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Hey, sorry that it's been a while! I wanted to see how the dynamic was playing out before I updated again.
So, after the vet trip, the boys were about the same. They all sniffed each other's carriers, then went about with their day. I think the vet gave them a sedative since they were pretty chill.
After that, I weaned Donatello off of the Clomicalm too, since his main beef is Cocoa using parts of the house when he wants them. Cocoa has been completely weaned off the medication for the past week too!
The biggest improvement is that Dunlop is tolerating Cocoa a lot more. I believe the Clomicalm helped during the early introductions to desensitize everyone to their presence. Now that they are off it, they all have a LOT more energy. Dunlop does not spend any time in the basement anymore! And Donatello is back to sleeping in my office chair and his usual haunts.
Dunlop mostly lets Cocoa walk beside him in the hallway, and lay on the floor as long as he's not moving fast. He also just uses clawless slaps and some staring to let Cocoa know he's not happy with him. We even witnessed them almost touch noses a few times, and he let Cocoa walk away!
Cocoa is a brave boy who basically doesn't care too much about the others now. He's more brave around Dunlop. If he sees Donatello, he usually leaves the area or jumps up high (where Don "allows" him to be). He still makes attempts to play with Dunlop, and it seems like our crabby tabby is softening towards him.
Donatello is still being a bit of an ass, but leaves Cocoa alone for the most part. He will meow/swishy tail at Cocoa to give him a warning, then will yowl and swat if he doesn't listen. Cocoa will dramatically meow back and run away, but nobody is hurt except for a bit of fur. Don does the same to Dunlop sometimes, but Dunlop has always been like "Ok bro, I'll leave, but you don't scare me" while Cocoa is a drama queen. Cocoa walks into the basement more now and looks out the windows, but he'll leave immediately if he sees Don. So, it seems like they've worked out an "I won't attack you if you just leave the room I'm in."
Everyone seems very happy, so we're leaving it be for now and hoping that things keep improving! I was worried we wouldn't get to this point when I first posted this thread in the winter. I'm going to keep hoping things get better.
I also just wanted to add: letting our boys work things out for themselves, rather than trying multiple re-introductions, seems to be working very well in our situation.
So, after the vet trip, the boys were about the same. They all sniffed each other's carriers, then went about with their day. I think the vet gave them a sedative since they were pretty chill.
After that, I weaned Donatello off of the Clomicalm too, since his main beef is Cocoa using parts of the house when he wants them. Cocoa has been completely weaned off the medication for the past week too!
The biggest improvement is that Dunlop is tolerating Cocoa a lot more. I believe the Clomicalm helped during the early introductions to desensitize everyone to their presence. Now that they are off it, they all have a LOT more energy. Dunlop does not spend any time in the basement anymore! And Donatello is back to sleeping in my office chair and his usual haunts.
Dunlop mostly lets Cocoa walk beside him in the hallway, and lay on the floor as long as he's not moving fast. He also just uses clawless slaps and some staring to let Cocoa know he's not happy with him. We even witnessed them almost touch noses a few times, and he let Cocoa walk away!
Cocoa is a brave boy who basically doesn't care too much about the others now. He's more brave around Dunlop. If he sees Donatello, he usually leaves the area or jumps up high (where Don "allows" him to be). He still makes attempts to play with Dunlop, and it seems like our crabby tabby is softening towards him.
Donatello is still being a bit of an ass, but leaves Cocoa alone for the most part. He will meow/swishy tail at Cocoa to give him a warning, then will yowl and swat if he doesn't listen. Cocoa will dramatically meow back and run away, but nobody is hurt except for a bit of fur. Don does the same to Dunlop sometimes, but Dunlop has always been like "Ok bro, I'll leave, but you don't scare me" while Cocoa is a drama queen. Cocoa walks into the basement more now and looks out the windows, but he'll leave immediately if he sees Don. So, it seems like they've worked out an "I won't attack you if you just leave the room I'm in."
Everyone seems very happy, so we're leaving it be for now and hoping that things keep improving! I was worried we wouldn't get to this point when I first posted this thread in the winter. I'm going to keep hoping things get better.
I also just wanted to add: letting our boys work things out for themselves, rather than trying multiple re-introductions, seems to be working very well in our situation.