Spicey holds court

After two weeks, Spicey's integration into the family is proceeding
leisurely and apace, on both the person and kitty fronts.

Whenever I head upstairs to be with Spicey, one or both of the incumbent
kitties will often follow me, and Spicey will also come to greet me at the
top of the stairs. This is how a few casual encounters have already
happened. Because of the design and position of the glass barrier at the
stairs, Dot and Buster always see Spicey from below, and about two feet
away, while Spicey parades above them.

Buster always looks worried when he sees Spicey. Understandable, as this
is, after all, the boycat who breached a screen door to drive away a
neighborhood cat. He hissed and puffed his tail the first time he saw
Spicey, but he's calming down, and he hasn't otherwise exhibited any
agitated behavior.

Dot seems curious about the new girl, and comes up to the glass to watch,
but her interest seems casual and academic.

Spicey glances down occasionally at Dot and Buster, but is usually more
interested in rubbing against my legs when I'm upstairs. She headbutts and
nosekisses the now fading scars that she inflicted on me a week ago when
she was less tame. I still move slowly and carefully around her so as not
to trigger an attack, but every day I can see she's more relaxed.

I'm currently working on getting her to let me initiate touches to her back
and ears without protesting. This will be an important milestone that will
allow me to medicate her, and I'm hoping it will happen in a couple of
weeks. Our relationship has already come so far!

"Takayuki" wrote in message
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After two weeks, Spicey's integration into the family is proceeding
leisurely and apace, on both the person and kitty fronts.

Whenever I head upstairs to be with Spicey, one or both of the incumbent
kitties will often follow me, and Spicey will also come to greet me at the
top of the stairs. This is how a few casual encounters have already
happened. Because of the design and position of the glass barrier at the
stairs, Dot and Buster always see Spicey from below, and about two feet
away, while Spicey parades above them.

Buster always looks worried when he sees Spicey. Understandable, as this
is, after all, the boycat who breached a screen door to drive away a
neighborhood cat. He hissed and puffed his tail the first time he saw
Spicey, but he's calming down, and he hasn't otherwise exhibited any
agitated behavior.

Dot seems curious about the new girl, and comes up to the glass to watch,
but her interest seems casual and academic.

Spicey glances down occasionally at Dot and Buster, but is usually more
interested in rubbing against my legs when I'm upstairs. She headbutts and
nosekisses the now fading scars that she inflicted on me a week ago when
she was less tame. I still move slowly and carefully around her so as not
to trigger an attack, but every day I can see she's more relaxed.

I'm currently working on getting her to let me initiate touches to her
back
and ears without protesting. This will be an important milestone that will
allow me to medicate her, and I'm hoping it will happen in a couple of
weeks. Our relationship has already come so far!

It certainly has! That's wonderful!

Joy

On 10/13/2012 10:39 PM, Takayuki wrote:
After two weeks, Spicey's integration into the family is proceeding
leisurely and apace, on both the person and kitty fronts.

Whenever I head upstairs to be with Spicey, one or both of the incumbent
kitties will often follow me, and Spicey will also come to greet me at the
top of the stairs. This is how a few casual encounters have already
happened. Because of the design and position of the glass barrier at the
stairs, Dot and Buster always see Spicey from below, and about two feet
away, while Spicey parades above them.

Buster always looks worried when he sees Spicey. Understandable, as this
is, after all, the boycat who breached a screen door to drive away a
neighborhood cat. He hissed and puffed his tail the first time he saw
Spicey, but he's calming down, and he hasn't otherwise exhibited any
agitated behavior.

Dot seems curious about the new girl, and comes up to the glass to watch,
but her interest seems casual and academic.

Spicey glances down occasionally at Dot and Buster, but is usually more
interested in rubbing against my legs when I'm upstairs. She headbutts and
nosekisses the now fading scars that she inflicted on me a week ago when
she was less tame. I still move slowly and carefully around her so as not
to trigger an attack, but every day I can see she's more relaxed.

I'm currently working on getting her to let me initiate touches to her back
and ears without protesting. This will be an important milestone that will
allow me to medicate her, and I'm hoping it will happen in a couple of
weeks. Our relationship has already come so far!



Wonderful news on your progress with Spicey. Hugs to you for taking care
of Spicey.

Ann

On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 22:39:17 -0400, Takayuki
wrote:

After two weeks, Spicey's integration into the family is proceeding
leisurely and apace, on both the person and kitty fronts.

Whenever I head upstairs to be with Spicey, one or both of the incumbent
kitties will often follow me, and Spicey will also come to greet me at the
top of the stairs. This is how a few casual encounters have already
happened. Because of the design and position of the glass barrier at the
stairs, Dot and Buster always see Spicey from below, and about two feet
away, while Spicey parades above them.

Buster always looks worried when he sees Spicey. Understandable, as this
is, after all, the boycat who breached a screen door to drive away a
neighborhood cat. He hissed and puffed his tail the first time he saw
Spicey, but he's calming down, and he hasn't otherwise exhibited any
agitated behavior.

Dot seems curious about the new girl, and comes up to the glass to watch,
but her interest seems casual and academic.

Spicey glances down occasionally at Dot and Buster, but is usually more
interested in rubbing against my legs when I'm upstairs. She headbutts and
nosekisses the now fading scars that she inflicted on me a week ago when
she was less tame. I still move slowly and carefully around her so as not
to trigger an attack, but every day I can see she's more relaxed.

I'm currently working on getting her to let me initiate touches to her back
and ears without protesting. This will be an important milestone that will
allow me to medicate her, and I'm hoping it will happen in a couple of
weeks. Our relationship has already come so far!


That is great progress but I'm not really surprised. It's hard to tell
what Spicey will be like in this new environment. She sounds ready to
blossom. Good job.