So I've run into a slight snag introducing my two boys. Both of them are new to the household as of Sunday night and relatively new to each other - one is just over a year old and the other is 5 months. When I got home, I let Billy, the older one, out in the bedroom, where he promptly hid underneath the bed. Chay, the younger one, has been in the living room and has really warmed up to me. The problem is that I can't get much sleep on the couch, but I'm afraid to let Chay in the bedroom to sleep with me. Chay cries and scratches outside the door if I don't let him in. Billy refuses to come out from under the bed to see me - but the few times that Chay has followed me into the room experimentally, Billy will come out to see him if he thinks I'm not looking. Billy seems interested in being friends, but Chay's behavior is a little confusing - he hisses and backs into a corner, but will follow Billy out of the room. Any suggestions?
As a side note - is it out of the ordinary that Billy doesn't seem to have used the bathroom yet? He's eaten a little wet food. I wonder if it isn't just stress, because he's a shy cat to begin with. I'm supposed to take them to the vet today, but it doesn't seem very likely that I'll be able to coax him out from under the bed. Thanks for your help!
As a side note - is it out of the ordinary that Billy doesn't seem to have used the bathroom yet? He's eaten a little wet food. I wonder if it isn't just stress, because he's a shy cat to begin with. I'm supposed to take them to the vet today, but it doesn't seem very likely that I'll be able to coax him out from under the bed. Thanks for your help!