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"Well, Indy walked out, but he still has that kitten swagger about him, if you know what I mean." - Ok, great, that is good. Yep, I know what you mean.Well, Indy walked out, but he still has that kitten swagger about him, if you know what I mean.
I think that, had I not been sitting in the chair, Indy would've hopped right up there and gotten in Duncan's face.
He just peered over the table and watched Indy. I would imagine that, in his mind, he was thinking, "Ummmm, EXCUSE ME?!?"
Yeah, maybe a minute or two after. Indy had already moved on and was now sitting in the lower cat tree box, looking out the window.
Duncan just hopped down and was going on his way, Indy looked like he was ready for a rumble when he jumped down and tagged along. How they were before I made it to the LR, I don't know.
Well, I didn't give him a whole lot of chance to respond before I stepped between them and shifted Indy back to the hallway. He was easy to "encourage" along to the hallway, meaning, I didn't pick him up. He walked himself over.
Duncan's acting fine. He's sleeping up in the cat tree. He didn't use the box, but he had used it shortly before I let Indy out.
Indy has used his box before, though, and he's (Duncan) had no issues using it later. I don't think he's actually seen Indy use it before, but I'm sure cats know.
"I think that, had I not been sitting in the chair, Indy would've hopped right up there and gotten in Duncan's face." - Ok. And it depends on the intent, etc. BUT it is good you were there. It helped Duncan. Avoiding is a positive.
"He just peered over the table and watched Indy. I would imagine that, in his mind, he was thinking, "Ummmm, EXCUSE ME?!?" " - Hahahaha, yep, exactly. But if he didn't go right in there and use it it tells me he isn't too territorial which is a great sign.
"Yeah, maybe a minute or two after. Indy had already moved on and was now sitting in the lower cat tree box, looking out the window." - That is really good.
"Duncan just hopped down and was going on his way, Indy looked like he was ready for a rumble when he jumped down and tagged along. How they were before I made it to the LR, I don't know." - Ok, sounds normal. Indy probably wanted to play. What was your take?
"Well, I didn't give him a whole lot of chance to respond before I stepped between them" - Ok, understandable.
"and shifted Indy back to the hallway. He was easy to "encourage" along to the hallway, meaning, I didn't pick him up. He walked himself over." - THAT is AWESOME!!!
"Duncan's acting fine. He's sleeping up in the cat tree. He didn't use the box, but he had used it shortly before I let Indy out.
Indy has used his box before, though, and he's (Duncan) had no issues using it later. I don't think he's actually seen Indy use it before, but I'm sure cats know." Well, that is great. Sounds like Duncan is doing great. Wasn't an issue at all (which is what we want to see). Yes, cats sure do know.
I am so happy where you all are. Duncan is telling us that all is going well. THAT is the most important sign.
Keep trusting your instincts, they really are good. And keep doing what you are doing. They are like 99.8% intro'd. My only question really is how will Duncan respond to having to "tell" Indy he doesn't want to play and how Indy responds. My sense is Duncan would swat him, Indy might rebel, Duncan would rebound quickly and in time Indy would learn the lesson. But that is my sense. Your instincts are good so I am interested to see what you think. I am not really worried at this point. BUT I am not there sadly. I just don't get a sense Duncan fears him that much and that Indy would actually hurt Duncan or be too persistent that Duncan would retreat more losing confidence. The nuance is very telling. And how they act after. So far I am seeing really positive things.
Healthwise Duncan is stable, correct?