#SissyCat and #MillieCat are getting into their routine. Each enjoying the morning sun and birds in the office with papa ( excuse the mess as we are putting it back together).
See the #MillieCat hashtag for the entire series of events of introducing our latest shelter rescue to the home. #CatsOfMastodon
Three days with construction people in the house and #MillieCat and #SissyCat spent 8am to 3pm with their noses on the floor inches apart, bonding while peeking under the door crack because of their curiosity... They actually fell asleep and rolled over into each other and kept sleeping more than once. lol. #CatsOfMastodon
For those new to the drama, Sissy is our 4 year old shelter rescue that has been in the family for little over 3 years and Millie is an 8 year old rescue who spent the greater part of her life in the shelter that we brought into the home at the end of April and the two of them had a hard time bonding, esp Sissy.
#MillieCat sleeps on the couch like this often when Penny is taking her nap. She has to touch someone when sleeping. She also sleeps with her eyes almost open all the way, all the time.
#SissyCat is coming along. She is trying to "fast" play with Millie but Millie resisting right now. Sissy became more loveable, though.
She really loves her new home. At 8 years old, spending much of her life as the Queen of the Shelter, I am glad to finally give her a home. #CatsOfMastodon
#SissyCat and #MillieCat got into an incident today. No one injured too bad but blood was drawn from a slap. Millie 1, Sissy 0. Millie screams at the top of her lungs right before she does a slap. It was like a scream horn was being pushed on. Lasted a few seconds before the slap. Got to admit, even I checked myself. lol. I bet Sissy will take a step back the next time she hears that.
It was innocent, too.
Sissy was zooming and zoomed into the play tunnel which Millie was standing at the end of. Sissy was just now starting to play again after bringing shelter cat Millie into the family. #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
Saga of the new shelter cat rescue: Penny woke up and #MillieCat was sleeping at her head and #SissyCat was sleeping at her feet. lol Sissy never slept with her. She sleeps with me usually.
Last night was the first time Millie was free to roam outside of the Cat Room basecamp at night
Sissy is now making allowances for Millie, like giving up spaces that she took over after our late #LittleBit passed away. She is holding her spaces that Little Bit gave up when we brought Sissy home from the shelter, though.
Checkout #MillieCat tag for the journey
#MillieCat and #SissyCat eating together...
They made a mess with their dry food earlier...
4/ I should note, Millie has been at the rescue for so long that she was in the shelter when Sissy was in the shelter 3 years ago. We wondered if #SissyCat and #MillieCat had a "history."
Every time Sissy would stare down Millie, or snap at Millie, Millie would look at Sissy like she was making fun of Sissy like, "Girl, I've been in the shelter most of my life. I've come across witches worse than you." LOL
Millie was never intimated by Sissy. I think she only had to take a defensive position once and Sissy ended up turning around and walking away. #CatsOfMastodon
3/ #SissyCat and #MillieCat update... Today is the 8th day and we did it! Millie, our new family member, an 8-year old shelter cat that has spent most of her time as Queen of the Rescue, is now roaming the house.
We didn't have a problem with Millie but our 4 year old rescue, Sissy, who we have had for 3 years, didn't take kindly to having another cat in the home.
Sissy is more playful. Today, Sissy dropped a play spring at Millie's feet and then turned around and brought one to me in the office.
Ending free range, free feeder eating did the trick.
We kept Millie in the Cat Room and brought her out and socialized them only when feeding and giving treats. We broke their eating schedules down to 4 small meals and two lite treat visits per day, so they met a lot. It only took an additional 3 days until Sissy accepted Millie. #CatsOfMastodon
Paul Chambers🚧
