging to know so many other cats have these spats. We have no fur flying so I guess that’s a good sign.

sas95- You hit the nail on the head. I think it is just cat's behavior. It does not matter when in their life you introduce them to another cat ... it is just the way cats are.

Oh that one of her belly up on the bed is so adorable! 😻 Panda and Blue get along pretty well overall. Panda came from a home with multiple cats and dogs before we got her and then Blue was in a foster with other cats. It took her awhile to warm up to him. She gave many looks of ”what is HE doing here?” but they sleep together and groom each other although she occasionally still gets annoyed with him. She is 14 this month and he is 4.

Waiting for DH to come home from work and feed them.

@gsciencechick - so good to see Blue and Panda again. I'm always struck by how much your Panda looks like my Maggie. Hopefully my two will someday sleep together. I've thought that might happen when the old guy passes - assuming he is the first to go. They both snuggle up with him and would only have each other when he's gone. He's 15 and doing well so I think he may be around for another five years.

Was it you that asked about Pickle Ball noise recently? Tonight 8/5 news.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/noise-complaints-arise-as-pickleball-grows-in-popularity-across-u-s-190097477605

@maddielee - yes that was me and I saw that on the news. My realtor went over to the place in question to check it out. The tennis courts were closer than the pickleball courts and there was a lot of activity and noise. He sent me some pictures and there was absolutely no vegetation or other screening so also kind of an eyesore across the street in addition to the noise. So lovely as the house was it’s a no-go so still looking.

Yes, they could be twins! Panda is super tiny, though. She is back to 7.2 lbs. at her last vet visit. She had lost weight before we got her on the hyperthyroid medication, which is going well. She finds the liquid acceptable and her levels are good.