Well, 2 weeks together now, and they are settling in a little better (still a ways to go, though). Leo isn't as much up-her-arse-24-7, he does give her a little more space now. I think he is showing a little jealousy, but I'm not sure. When she comes downstairs to greet us or seek attention, he will watch her, and slowly start approaching. I try to pet him as well, show him the same attention, but he slinks away from my hand without taking his eyes off Bella. He'll eventually start to play fight her, and chase her upstairs and under the bed.

I have to admit though, their play sessions aren't AS bad. There are more times they play nice than nasty, but Leo still has his moments where he gets carried away. A few nights ago, they were tumbling under the bed without making so much as a whine or hiss (but on the other hand, their thumping around was loud enough to wake the dead! I'm surprised neither of them have gotten knocked unconscious, the way they run and tumble into doors, walls, and other objects ) But other times, he just antagonizes her by biting her toes and legs, and she just HOLLERS away at him. lol He'll just pounce on her back, and proceed to "chew" on her. Of course, he's so much heavier, so she gets mad that she can't turn around to give it back to him.

One thing I notice he does... when he cleans her, he only does it for a few seconds and then jumps on and starts biting her. It's almost like he uses it as a way to get near her, and then "SIC! Fooled you!" kind of thing... I don't understand why he just can't be nice to her when she's resting. lol It's very similar to what he'd do to me, before we got Bella. He'd lick my hand a couple times, and then CHOMP, out come the teeth and claws, and he's wrestling my whole arm.

Well, good news for this update!

The two kiddies are doing MUCH better these days, we are SO happy!
Last night, I woke up to the two of them curled up TOGETHER, between my feet, it was so cute! Leo has even started curling up next to me more often, which I am very surprised about (when he was an only kitten, we reluctantly had to ban him from the bedroom, because he was constantly pouncing on my head, and biting my feet, in the middle of the night), and now when Bella seeks attention from us, he will also come over for his share (rather than slink away jealously). It's almost as though they have "claimed" each other as mate. Many times, we'll find him just sitting on her back, licking her ears and face. The other day, Leo was sleeping on his back on the couch when my husband came in from the patio. As Enrique went to scratch Leo's ears, Bella came running over, straddled him and just started licking his face all over. It was so funny! But we figured it was their way of saying "he/she's mine!"

Their playtime has gotten more and more quiet, where they will be wrestling around on the floor, and she's finally not yelling at him! hehe I consider this a great step forward, since she's either used to his roughness now, or has finally figured out how to give it back to him and isn't so intimidated anymore. I've caught her a few times stalking him from behind a corner, and rushing to pounce on him and start the chase!

Over the weekend, we took some beautiful photos of the two of them, and you can really see the difference in their interaction since the beginning. Such great progress!

I'll let everyone know the our gallery has been updated, so you can see th ephotos.

That's wonderful! I know how much stress it can cause when our furbabies don't get along.

Have fun watching them romp!

Medora