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Mel and Pepper seem to have almost completely stopped fighting. There was one incident where Mel jumped on Pepper and rolled her over, but I don't know whether it was an accident or a moment of overexcitement. Either way, Pepper didn't seem to get angry about it and I haven't noticed her growling or spitting at Mel at all. Sometimes, they both get on the living room lookout together.

I'm not sure what caused the change, but I have two possible theories:

1. Mel, having been the first cat to move in, may have viewed the old apartment as "hers" and was harassing Pepper to show her dominance. But since they were both introduced to the new house together, they may view ownership on equal terms. The house is also larger so there may not be as much concern over territorial boundaries.

2. Mel may have been bored at the apartment because there wasn't enough for her to do. We had a lot of toys and cat furniture, but not a lot of running space and Pepper would almost always be in the way.

Mel always had a penchant for overeating but I don't think it got really bad until I shut all the window shades down at the old apartment. Since she's been at the new house where she has lots of windows to look out, I haven't noticed her overeating. She was probably just eating a lot because she was bored.

Lady still hasn't completely adapted to having other cats around, but she's getting better. She comes out of the kitchen to visit with us for a few moments throughout the day. It seems she's more bothered by Pepper than anyone else, even though Pepper is the most harmless and docile. I think Pepper's fearlessness freaks out other cats. We suspected that was part of why Mel had a hard time accepting her at first, too.

Lady also likes to play "hide-and-seek" in the basement. Yesterday, she ran down the basement stairs and I followed her, but couldn't find her once I got down there. I figured she must have gotten into the back room, but the door hadn't been pushed open. Then, out of the darkness, I just barely saw the white part of her face and two glowing eyes peeking at me from behind these wooden table/bench things that Crawl had propped up against the back wall. When I went back up the stairs, she charged after me. She went back downstairs and I followed her and saw her run behind the tables. Within moments she peeked out at me. I went up the stairs again, and she charged after me again.

Mel used to like doing that in the play cubes.