Would I have a pretty good idea if Ally and Ollie aren't going to fight after observing them for a week?
They're going to be put together in the morning this Thursday, the 2nd.... I have to go away on the 8th in the evening.
I have to go back up to Minneapolis to take care of some fine print as far as the apartment is concerned (and start working on getting it furnished). I'll be up there only for a few days, returning on the 11th.
They just got closer than they've been before, meeting face to face, inches away, but separated by glass (Ollie is now in a glass enclosed area b/c I don't want to keep him in a crate, but he figured out how to escape the room he was in before). Neither of them got defensive. Ollie put his paw up to the glass wanted to touch Ally, and Ally just kind of stood there looking, curious.
A family member will keep an eye on them and clean the litter box while I'm away.
My only concern is whether I'd know if they were gong to fight at all within 7 days of them being together.
Oh... and then unfortunately Ally is getting spayed 2 days after I get back, but fortunately I'll be here for that (I made sure of that). The whole trip was actually scheduled around giving me as much time as possible to monitor the two of them together, being away only as long as necessary, and coming back before Ally is spayed.
This time, I'm the only one going, so there will be 3 adults still here to check on them. The downside - I have to give them the key to my room (the lock was put in place because of irresponsible behavior on their part)
They're going to be put together in the morning this Thursday, the 2nd.... I have to go away on the 8th in the evening.
I have to go back up to Minneapolis to take care of some fine print as far as the apartment is concerned (and start working on getting it furnished). I'll be up there only for a few days, returning on the 11th.
They just got closer than they've been before, meeting face to face, inches away, but separated by glass (Ollie is now in a glass enclosed area b/c I don't want to keep him in a crate, but he figured out how to escape the room he was in before). Neither of them got defensive. Ollie put his paw up to the glass wanted to touch Ally, and Ally just kind of stood there looking, curious.
A family member will keep an eye on them and clean the litter box while I'm away.
My only concern is whether I'd know if they were gong to fight at all within 7 days of them being together.
Oh... and then unfortunately Ally is getting spayed 2 days after I get back, but fortunately I'll be here for that (I made sure of that). The whole trip was actually scheduled around giving me as much time as possible to monitor the two of them together, being away only as long as necessary, and coming back before Ally is spayed.
This time, I'm the only one going, so there will be 3 adults still here to check on them. The downside - I have to give them the key to my room (the lock was put in place because of irresponsible behavior on their part)