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haha...Yes. Good to know that other members also have these positive 'cat-intro thread' addictions, too.I've been reading tons of other threads and posts these past weeks too, getting caught up in how the kitty relationships are developing. It is really lovely and, yes, rather addictive!
(Well, they are way better than watching the junk on tv. lately. )
Excellent.Typing this sitting on my bed. Elliot is asleep next to me, and Audrey is asleep in her bed on the floor. So it is possible for them both to nap in the same room now I'm starting to feel like we will be able to let Elliot come and go out of the bedroom during the day, even if Audrey is asleep in here.
She also seems to be coming down on to the floor more often when they are both downstairs. It's very hard to tell if she's playing or not. Audrey was not very well socialised as a young cat: she is quite peculiar, always hides when we have company, and is very slow to play with toys, as I think I have mentioned. With all the growling and hissing it seems like she doesn't enjoy Elliot's company; but at the same time, she is choosing to watch him more, and choosing not to jump up on windowsills or tables out of his way quite so often, even though she knows this works.
Way to go Audrey!
She might also just be more of a shy cat. (My Tripp was very well socialized...but if any company comes over...he will go and hide, too. Or else listen from a far distance. Tepaul, the female, is the total opposite. She will come by, and likes to 'chat', meow, with anyone, and sits close by.)
Perhaps her growling and hissing, is just her way of communicating that Elliot should 'slow down'...and not move so fast.
She still needs to 'train Elliot' about what she's comfortable with.
(If you do have some extra time, then there is another older thread that might be helpful to skim over and read.
It is quite long, ...so probably best to just skim over the parts from the OP.
It's called: Introducing Cats - Logistics Questions. by Twylasmom .)
(Even though the cats are totally different ages...one being a senior...and the other was a kitten that she found outdoors and managed to bring in. (Hooper the kitten was I think a bit older than your Elliot, but I'm not sure. Twyla was about 11 yrs at the time). The thread has some really good videos, too, ...where you can actually hear Twyla hissing and growling at Hooper.
The photos are also very descriptive. It was tough, and long going, ...but skip to the end...and it's amazing how bonded and together the two are. Really worth the read, over the weekend,....just for the facts on how hard it was...but how patience, routines, playing, ...all helped in getting them introduced.)
That sounds sweet, about Elliot being Audrey's...little shadow.He follows her everywhere when she is on the floor. He is like her little shadow. Or he will run away and then run back up to her, clearly desperate for her to chase him. Occasionally she does lunge towards him for a few steps, hissing of course...
I guess to her, ...it's not.
Maybe the 'lunging' ...is Audrey's attempts at Playing...albeit... kind of scary if you're a smaller kitten...who gets hissed at a lot.
But then again, if Audrey's swatting and swiping at Elliot is also decreasing...then slowly progress is being made.
Have a great night, Moggielady and fur crew.