Hi everyone I have posted several times before, most recently about getting a buddy for Madeleine. Well, we got a buddy - Ingrid - about a month ago, but things aren't going so well. Madeleine is about 7 or 8 months, and ingrid is about 4 or 5 months. Madeleine used to be very playful and hyper, but Ingrid seems to have been too much for her - she walks aroung hissing at Ingrid, who doesn't get the jist and keeps trying to play anyway. Occasionally, Maddy will play with Ingrid, but seems to be afraid of Ingrid's energy/ebulience, and hisses the whole time. So Madeleine has turned into an old lady - she isn't playful, refusing to play with humans, sleeps a lot, is getting very fat (perhaps a winter thing), and will actually allow herself to be held (?). I have tried separating them for spells to give Madeleine abreak, but it doesnt seem to help. I play with Ingrid plenty to try to wear her out some, and I continue to lavish Madeleine with attention. Another problem - Ingrid has chewed the hair off of Madeleine's ears. I put bitter apple on them, and she loved it, immediately going on an ear frenzy. What to do?? Thanks for any help Alexis [Posted in FML issue 1730]