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No, he just looked like he was walking around.His body language was a little more cautious? Not his usual?
No, he just looked like he was walking around.His body language was a little more cautious? Not his usual?
Thank you. I sure hope you're right!it sounds like your kitties will be just fine together .... I personally think we give cats too little credit for their social skills ... well socialized cats that have known other cats will establish rules and communication quite nicely. A hiss or growl isn't negative ... it is simply establishing boundaries ..." back off ... this is mine ( for the moment)- or .. NO ". I introduce cats and kittens as fosters on a regular base and there are always some hisses at the beginning when they establish their ground rules but ... I count it as a success if there is respect ... one hisses, the other walks away ... THAT is what you want. Some cats will become best buddies, some even bonded pairs, some become roomies and some never like each other but co-exists and on rare occasions two don't get along ( just like with us humans ... imagine you had to live with some stranger ... ) . Your cats seem to have good social skills and when their body posture is relaxed when in the same room .... they are not really opposed to each other either ... they speak " cat" and we don't - I think they will get along very nicely :-)
AWESOME!!! That is what we want to see.No, he just looked like he was walking around.
"Thursday morning: Duncan was up on his tree, looking out the window, so I let Indy into the rest of the house." - GreatThursday morning:
Duncan was up on his tree, looking out the window, so I let Indy into the rest of the house.
I grabbed my phone, and when I looked up, Duncan was on the ground, a couple feet away from Indy. Oh, boy. I decided to let it ride.
Duncan growled and/or hissed, Indy sat there.
I distracted Indy with one of those ring toys with the ball. This became his obsession for the next 10 minutes or so. Duncan stood off in the background, keeping a watchful eye.
At one point, Indy hopped into Duncan's litter box. Duncan moved a little closer and watched, but he was okay.
All was fine, until Duncan decided he would like to pass by. Naturally, he couldn't take the long way around, no. He had to pass right between where I was sitting and where Indy was playing. This brought a little more hissing, but Indy was too into his toy to care. Duncan moved into the dining room and continued to watch.
Indy continued playing.
More of the back and forth...Duncan was ok, then he was annoyed and hissed/growled...then he was okay.
There was a little dust up where Indy kind of hopped toward Duncan or something. I don't know. I'm trying to work and make sure things don't blow sky high at the same time. Plus, it happened under my chair. Duncan hissed and growled, and Indy stopped.
At one point, Duncan hopped on the cat tree, and Indy soon followed. Oy. I have pictures of various moments, and I'll have to upload them in a bit. Indy found Duncan's "thinking spot" and surprisingly, I think Duncan was okay with it, as long as Indy understood he wasn't to make any sudden moves.
This is getting long, and really, it's a repeat cycle. We're currently or almost to the 1 hour mark. Duncan jumped on the other cat tree, and as he was in the process, Indy bounded in after him from the other room. Duncan turned and hissed, Indy stopped in his tracks. Indy has now moved back to the first cat tree, Duncan is sitting on the second. Phew! Maybe I can get some more work done now. Hopefully the peace will hold for a bit.
Again, I'll upload pics a little later.
He definitely wasn't coming down to welcome him with open arms. I just think he wanted to be on the ground."I grabbed my phone, and when I looked up, Duncan was on the ground, a couple feet away from Indy." - So Duncan came down from the cat tree to "greet" Indy? Or was he just coming down anyway? Or not sure. A couple of feet.................. Interesting
"Phew! Maybe I can get some more work done now." - YES!!! That is why we were going to do this this weekend. BUT I am glad you did it. Tells us everything we needed to know. They are intro'd. We have to continue making those positive encounters but they are fine. We know now. There will be dustups and some unease but there case of trust is there and the line is known. They are going to be just fine.
"He definitely wasn't coming down to welcome him with open arms. I just think he wanted to be on the ground." - Ok, interesting. It sure turned out well.He definitely wasn't coming down to welcome him with open arms. I just think he wanted to be on the ground.
I can't wait to put the pics up. I think you'll be surprised.
Hahahaha. I had no problem finding Duncan.Here are 3. I'm waiting on the other 3, which are way better. Duncan is in the background of these. Pretend you're spotting Waldo.
WOW!!! AMAZING!!!!The others...
Awww, Thank you! They're pretty awesome little creatures.WOW!!! AMAZING!!!!
How adorable are they?!?!?!?!?!?!?! MY GOODNESS they are GORGEOUS!!!
Your cats sure are!!! I love them.Awww, Thank you! They're pretty awesome little creatures.
"We made it 15 minutes today before it started getting quite contentious." - OkWe made it 15 minutes today before it started getting quite contentious.
Duncan was sleeping in his cat tree box, so I let Indy out. He headed straight to the sun room and up on the cat tree to where Duncan was, swiping his paws at Duncan. I encouraged Indy to get down, which he did for a minute or two. He wandered to the dining room and then back...Straight back to that cat tree. By now, Duncan was hip to his game, so the hissing and growling started. Indy hopped further up the cat tree, even hopping on top of the box where Duncan was laying. He peeked down into the box from above. Growling and hissing galore from Duncan. Indy swiped again. I pulled him down and put him on the other cat tree. He promptly hopped down and went straight back to Duncan's tree. This time, he took swipes at Duncan from the end of the box (there are two openings.) There was screeching, hissing, and growling. Duncan came out of his box and moved to a higher level. He was clearly upset, so I grabbed Indy up and put him back in the bedroom. The main reason for me doing that was because I'm pretty sure that Indy's nails need to be trimmed back quite a bit before I put him with Duncan in a situation like this.
He was attracted to Duncan like a moth to a flame today, and I don't have the time to referee. After yesterday went so well, I was really hoping they (read: Indy) would've been a little more settled down today. I guess not.
Overall, he was fine. He just lounged in his box, watching Indy while he made a lot of noise. Even at the end when he got out of his box and went higher, he was annoyed with Indy, obviously, but his demeanor was fine. After I put Indy back in the bedroom, Duncan continued to sit up in the tree before he joined me at my desk."Growling and hissing galore from Duncan. Indy swiped again." - Expected. But Indy did not make contact? How was Duncan's body language?
He stopped sleeping in his carrier and has decided for weeks now that the sink is for him. Even when I go looking for him in the middle of the afternoon - he could be curled up on the bed or under it, but half the time, he chooses to sleep in the bathroom sink.We do need to start thinking about how we are going to transition Indy out of the bathroom. Where we are going to move his bed, etc.
"Overall, he was fine. He just lounged in his box, watching Indy while he made a lot of noise. Even at the end when he got out of his box and went higher, he was annoyed with Indy, obviously, but his demeanor was fine." - Great. That is exactly what I was hoping to hear.Overall, he was fine. He just lounged in his box, watching Indy while he made a lot of noise. Even at the end when he got out of his box and went higher, he was annoyed with Indy, obviously, but his demeanor was fine. After I put Indy back in the bedroom, Duncan continued to sit up in the tree before he joined me at my desk.
He stopped sleeping in his carrier and has decided for weeks now that the sink is for him. Even when I go looking for him in the middle of the afternoon - he could be curled up on the bed or under it, but half the time, he chooses to sleep in the bathroom sink.
Duncan has his carrier, but really, the world is his bed. I'm assuming Indy will be the same way.
Yes and no. He always started in the bed with me...ALWAYS. Sometime during the night, he was move out to the chair in the living room. When I'd get up to go to the bathroom or get water or something, I'd always stop and hug on him. That was all he needed, and he'd race me to the bedroom, where he'd sleep the rest of the night. Pretty much every morning, I'd wake up sandwiched between the two, or Admiral would be curled up on my chest with his face right in mine. The funniest mornings would be when I'd wake up with Admiral on my chest and Duncan on my legs.Did Admiral sleep with you and Duncan?