There are random times where I see Jo, and I say hi to him and reach out to pet him, then Merlin walks in and I greet him… and I think, Holy! I have two cats! It’s a great feeling. I love watching them together. They really are best buddies now. They like to follow each other around the house, even when they’re not playing. I love having the two of them, they’re my little buddies - annoying at times, but still my buddies.

They are getting a little chubby though. Ever since Merlin came home they’ve both been eating so much food! I only put out one 5.5oz can of canned food a day, which they eat in entirety, but I leave out dry food all the time and they’re going through that like never before. I want to put out more food - because they’re always yowling for more - but I can tell they’re getting a little chubby and I don’t want to make it worse. I might have to cut back a little, and I don’t want to do that!

I got a water fountain from work, since Merlin is still obsessed with water. I set it up today, he was immediately enthralled. Jo was interested, but Merlin was… obsessed. He sat there for a long time pawing at the water pouring out of the top. Then he started biting it - the fountain, not the water. Twice now he’s pried the top off of it and pulled out the filter, and I say oh well. I got it more for him to play in than as a drinking source, and who really needs filtered water anyways? It’s the waterfall action that he’s interested in. So let him play in it. Better that than the sink when I’m using it!