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Hello everyone! I would just love some insight to see if I'm doing this properly.
I recently adopted a 6 yr old female cat who used to get bullied by other cats at her previous home. She is chill being in her cage at the shelter's cat social room (free roaming cats). I have an 11 yr old male cat who's been with me for 10 years also adopted from same shelter.
I've been following proper introduction procedures as best I can, got her basecamp in the spare bathroom and doing meal times by the door. She never cared about resident cat's (RC) smell or sounds. RC is very chill like a dog and he only trills and meows. NC never hid and even rolls around purring right up against the door. After doing meal time basically right up against the closed door on either side with no issue, I eventually moved to eating with door open but a pet gate and a blanket to block full visual. Eventually slowly moved the blanket so they can see eachother.
At this point I guess I'd just like some assurance or correction if I'm doing it right. NC sees RC and vice versa but both don't seem to care much, going back to eating and both have no physical signs of fear or aggression. Sometimes NC even turns her butt towards RC, or RC eats with his side facing NC. However once in a while, RC bring friendly would trill curiously and want to slowly move a little closer to sniff and NC would just give 1 small hiss and resume eating. RC usually respects her hiss and walks off. When the hiss happens I end visual feeding and let them finish eating with the blanket back on.
Am I doing this right? I don't want to push her much since I know of her past, but she's so eager to go outside her room everyday and even climbed the gate once.
I recently adopted a 6 yr old female cat who used to get bullied by other cats at her previous home. She is chill being in her cage at the shelter's cat social room (free roaming cats). I have an 11 yr old male cat who's been with me for 10 years also adopted from same shelter.
I've been following proper introduction procedures as best I can, got her basecamp in the spare bathroom and doing meal times by the door. She never cared about resident cat's (RC) smell or sounds. RC is very chill like a dog and he only trills and meows. NC never hid and even rolls around purring right up against the door. After doing meal time basically right up against the closed door on either side with no issue, I eventually moved to eating with door open but a pet gate and a blanket to block full visual. Eventually slowly moved the blanket so they can see eachother.
At this point I guess I'd just like some assurance or correction if I'm doing it right. NC sees RC and vice versa but both don't seem to care much, going back to eating and both have no physical signs of fear or aggression. Sometimes NC even turns her butt towards RC, or RC eats with his side facing NC. However once in a while, RC bring friendly would trill curiously and want to slowly move a little closer to sniff and NC would just give 1 small hiss and resume eating. RC usually respects her hiss and walks off. When the hiss happens I end visual feeding and let them finish eating with the blanket back on.
Am I doing this right? I don't want to push her much since I know of her past, but she's so eager to go outside her room everyday and even climbed the gate once.