One day at a time.

Sabrina gets by the most minute of degrees bolder as we leave the gate
off the door. She'll come sniffing about or even venture out a bit, but
invariably will come across another of the girls; then she'll mutter
obscenities and sulk in the bedroom. For some reason, she's not so
offended by Stosh's presence. She'll hiss a couple times if he comes
over to give me my massage, but it's almost a token hiss. Stosh seems to
think so, anyway; he pays no mind and goes on with his work.

Sabrina did have it out with Brandy last night. Brandy is by nature
outgoing and inquisitive, and she did the unthinkable: she got into
Sabrina's wool. We lined a box with the wool to make a hidey-hole for
her, and how she guards that wool! It is as if she's never had anything
to herself and, now that she owns a scrap of property, will guard it
with her life. Now there wasn't an actual catfight, but Sabrina went off
on a princess fit of loudly majestic proportion, dancing on the bed and
screeching insults that woke me and Louie up at an ungodly late--or
early--hour.

Later that morning, we found a turd on the living room carpet.

Despite this, Brandy is forgiving and Sabrina's decided to come out of
hiding. Tiny bits of progress shine through the cracks. She'll sleep on
the bed instead of hiding in the cabinet or on the shelf, and she looks
with a lot more interest at the door in recent days.

Incidentally, the vet is recommending Feliway in this case, and we got
the diffuser and a spray both. Anyone know how the spray is used? I
don't think it's like an air freshener. Will it be harmful to spritz the
wool? AND, can it really keep me and Louie from getting onto another
$#!+ list?

Blessed be,
Baha