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"Indy would either fall on his side or just flat out lie down with his feet in front." - Did he do any "bunny kicks"? How they do it tells us a lot. So cats do that and it can be very positive (as no cat would expose their belly as they are VERY vulnerable). If I saw it I could tell in a second. What is your take on it?Indy would either fall on his side or just flat out lie down with his feet in front. He's stay like that for maybe :30 or so, and then he'd try to make a move for the food again. Shockingly enough, Duncan continued eating through all of it.
I'm going to say that Indy was about 3 feet away, on the other side of my legs doing his flopping.
Maybe in Indy's eyes, but the screeching made me think it wasn't so much play. I don't know.
Not sure - they were on the other side of the bed in a flash, so I could only hear, no see.
I'll try that next time. My main concern was protecting Duncan.
I'm glad you think so. lol
I'll give that a shot this evening.
"He's stay like that for maybe :30 or so" - Wow, that seems pretty good. Positive. Playful.
"and then he'd try to make a move for the food again." - Yep, so almost like a play thing. But again the body language tells us everything.
"Shockingly enough, Duncan continued eating through all of it." - WOW. Ok, THAT tells me Duncan thought it was nothing. REALLY positive.
"I'm going to say that Indy was about 3 feet away, on the other side of my legs doing his flopping." - THAT is great. 3 feet is really close. Good job being a positive association.
"Maybe in Indy's eyes, but the screeching made me think it wasn't so much play. I don't know." - Duncan screeched?
"Not sure - they were on the other side of the bed in a flash, so I could only hear, no see." - Ok. How about when you got to them? Those do tend to linger.
"I'll try that next time. My main concern was protecting Duncan." - Understandable. Indy does not seem to initially want to hurt Duncan BUT it can escalate so it is understandable. Did you notice any fur flying?
How did Indy act after? And what was his body language like when you licked him up?
I would be REALLY surprised if Indy would have intentionally hurt him. I could see Duncan defending himself and hurting Indy and then maybe Indy escalating and hurting Duncan but would be surprised initially if Indy would. BUT we always have to be aware.
"I'm glad you think so. lol " - I sincerely mean that because it sounds like there were no injuries and Duncan rebounded almost immediately which tells me Duncan didn't think it went poorly. AND it was nearly 20 minutes of good stuff which is a long time this early in face to face sessions. Usually the resident cat has teh biggest issue and he seems to be telling us it was fine. So I truly believe that. Of course, if I thought it was not good I would tell you because ignoring issues does not solve anything and only makes things worse.
"I'll give that a shot this evening." - Great. Just keep it positive. Quality or quantity.
I am not at all worried. They will be intro'd successfully. Hard to explain in words but experience just gives a feeling. One just knows. You'll see what I mean shortly.
Keep up the great work.