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A friend had to leave town on short notice (family member in hospital), so I'm taking care of her cats. For two of them I just drop into her house once a day, but the third is diabetic. Not only does he get insulin twice a day, but he has very occasionally had what seem to be small seizures. I told my friend I'd be more comfortable having him here, where there's a better chance I would notice such a thing, and she agreed.
This friend has cat-sat for me before, including hosting Erik because he gets meds twice a day. So we already knew that Spud (her cat) and Erik tolerate each other, which is a third of the problem. And Spud is a pretty mellow cat, which helps.
She brought Spud over yesterday and I gave him a room of his own (with closed door). This morning I let Erik in for a few minutes; they touched noses and Spud growled a tiny bit but there were no fireworks. When Erik left I closed Spud in and went to work.
Tonight after choir practice I let Spud out to roam. Baldur went into his room, sniffed, growled, and ate Spud's food. (I have hope that the way to Baldur's heart is through his stomach.) Erik and Spud seem to be ignoring each other. Embla sniffed him and walked away, but has been hanging out on the bedroom windowsill for a while now. (Spud is probably too round to jump up there.)
I think I will put Spud back in his room tonight so my cats feel comfortable. Tomorrow after work I'll let him roam again, and if things seem to go well I might let him do so overnight. I think I will keep segregating him when I'm not home, though.
All things considered, this seems to be going well. (It's certainly going a lot better than Embla's integration into the household a decade ago.)
This friend has cat-sat for me before, including hosting Erik because he gets meds twice a day. So we already knew that Spud (her cat) and Erik tolerate each other, which is a third of the problem. And Spud is a pretty mellow cat, which helps.
She brought Spud over yesterday and I gave him a room of his own (with closed door). This morning I let Erik in for a few minutes; they touched noses and Spud growled a tiny bit but there were no fireworks. When Erik left I closed Spud in and went to work.
Tonight after choir practice I let Spud out to roam. Baldur went into his room, sniffed, growled, and ate Spud's food. (I have hope that the way to Baldur's heart is through his stomach.) Erik and Spud seem to be ignoring each other. Embla sniffed him and walked away, but has been hanging out on the bedroom windowsill for a while now. (Spud is probably too round to jump up there.)
I think I will put Spud back in his room tonight so my cats feel comfortable. Tomorrow after work I'll let him roam again, and if things seem to go well I might let him do so overnight. I think I will keep segregating him when I'm not home, though.
All things considered, this seems to be going well. (It's certainly going a lot better than Embla's integration into the household a decade ago.)