Les chats are chasing each other. Well, they were this morning. Indi was chasing Oscar around the house. They were silent, which I have read and seen said elsewhere as meaning that they are playing. There certainly weren't any hisses or claws as far as I am aware.

This is a good sign, right? If they are playing, I mean.

They are definitely touching noses (infrequently, but still) without hissing or anything, now. Oscar is still his roly poly, heavily furry, escaped-Ewok self. Indi is still her cheeky, affectionate self too.

Indi stole some cooked chicken out of my mother's bowl on Monday night when we had our backs turned. So off, and way out of line. I'm trying to break her of that, although it is the only time she has actually taken something from someone's plate. She is usually limited to trying to lick plates that people have finished with (also something I am trying to stop, since it's not like we let her do it even to start with - sigh). Mum only left her bowl for a moment because she's used to Oscar minding his manners - I don't know that he has ever tried a stunt like that.

I think that's a fundamental difference in their starts to life. Oscar only ever competed with his mother and litter-sibs, and was abundance weaned. Indi has had to compete with over 16 or so other cats for all her life until recently. The problem is that I can't now abundance wean her, because she scoffs everything we put down, and would go for more, and then even more if we let her. She would put on too much weight.

Still, they seem to be getting along. Positive progress! Hooray!