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That is awesome news about Jake! I'm so excited he's taken to strangers and sounds like he really enjoys the catio. Hope he came out of his grooming with the same success. I wish I could get my husband to build a catio. Annie loves to be outside. When Buckley arrived at our doorstep I had him...

Thanks Betsygee. I'm sorry one of your inherited babies isn't coming around. Has the acepromazine helped any? Annie went to the vet this past week for her check up and her eye had been watery. She has FVR either she had it or contracted it from Buckley and stress caused a flare up. So now we...

So it's been almost 4 months in the Annie and Buckley saga. About a month ago we started letting them together in the house during the day. It seemed to be going ok with a few scuffles now and then. Recently the scuffles have escalated into fighting and chasing. There's lots of hissing and...

Well the introductions have just spun into another direction. My husband was losing patience. Week 7 we were letting Annie have the house during the day and when we got home from work she would go in her room for dinner and the rest of the night and Buckley would get run of the house all night...

Week 6 - well the feeding together didn't go we'll the rest of last week. I put Buckley on one side with his food and Annie in her spot but Annie would get totally focused on Buckley being on the other side. She tried to move the blanket then would just jump the gate. Buckley remained focused on...

Week 5- this evening we attempted feeding them together. I put a gate covered with a blanket between the kitchen and dining room and fed Buckley next to the gate and put Annie's dinner in her usual spot on the far end of the kitchen. I didn't try to move her closer to the gate cause she usually...

It is disheartening for me to see the changes in Annie. She rarely talks now, walks with her tail down more, shows less interest in her food, and hides even if Buckley is in his room. More and more I'm thinking this was a mistake and have been considering Buckley should be rehomed. I ordered...

Yes I believe you are right in Buckley being the Alpha. It's a concern to me that Annie's disposition may change because of it even if I can get them to the point of co-living. She has always been very focused on her people, always in whatever room we are in, participating in whatever we are...

Thanks for the video. That is very helpful. This is week 4 of Annie and Buckley introductions. Previous sessions we've kept Buckley in his room and tried to get Annie to investigate on the other side of the door. Tempting her with food didn't work as she would only get about 5 ft away from the...

We recently obtained a stray 1 yo cat Buckley 3 weeks ago and have a resident cat Annie (4 yo) who has been an only cat since we got her at 8 weeks. She has been aggressive toward visitors (people) which I have interpreted as fear. She does not retreat but attacks anyone she deems unworthy. And...

Do you have any advice on what milestones or clues to look for as to when I should proceed to the next step in introducing Annie and Buckley?

Thank you for the advice. You're right. I'm trying to do too much at once. I think I will go you're route and go back to free feeding separately and use "snack time" to do introductions. This is the first time I've had to do an introduction process. My previous cat I had for 18 years never...

Change for everyone (cats & people) is very stressful and I appreciate all the posts everyone has put up here. I have a plethora of challenges over the next few weeks and would appreciate anyone’s feedback on my approach and possible suggestions. I’ve read many posts but it is very...

Thanks Ritz. I do forget that this whole experience is new and frightening for Buckley. Annie has been the center of my attention and gets all my sympathy in the integration process. Which seems unfair.  Buckley has appears so relaxed and basically "moved in".  But after the declawing it will be...

I'm new to this forum. I've had cats my whole life but we are struggling right now and I'm hoping for some advice and help. We have a 4 year old diluted tortie Annie Pickles who has been the only cat in our house her whole life. She has more of a dog like personality where she has to be where...