I picked up Cory and Carly (I may change their names) yesterday and they were safely set up in their sanctuary room (spare bedroom) by 3:30 in the afternoon. This morning, Cory is already wandering the room freely and meets us at the bedroom door when we walk in. He's an absolute lover and seems to take everything in stride. Carly will come out to see us and will let us pet her, but still spends most of her time under the bed. All in all, I think they've done very well for a first day. These two are a closely bonded pair and very funny to watch. If Cory eats, Carly will eat. If Cory come to me, Carly will come to me. She is always trying to cuddle with him. I feel like we didn't get two cats, we got one cat and also our cat's cat.
My 14 year old resident cat seems totally oblivious to the fact that there are two new cats in the house. He's shown no concern or even acknowledged that there is the scent of other cats on us or our hands, even though we've petted both and Cory has rubbed all over us (they both have a clean health check). Chance sleeps with us and I expected him to sit outside the spare bedroom door most of the night, but he's paid no attention. The new kids didn't make a sound, but I would have thought he'd pick up the scent. Chance is very laid back, but I find this very surprising. Makes me wonder if he has any sense of smell.
Anyway, on to the question. Based on this reaction, or lack of, do you think it's ok to proceed with exchanging scents via blankets today and if that goes well, today, doing the cracked open door tomorrow?
My 14 year old resident cat seems totally oblivious to the fact that there are two new cats in the house. He's shown no concern or even acknowledged that there is the scent of other cats on us or our hands, even though we've petted both and Cory has rubbed all over us (they both have a clean health check). Chance sleeps with us and I expected him to sit outside the spare bedroom door most of the night, but he's paid no attention. The new kids didn't make a sound, but I would have thought he'd pick up the scent. Chance is very laid back, but I find this very surprising. Makes me wonder if he has any sense of smell.
Anyway, on to the question. Based on this reaction, or lack of, do you think it's ok to proceed with exchanging scents via blankets today and if that goes well, today, doing the cracked open door tomorrow?