Thanks so much for the update. Jonas has made some nice progress. She may always be guarded and quite shy. As for taking the screen door down, have you introduced her at all to the other cats? Have they been in the room with her? I wouldn't take it down until they all know each other. The hissing is pretty normal, you just don't want it to progress to growling, posturing, then chasing then attacks. So try to redirect one or both of them when the hissing starts. I usually do this with a toy or special treat.
Hi -
It's been a while since I've checked in and updated y'all about Jonas, so here goes -
It feels like its still really slow-moving, but we are at a place now where we can keep a screen door at her door all the time and we can hear each other. She meows every now and then, when looking out the window sometimes and at night when she's using her kitty litter and eating. She lets me pet her, and even allows me to brush her, so that's nice. She's in a defensive position a lot, but more often she's standing and looking around. Cavendish is the only resident cat who has any interest in her - after he chased her around the room, I still keep the visits to a supervised level. They had a good hissing session the other day, but I kind of feel like maybe this is normal procedure - am I right about that or no?
I do wonder: at what point do we take down the screen for good? When the encounters are no longer hissing? What about the other cats?
Any observations, questions, advice, appreciated!
Chris