The UN-bonding of Toast and Slate

Maybe you remember Toast and Slate, two Winnie’s Wish brothers who came in together with another brother  (Smokey)  and a sister  (Snowflake).  They have been here since the summer of 2013.

Slate and Toast

 

Smokey and Snowflake

The three boys eventually tamed and moved to the cathouse.  Snowflake was much slower to tame, but has now moved to the cathouse as well.  Toast and Slate were always a pair – Slate the more introverted one and Toast the more outgoing.  I felt like Toast might do OK if he was adopted away from Slate, but I just didn’t feel like Slate would do well without Toast. 

Then when Isaac moved into the cathouse, I watched a relationship develop between Isaac and Toast & Slate.

 

But that’s not where the development ended.  Slowly, Slate became obsessed with Isaac.  Toast still hung around, but I could tell there was less and less of a bond between the brothers.   The bond now was definitely between Slate and Isaac, except that it was truly an obsession on Slate’s part.  He followed Isaac everywhere, and luckily, Isaac didn’t seem to mind.  In fact, Isaac often licks Slate on the head which Slate seems to think is pure heaven.

Then along came Finnick.  Finnick, Peeta, and Prim are sibling kittens from this summer.  Finnick and Peeta were neutered and I moved them to the cathouse.  They were never really bonded, but they liked each other and played.  However, once Finnick discovered Slate nothing else mattered in Finnick’s life.  Finnick became obsessed with Slate.  He is still obsessed with Slate.

 

So Slate is obsessed with Isaac and Isaac seems fine with it.  Finnick is obsessed with Slate and Slate seems fine with it.  Which brings me to the title of the post.  I can officially say that Toast and Slate are no longer bonded.  It’s not that they don’t like each other.  They do.  And they still romp with each other occasionally.  But my desire had been to adopt Toast and Slate together to the same home because initially they needed each other (or certainly Slate needed Toast).  I can no longer say that these two NEED to be adopted together.  So I am officially UN-bonding the pair and releasing them to be adopted separately.  Well, at least Toast could certainly be adopted without Slate.    And Slate can be adopted without Toast.  I’m not sure how Slate will get along without Isaac if Isaac should be chosen.  And I’m not sure how Finnick will get along without Slate if Slate should be chosen.  But we’ll cross those bridges when we get to them.  For now, the captions under the sidebar pictures of Toast and Slate newly reflect their UN-bonded status.  Let the adopting begin . . .

 

Slate

 

Toast

 

See you tomorrow.

Comments

[Random Felines]

so interesting to see how relationships develop in these situations....

[ginny & the Fur Family]

Things are certainly interesting in the Furry world. Friendships come and go. This post will help someone out there to think of adoption a pair or three together just not the same ones. I love Finnick. He is so pretty. All the cats are beautiful in their own way. I pray for someone to look at these beauties and e-mail in private and talk about adopting from Winnie's room. It would be such a good thing. Homes for the Holidays. Cold here in Fur a Way land, but thankfully no snow. Ginny & The Fur Family

[meowmeowmans]

Who would have guessed? So fascinating that these friendships evolve however they do, right?

[Maria in CT]

It's a Winnie's Wish Midsummer Night's Dream! I'm not sure I could follow all the players and who loves whom, but it makes for a great post. Here's to as many adoptions as possible!!