Hello all of you lovely cat people! I hope everyone is doing well! @calicosrspecial @Graham18. My last update was December 2021 (I can't believe it) and it suddenly popped into my head that I should provide an update so that anyone else experiencing the same issues with their cats getting along...
Hello all! I just want to say hello and we are well over here! My work has been just so very busy - so we are just holding steady with the cats. They switch territories throughout the day; eat their meals together (separated by the gate); have treats at night in person (no gate) and they are...
Just want to thank everyone for their warm, kind, supportive words! @Graham18, thank you for writing such a lovely message and for passing along the hemp oil/CBD recommendation! You're right, I am Canadian too, and I've been using CBD oil for Hawthorne but not noticing a whole lot of change...
Thank you @pearl99 !! It's hard sometimes. I love Florie so much and I know she loves us and is happy most of the time - except for interactions with Hawthorne, haha. I want very badly to make it work.
I always appreciate your thoughts! Your kind words always come at the right time. :)
And...
Hello and happy Friday! I have a brief update to provide.
Basically we had another little spat. I was switching the cats yesterday (letting Hawthorne out and trying to put Florie back in to the hallway territory) and I think Florie was sitting a little closer to the gate than usual, so...
Thanks as always for the advice! And to clarify, they do their bedtime treat pastes with no barrier - sorry if that wasn't clear. And they do some meals with no barrier too. I just tend to close the gate before the meal is done, and for bedtime pastes, after they finish eating I toss them...
No worries at all!!
And yes, sometimes I think - at one point, Hawthorne couldn't even see her for a few seconds without spazzing out. Now they are co-existing, even if it's through a wall of gates, hahaha. :)
And also, your cats are beautiful! Such beautiful colours. I have heard...
Hello there! Just checking in! We are in the same place although we are doing more meals and treats in person. Every day they have their treat paste before bed in person (they are about two feet apart as I have a paste in each hand and then they each get some treats thrown in opposite...
We have a very similar situation, although I don't think I suggested the loud 'no' - that must have been someone else.
But we in a similar boat in that, so long as a distraction is present, they are fine to be together, but when the distraction (treats, food) is over, eventually Hawthorne fixes...
Thank you for such a nice comment!! That's so kind of you! Sometimes I feel like we will be living with cat gates up forever, but we will just keep trying! One day he HAS to get bored of her (I hope) and she has to calm down and stop growling (I hope).
Thank you again, though! And great job to...
Thank you for your feedback and watching the videos! :) I will try to get a few more videos of the charging at the gate. I think it is sometimes the food, but also sometimes he knows that going in there means getting treats (since they get treats when they switch) and so he just wants that. And...