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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2004Progress or fluke?
Last night was the best night since Nanki-Poo joined our household. Although there were some minor skirmishes and a lot of name-calling during the day, all was peaceful when I went to bed. Lindy was elsewhere when Nanki-Poo decided to come up for a cuddle. He purred and snuggled for several minutes, then left before I went to sleep. I woke up in the night, and Lindy had come up. She doesn't cuddle, but she did come up for some skritches, before settling down against the backs of my legs. This morning I woke up, and Lindy was still against my legs. Nanki-Poo came up and snuggled for several minutes. He and Lindy ignored each other's presence. A few times I managed to reach behind me and give Lindy a skritch while skritching Nanki-Poo with the other hand. I hope this is real progress. Joy > Last night was the best night since Nanki-Poo joined our household. > Although there were some minor skirmishes and a lot of name-calling [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Joy Sounds like they are coming to gradual terms :) I'm happy for you! Jill > > Last night was the best night since Nanki-Poo joined our household. > > Although there were some minor skirmishes and a lot of name-calling [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jill That is VERY good progress :) > > > Last night was the best night since Nanki-Poo joined our household. > > > Although there were some minor skirmishes and a lot of name-calling [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > That is VERY good progress :) Thanks, Karen. It seems that way. Joy > > Last night was the best night since Nanki-Poo joined our household. > > Although there were some minor skirmishes and a lot of name-calling [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jill Thanks, Jill. Today they've taken turns trying to intimidate each other, and apparently succeeding. Nanki-Poo went out, and when he wanted to come in, Lindy crouched by the cat door, hissing and growling. Later Lindy went out, and Nanki immediately went over and stretched out against the cat door. Several times I've heard Lindy complaining loudly and found that she is up on something, and Nanki is sitting on the floor, staring at her. That seems to drive her crazy. It's funny, you'd think she'd realize she has the advantage, since she's above him. I think that eventually they'll work it out. I just hope for more peaceful nights like last night. Joy "Yoj" <joygaylord@sbcglobal.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Progress or fluke?: >Thanks, Jill. Today they've taken turns trying to intimidate each >other, and apparently succeeding. Nanki-Poo went out, and when he [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >she has the advantage, since she's above him. I think that eventually >they'll work it out. I just hope for more peaceful nights like last night. Ah, the joys of refereeing sibling rivalry. :-) Cats do work these things out eventually [in my family, introductions consisted of plopping the new arrival right into the course of family life. Never had any significant injuries from the "sorting things out" stage, either].  Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > "Yoj" <joygaylord@sbcglobal.net> had some very interesting things to > say about Re: Progress or fluke?: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > life. Never had any significant injuries from the "sorting things out" > stage, either]. That's what I've always done in the past. This situation just goes to prove what I already knew - all cats are not alike. The same things don't work with all cats - or all kids, for that matter. Most likely, if Nanki-Poo hadn't been sick, it would all be straightened out by now. Joy > "Yoj" <joygaylord@sbcglobal.net> had some very interesting things to > say about Re: Progress or fluke?: [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > life. Never had any significant injuries from the "sorting things out" > stage, either]. I wouldn't dare introduce another cat to Persia. She's the Queen of this domain. She has knocked over my corner plant-stand, broken any number of potted plants and their pots, crashed through the slider screen door... all because she simply *saw* another cat on my patio. She's what they would call at The House of Mews "Best in a single-cat household". <G> Jill "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Progress or fluke?: >I wouldn't dare introduce another cat to Persia. She's the Queen of this >domain. She has knocked over my corner plant-stand, broken any number of >potted plants and their pots, crashed through the slider screen door... all >because she simply *saw* another cat on my patio. She's what they would >call at The House of Mews "Best in a single-cat household". <G> Felix is a rather determined only cat himself. :-) [He co-exists fine with Ava, and would probably be all right with a d*g.] Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > I wouldn't dare introduce another cat to Persia. She's the > Queen of this domain. She has knocked over my corner > plant-stand, broken any number of potted plants and their pots, > crashed through the slider screen door... all because she simply > *saw* another cat on my patio. She's what they would call at > The House of Mews "Best in a single-cat household". <G> I used to think that about Marley (RB). He was with me as an only cat for 4 years (he was a year old when he came to live with me) and he was the same way that Persia is. I took in Shadow without knowing anything about introducing cats back in '96, and just left them together. Marley was a lot like Shamrock in that he would chase Shadow relentlessly. I never even thought it was something to worry about. Marley was my first cat of my own. SignatureCheryl >> I wouldn't dare introduce another cat to Persia. She's the >> Queen of this domain. She has knocked over my corner [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Shadow relentlessly. I never even thought it was something to worry >about. Marley was my first cat of my own. I also think that it depends on the cat that is being introduced. I've seen Betty interact with other cats through the screen door. Some of them, she growls at. I've even seen her lunge at one grey tabby youngster! A few, she seems fairly friendly with, or at least indifferent. > I hope this is real progress. > > Joy Sounds like it to me! That's really great to hear. Signaturemonique, caretaker of Oscar > > I hope this is real progress. > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > -- > monique, caretaker of Oscar Thanks Monique. Joy > This morning I woke up, and Lindy was > still against my legs. Nanki-Poo came up and snuggled for several > minutes. He and Lindy ignored each other's presence. A few times I > managed to reach behind me and give Lindy a skritch while skritching > Nanki-Poo with the other hand. I hope this is real progress. Sounds like it! You've only had him for a short while. It can take a long time for cats to adjust to each other. Sounds like they're just trying to figure out what their dynamics are going to be, whether someone's going to be top cat, or if they're going to end up equals, etc. Meanwhile, you've had one night of peaceful coexistence, which is wonderful. Sounds like things are going in the right direction. Joyce > > This morning I woke up, and Lindy was > > still against my legs. Nanki-Poo came up and snuggled for several [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Joyce Yes, I think you're right. Joy > This morning I woke up, and Lindy was > still against my legs. Nanki-Poo came up and snuggled for several > minutes. He and Lindy ignored each other's presence. A few times I > managed to reach behind me and give Lindy a skritch while skritching > Nanki-Poo with the other hand. I hope this is real progress. That does sound like progress. Hope it continues. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > > This morning I woke up, and Lindy was > > still against my legs. Nanki-Poo came up and snuggled for several [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > -- > Marina, Frank and Nikki Thanks, Marina. Joy |
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