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We intro'd Poly (one-eyed, 7 month spayed girl) to our resident Gracie (large, 10 year old Queen) two mo the ago this Friday. We started the intro very slow, did all the Jackson Galaxy stuff, and have felt comfortable enough that for the past two days theyve been entirely alone, night and day, without supervision (mostly).
We took these steps because they eat together with no problem, and Gracie even initiates play - no snuggles or anything super cute, just co-existence.
My worry is with the dominance play. How long can we expect Gracie to swat and hiss and growl at Poly? She's always been kinda grumpy, kinda vocal, so she does hiss sometimes when swatting and even meows weirdly sometimes at her - most of the time when Poly is doing something annoying, or some times even when she's doing absolutely nothing.
I've seen no blood, no fur, no scary scary fighting. All bathroom stuff is fine, no unusual behavior fr Gracie.....but I guess I'm just worried she just really doesn't like Poly but doesn't feel like dealing with her. :/
Can I be reassures this is still her asserting dominance and this will subside over time? I don't expect them to be best friends, but the fact that she does choose to play with her makes me hopeful...Poly seems to adore her.
Just worried we shouldn't leave them alone if there's still hissing/swatting/growling?
We took these steps because they eat together with no problem, and Gracie even initiates play - no snuggles or anything super cute, just co-existence.
My worry is with the dominance play. How long can we expect Gracie to swat and hiss and growl at Poly? She's always been kinda grumpy, kinda vocal, so she does hiss sometimes when swatting and even meows weirdly sometimes at her - most of the time when Poly is doing something annoying, or some times even when she's doing absolutely nothing.
I've seen no blood, no fur, no scary scary fighting. All bathroom stuff is fine, no unusual behavior fr Gracie.....but I guess I'm just worried she just really doesn't like Poly but doesn't feel like dealing with her. :/
Can I be reassures this is still her asserting dominance and this will subside over time? I don't expect them to be best friends, but the fact that she does choose to play with her makes me hopeful...Poly seems to adore her.
Just worried we shouldn't leave them alone if there's still hissing/swatting/growling?