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"Trying this weekend to get in more face to face time." - GreatTrying this weekend to get in more face to face time. Bastian was in his room on my husband's lap and I opened the door to allow Caspian to go in if he wanted and at first he didn't but Splenda ran over and they both came in. They weren't in his room long, less than 5 minutes, but it went fine! Caspian used his litter box with no issues. Most of the time Bastian stayed on my husband's lap and after he jumped down he didn't go right for the other cats. He did crouch down like he was stalking Splenda a little so I blocked his sight of her which worked just fine then she and Cas sauntered out of his room and I closed the door behind them then gave treats to Bastian and Caspian on either side of the gate (Splenda wandered off and isn't big on treats anyways.)
Not a long encounter but the two chose to go in his room with him and chose when to leave and everyone was fine so yay!
" Bastian was in his room on my husband's lap and I opened the door to allow Caspian to go in if he wanted and at first he didn't but Splenda ran over and they both came in." - Wow, great.
"They weren't in his room long, less than 5 minutes, but it went fine!" - That is fine, quality over quantity. SO BAstian accepted them in "his" territory? WOW!!! GREAT!!!
"Caspian used his litter box with no issues." - Used Bastian's litter box?
" Most of the time Bastian stayed on my husband's lap and after he jumped down he didn't go right for the other cats." - Great
" He did crouch down like he was stalking Splenda a little so I blocked his sight of her which worked just fine then she and Cas sauntered out of his room" - Perfect, GREAT job distracting and keeping it positive.
" and I closed the door behind them then gave treats to Bastian and Caspian on either side of the gate (Splenda wandered off and isn't big on treats anyways.)" - Perfect. Positive association after a positive encounter.
"Not a long encounter but the two chose to go in his room with him and chose when to leave and everyone was fine so yay! " - FANTASTIC!!!
"Ended up letting Bastian out for a bit." - Great
" He played mostly while Orion " - WOW!!! GREAT!!!
"and Splenda hung out on the couch and Caspian went between watching him and going in his (Bastian's) room." - Great
" Caspian started to approach him so I brought out the treats and Orion and even Splenda decided to join to get some!" - FANTASTIC!!!
" Bastian put himself back in his room after I put the treats away" - Really? Wow. How was his body language walking back to his room?
" then Splenda went to sniff him and he pounced on her " - What kind of pounce? Play or a bit annoyed? I am guessing a bit annoyed.
"so my husband pulled him off and Splenda ran off but didn't actually hide! " - Great. How soon until Splenda went back to acting "normal"?
"Then we closed Bash back in his room." - Ok. Did anyone hang out with him?
1st picture - Fantastic!!! Great body language. My goodness they are GORGEOUS!!
2nd Picture - Yep, that will cause a pounce. :/
How they act after is the key.
"Not perfect but nobody is hurt and nobody seems scared. " - GREAT!!! The key is no one is hurt and no one is acting scared. SO that tells me it wasn't a big deal.
What did the other cats do during this?
"I think it's going to take some time for him to learn by trying that the other cats don't like him doing that." - Yes. Well, ,he is also still a bit cautious (seems he does have a bit of an issue with Splenda but nothing major).
"About to do lunch with them together which I expect to go fine as usual." - Great. Let me know. And let me know if you sense any changes in any of the cats. Just keep doing positive associations and making those positive encounters trying to minimize or avoid negatives.
Great job. All is going really well. Keep up the great work.