All The Kitties We Can Handle

 The settling-in period saw Jasper and Blaze confined to the living room. They get along alright, but they don't snuggle together at all.

Exploring the surroundings.

As you can tell from this picture, Blaze has a lot of extra weight. He came to us at 25 pounds.
We put him and Jasper on a diet right away.

Part of the problem with these guys was they had been given only junk food, which is how I describe Friskies. It's not the worst food available, but far from the best.  Also, I think they were allowed to just eat whenever they liked, with  no portion control.

Blaze in February

Jasper in March

Looking out the patio door, in June.

By the summer, both cats were much trimmer. Blaze still has a lot of loose skin and feels very cuddly as a result.

Blaze needed a major dental surgery.  We put it off for a while, being unsure of his overall health,  but finally had it done in August, and he came through just fine.

The boys really enjoyed the cottage, where we spent the whole summer.  There, they could go outside sometimes (on a leash or very closely supervised).

Back at home in the fall, Stitches has accepted Blaze - and vice versa.