Cats

I have a young cat named Sweetie and Tracy has a slightly older one named JoJo. We planned that each would take in the other's cat when the other was traveling thus saving money and maybe giving the cats new experiences instead of being alone in the house. New experieces, yes, for us AND the cats. But not necessarily good new experiences.

Sweetie had past experiences with other cats and the outside world. JoJo did not. And, cats are territorial. Not a good background mix as it turns out. JoJo had previously stayed with me without any problems. After I acquired Sweetie and JoJo came to visit, the latter was severely threatened and chose to stay under the sofa. We thought things would be better when Sweetie stayed at JoJo's house. Only slightly. Tracy reported that they hissed and spat alot, but eventually seemed to tolerate each other a little. One memorable night, they had a long-running spat under the bed. Poor Tracy, trying to sleep. But one day, Tracy found both of them on the shelf above the refrigerator each sitting in a mixing bowl! What were they thinking?

We may reconsider the wisdom of this arrangement.