Meet Mario

Meet Mario. Born April 15, 2008, obviously, as he was in the same litter as Peach. Mario is such a little sweetheart. He is incredibly calm, unlike Peach, but they're loving having eachother. I was worried yesterday that maybe they wouldn't get along, since its been a few weeks since they were last together. They fought last night, nothing bad, no "screeching" or anything, just some hissing and meowing, and tackling eachother. I observed and at first, I thought it was just Peach going after him, but then she'd back off and Mario would go looking for her. That's when I realized: If they were hurting eachother, they wouldn't keep going back to find the other. They cuddled on and off throughout the night along with their tackling. But today, I noticed that they're really just playing, they love playing and rolling around on the floor together. Peach thinks she's his mom, and she's totally taken over that role. Always having to be on him, cleaning him, keeping him "in line." I read up on-line some about it, and read that there's a hierarchy of power in a litter of

kittens. And that if you seperate them, and/or introduce a new cat into the picture after anytime of being an only pet, then there's that initial period of time where it's showing the other whose "boss." That it's very normal, and that unless there's actual screeching, then they're fine and just sizing eachother up and feeling eachother out and determining those roles between the two of them. But this picture to the right, as I'm sure you can see, their sibling bond has overcome the need for power :)

Peach, Mario, and their other two brothers, Duncan and Dooley, all go for their shots on August 4. That will be interesting.