They do like to face the house, presumably because they bloom in the morning, and then stay facing that way.
Eleanor got out this morning. This was not the plan.
Instead of making a fuss, we just watched. She is bold and curious, fearless. Moby watched, approached. They touched noses, but he backed off and slunk away. He took to the top of his tree. We separated them, but decided that was a decent meeting, and just kept watching. She kept wandering around, when she got too close, he moaned his unhappy moan of mild complaint. We moved her away. They sat near, with Moby up, and her in the window. When she moved to get on the tree, he moaned again, and we put her in the back room and firmly shut the door. Try again tomorrow, let poor old Moby regain his equilibrium. All in all, if not how we planned, not a bad first meeting. Moby is sniffing and pondering and assessing. We took him out for quite a long time to sit among the flowers and the neighbor's long grasses. He's shaken, but not too badly.
She's pretty nerveless about the whole thing.
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The sunflowers know they have an appreciative audience - that's why they bloom toward home.
Eleanor is so beautiful and regal in her resting pose. Sounds like they will be okay. At least neither one hissed, or swatted, or ran and hid. Those are good signs, Z.
Aw, poor old Moby, old guys get a bit set in their ways! Still, it sounds pretty positive, and it's great you've got the space to organise it, I'm sure they'll be fine in the end. She really is a striking looking cat.
A big welcome to the lovely new addition to your household! How old is she? How did she come to the shelter? It sounds like an auspicious first meeting. We brought home a brother and a sister kitten nine years ago. They get along about as well as my son and daughter did when they lived at home...
my aunt and uncle had a brother-sister cat duo and when the male died, they decided to get a kitten for company for the female. unfortunately they only gave it a day because the female was rather unhappy about the whole thing. i still think that had they kept the wee one a bit longer, they'd have become friends.
how considerate of you to take your time. best of luck to both of them!
Lucy,
This is exactly why we never thought to try this in a small apartment.
Joan,
That is not auspicious... . I'm hoping for buddies, no fighting at least.
pc,
We did our research. Slow, slow, slow is all the advice. Let them get used to each other's scents. We will take all the time we need.
Wow, a kitten and an older female, not a good idea at all. Eleanor is about 2, possibly 5 years old. Estimates vary. Some time in a shelter, some time in foster homes. She is home now, and we will do whatever is needed to make this work.
They are both lucky to have such consideration show. The signs sound very positive. Good luck to you all.
I was woken at dawn by a very noisy cat stand-off in the middle of the road. Much posturing and yowling, and luckily no traffic! Both could retire with dignity intact.
Zhoen, they get along fine now (both kids and cats). There was a fascinating documentary on BBC a few months ago which monitored the behaviour of the cat population in a small community. They carved up the territory into personal spaces but also shared them by limiting their presence in them to certain times of the day/night.
They will work it out.
Yes, as Joan says! The link is here, so I hope you may be able to access it:http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2013/24/little-cat-diaries.html
I think the cats who could be persuaded to wear the GPS collars must have been pretty special!
Oh, yes, we watched that show. Been thinking about it a lot. These two will be indoor cats, with Moby going out on a lead.
That sounds like a very positive beginning:)
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