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A little bit of an update on rules: Pretty much continues as before. BC is a bit more adventurous. Rapscallion will occasionally get up on BC's shelf (when he's in a rambunctious mood). Interesting thing: last time he did that I went over and he just jumped off, of his own accord. So some...

Not exactly this one, but very much the same https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DSSA54C/?tag=thecatsite

Those crinkle fish - cloth on the outside and crinkle on the inside - my cat likes. My recently passed cat only liked the electronic toy that rotated under a cloth. (But no other electric toys.)

Thanks for all the thoughts! She doesn't really have a shelf. She used to, but Rapscallion's grown enough now that physically there are probably some areas that he (R) could get to that she (BC) can't. The shelf she has now started as a 'too high' one, and I've isolated it so there's really...

Appreciate the comments! That's exactly my dilemma - how much am I projecting and how much is natural cat behavior. The other question is how much can you train out. You can't train out playfulness but I think one could train out certain situations (e.g. no playing while the other cat is...

It's funny that you say that because that's exactly what I do.

Thanks for that. I'm a little reassured that Rapscallion's play-bites with me are just that, play-bites. And you're right, he was in a shelter the first month or so of his life and I got her probably right as he was going into that phase. Poor BC. If she would just stand up for herself a...

Sorry, go about a third of the way down where it compares products. The regular one is 142x120 and that one is 178x170. May not be big enough for a dog but thought I'd share the option. In general, I'd look through the Amazon similar products. For example, here's another one...

A bit of an update: overall things haven't changed. BC's problem - well, other than being a good, placid cat - is that she wants to attack from a higher position so she basically cedes the floor to Rapscallion. She'll fight back if she can get somewhere high but otherwise run away. It seems...

Does the older cat have a special treat he likes? A mutual treat time might be one way

I haven't tried this but I found the cat SureFlap a little small so looked at this, which is bigger: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NH6NR0/. I haven't tried it myself.

BFK "Black Fluffy Kitty" Soot or Sooty Bert, who was the chimney sweep in Mary Poppins. Or Gamfield, who was the chimney sweep in Oliver Twist. Huff or Huffington. Huff for "Hubble Ultra-deep field", the patch of sky that was black space before the Hubble telescope focused on it and found...

Thanks! All very true. The rule I set for myself is this: if Rapscallion attacks BC in her sleep, then he gets a time out. I keep it short and Rapscallion gets a (quick but) controlled re-entry. As I mentioned above, I want the behavior to be followed quickly by the response, but he's not...

Here's BC checking out the kitten while she's sleeping.

Thanks! Yeah, it was touching. It went a little downhill after that, although nowhere near the fights some people experience. BC is almost too nice. As ArtNJ said, it would be good if she could say "my space, too!"

Thanks! Draining the ocean with a thimble - apt description. BTW, here's their first face-to-face meeting

Hi everyone, The other cat intro thread was so helpful I thought I'd reach out. I wrote a little bit about the situation here: Older and younger cat but it's not necessary to read that to get this. The cats: - BC: 6 year old female tabby (fixed), with the exception of her first year in a...

FWIW, I trained my kitten on it first by making a makeshift cardboard box and serving her treats inside it. I had it without the batteries in first so she didn't have to worry about the timing. I also had to help her by holding it open (gradually doing less and less). To help her exit, I had...

Interesting. I bought the same thing but haven't used it yet (the cat I was going to use it for passed away). One of the concerns raised was that the cat-being-attacked would overuse it and spend all her time in there. Have you found that to be the case? Also, how did you train her to use...

Thanks, that's good advice. Right now I have the luxury (?) of working from home so I can flexible. Each has made a try at the other's food, and that seems to be a bone of contention.