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As some of you might have been following along with my threads, I recently introduced a new cat, NC to my resident cat, OC. Things have been a bit rocky, OC got sick but has been doing much better over the last few days. I'm still not leaving the girls alone together when I'm not home or when I'm sleeping. I would really like to get them to a stage where they can be left alone together for the day (8-9 hours) while I'm at work and while I'm sleeping at night. I currently lock NC in the bedroom with me so that OC can have some privacy during the night and decompress. NC does not enjoy this at all and has been tearing up my carpet in protest.
I'm trying to assess where they are in their relationship and what the next step should be to achieve my goals for them. I've attached a couple of videos I captured of them interacting today and I'd love to get your opinion on whether this is normal play behaviour. The brown cat is OC who is 10 years old (almost 11!) and the white/Tabby cat is NC, who is just over a year old.
Videos:
I also noticed yesterday, for the first time they smelled each other's noses and didn't automatically swat at each other after, so... Progress?
I'm trying to assess where they are in their relationship and what the next step should be to achieve my goals for them. I've attached a couple of videos I captured of them interacting today and I'd love to get your opinion on whether this is normal play behaviour. The brown cat is OC who is 10 years old (almost 11!) and the white/Tabby cat is NC, who is just over a year old.
Videos:
I also noticed yesterday, for the first time they smelled each other's noses and didn't automatically swat at each other after, so... Progress?