The cats have been vying for the good bed in the cupboard all evening. Merlin discovered it pretty early on, and Jo was a little perturbed by this - he sat on the other side of the kitchen meowing. I went in to see what was the matter and… no Merlin to be found! He was asleep curled up pretty as you please in Jo’s bed in the corner cupboard.

A little bit later Merlin was out being lovey to me. Jo snuck into the cupboard. When I went back to my computer Merlin was sitting outside the cupboard, staring in.

Next thing I know Jo is meowing, and I go in there to find him sitting on the far side of the kitchen, meowing, and Merlin sleeping in the cupboard! I don’t know why Jo gave it up.

So Jo is still stuck out here, and he seems a little sad. He’s spending time with me on my desk - but with Zeeke in a ramped-up state that is being difficult. (Zeeke keeps growling and pawing at Jo.) I’m not really sure what they’re going to do. I’m thinking that it’s likely they both end up sleeping in the cupboard together. They both seem very disinclined to fight over it - neither one has displayed any aggression towards the other, I’m actually quite impressed.

They both can be little shits so we shall see if any scuffles break out. I guess Jo just sees Merlin’s confident attitude, so different from freaked-out Angel who became an immediate target. Jo respects confidence. And Merlin, he’s just not a fighter, he’s a lover. I’ll bet he plays rough, though. Yes, it will definitely be interesting to see how this develops. By by all standards this is going far better than I had hoped. I had hoped the cats would get along this well after a week or two… I never thought they’d be fine after only an hour. Go figure.