Now that I have made it past post 666 I can get back to business.
I picked up Alley Cat Friday night after almost 12 hours of being caged up due to bad weather, accidents on the freeway home, etc. The poor thing was traumatized by the time we got her home. Persi was sleeping in the front part of the house and paid me no mind at all as I snuck past him with the carrier containing his future bride. I had spent that afternoon fixing up the "safe" room for Alley, three doors away from where we presently have Persi quarantined. We opened up the carrier and Alley was soon out but proceeded to crawl under the couch in that room. There she remained the rest of the night. Yesterday she started venturing out but we kept her confined to that one room where there could be no interacton with Persi. Persi never let on that he suspected a thing all day yesterday! Today we have opened the door to the "safe" room and Alley now has access to the bedrooms at the back of the house. A lone door separates the back bedrooms from the rest of the house, but a door with a tight fit at the bottom that will not allow a paw to pass under it. I know at some point today they will discover that each other is on the other side of that door but it has not happened yet. Alley meanwhile is exploring her new domain. I have tomorrow set for the big initial contact meeting. I thought this would be good since I assumed they would already have knowledge of each other's existence by then. Meanwhile, Alley is interfacing much better than expected with us humans and she will have our bed available to her tonight should she be so inclined (pun intended). This is all going to be very interesting. Any thoughts on how I should proceed tomorrow? I had this one crazy thought, but perhaps it is not so crazy, and that is after their initial meeting to swap locations with them, that is, put Alley in the front and Persi in the back. That would mean Persi would then be using Alley's personal stuff and vice versa. But, would this be good or bad in developing their relationship? Well, tomorrow is a holiday here and the weatherman says we will be iced in both days and what a wonderful time to watch this first hand relationship bloom. I have my cameras charged up and ready! I am expecting good things. Of course, any vibes will be gratefully accepted.
(OK, just change the stork to a plane, and change the baby to a cat.)
I picked up Alley Cat Friday night after almost 12 hours of being caged up due to bad weather, accidents on the freeway home, etc. The poor thing was traumatized by the time we got her home. Persi was sleeping in the front part of the house and paid me no mind at all as I snuck past him with the carrier containing his future bride. I had spent that afternoon fixing up the "safe" room for Alley, three doors away from where we presently have Persi quarantined. We opened up the carrier and Alley was soon out but proceeded to crawl under the couch in that room. There she remained the rest of the night. Yesterday she started venturing out but we kept her confined to that one room where there could be no interacton with Persi. Persi never let on that he suspected a thing all day yesterday! Today we have opened the door to the "safe" room and Alley now has access to the bedrooms at the back of the house. A lone door separates the back bedrooms from the rest of the house, but a door with a tight fit at the bottom that will not allow a paw to pass under it. I know at some point today they will discover that each other is on the other side of that door but it has not happened yet. Alley meanwhile is exploring her new domain. I have tomorrow set for the big initial contact meeting. I thought this would be good since I assumed they would already have knowledge of each other's existence by then. Meanwhile, Alley is interfacing much better than expected with us humans and she will have our bed available to her tonight should she be so inclined (pun intended). This is all going to be very interesting. Any thoughts on how I should proceed tomorrow? I had this one crazy thought, but perhaps it is not so crazy, and that is after their initial meeting to swap locations with them, that is, put Alley in the front and Persi in the back. That would mean Persi would then be using Alley's personal stuff and vice versa. But, would this be good or bad in developing their relationship? Well, tomorrow is a holiday here and the weatherman says we will be iced in both days and what a wonderful time to watch this first hand relationship bloom. I have my cameras charged up and ready! I am expecting good things. Of course, any vibes will be gratefully accepted.
