Aw.... you are so sweet to work through this with such patience!
I'm so glad the hissing and growling is finally calming down!
I'm so glad the hissing and growling is finally calming down!
Thanks, I just don't want them to get hurt. There doing so much better. I leave Buddy out of his cage and he walks over to Tiger and they give each other a big long nose to nose greating. Then Buddy starts rubbing his body all over Tigers cage. Tiger comes up and wants to sniff Buddy at that time. Very good signs There really starting to get used to each other. Although, at times Buddy will stick his whole leg through the screen but Tiger stays much calmer than he did a few days ago. This week i'm going to get the screen divider set up in the cages so they can be close together day and nite. That should help some. I'm trying to give them as much time close to each other so they can get used to each other more before I let them get together without any divider. It still will be intense but this preliminary i'm hoping will keep matters a little calmer. The fur will probably fly but at least I will feel I did everything possible for their get-together.Originally Posted by LDG
Aw.... you are so sweet to work through this with such patience!
I'm so glad the hissing and growling is finally calming down!
Oh gosh no. Sorry i didn't make that clear. They will have the full run of the house upstairs and downstairs(2-story) when they finally get together. Thanks for your concern and bringing that up. Yeah, that wouldn't be good.Originally Posted by otto
I'm glad this method is working for you, and they are getting friendly to each other. Do you ever let Tiger out, and leave Buddy in the cage?
I really don't think they should meet face to face the first time without a screen, in a cage.
If they do fight, someone could get seriously hurt in a small contained space like that. Plus, neither side of the cage is neutral territory.
I strongly advise you to let them meet without barriers, outside of the cages. Thanks for keeping us posted.
Thanks.... sure hope they get things under control when they go one on one later this week. I don't mind if they play hard so long as they don't bite and get the fur to fly.Originally Posted by farleyv
Wow, I just love the procedure you go through and those cages are fantastic. You sure have things under control.
Tiger has changed and looks forwards to play with Buddy more and more. In my mind they have both settled down enough for them to get together.... couple more days.Originally Posted by otto
Aww...look at them play! I bet they are going to be the best of friends before too much longer. They will have the run of the house then, right?
Thanks, we think so too. He is just so full of energy, he runs 100mph around the house and sometimes bounces off the walls. He is a character. Tomorrow(thurs) are the one on one intros. They should be interesting. Hope things go well.Originally Posted by BlessedVegan
He is beautiful
Thanks.... the journey went smooth this morning but not so smooth in the evening. Details below.Originally Posted by orpheygene
Loving this journey. Thanks for sharing it. Things seem to be going very well indeed. Both your kitties are so gorgeous.
That's pretty normal. You kept them separate for so long, they really do need to work out the ranking order for themselves. It's awful to listen to I know, but they'll get it worked out eventually.Originally Posted by tigerclaw
Things went pretty good in the morning but the evening session didn't go all that well. It started out with Tiger back of the couch. The usual low growls from Tiger. They were back of the couch for about half hour and I was getting hungry. I started to make some soup. I opened the can and I walked over to put it in a pan when I saw Tiger in the middle of the hallway. I think he thought Buddy had left. Well he was wrong. Buddy started to chase Tiger right in the kitchen where I was standing with an open can of soup. All hell broke loose with both of them rolling around fighting right in the middle of the kitchen floor. Tiger started to scream quit loud. I tried to break it up the best I could by telling them no... haha. The only thing I had left was my slipper and I gave Buddy a nudge with it and they broke it up. Buddy walked away with his tail about 3" in dia. Tiger headed for the dining room chairs where they spent another hour entertaining themselves. This is like taking care of a couple rowdy school kids. Hope they get their act together soon.