Guess I'll just have to have more patience and accept the fact that Cammie may never warm up to anyone but her daddy. Sigh... Yes, the photo is of Cammie and Halo meeting on our back yard fence. Halo is trying to make herself look as small and non-threatening as possible (which is hard to do for an 11 pound kitten). Poor Halo gets her feelings hurt when Cammie hisses and spits at her. She can't figure out what she's doing wrong. Nothing -- Cammie just has an attitude.

I really think Cammie was desperate to get out of the no-kill shelter. She had been there with 200 other cats from October to March. I guess she thought she was going to be an "only" cat. Halo doesn't know what to think. She's very laid back but she was there first. But she knows that Cammie is older. But Halo is bigger. I was hoping that after 9 months, they would have sorted things out but guess I'll just have to have patience.

Some people have suggested we get a third cat to break up this little power struggle, but I really don't trust Cammie around a kitten (I'd prefer to get a kitten). She is very aggressive and will charge Halo who is big enough to defend herself.

I think it's mostly just for show even though Cammie has slashed Halo's nose once or twice -- no one ever needed stitches. Once their stupid owner (me) put them in the same cat carrier together (I didn't know that Cammie was already in there). They got along fine. No hissing, no spitting. They just sat there looking at me in shock. So, maybe it's just a big show. But, Halo did end up soaking the carrier when she peed out of fright. I'm a bad, bad cat mommy.