When we last left Rita, she was ensconced in the craft room with a gate between her and Fuzzy.
Oh sure, Fuzzy could, and did, jump the fence, but I made it quite clear to him that was not acceptable. Twice, the first day Rita was here, he jumped the fence and started yowling and hissing, and generally trying to chase her around. Both times he got his butt lifted out of the room and put outside Since he wanted to be in to check out the cat, he got the picture pretty quickly. As an observation, it is a testament to his temperament and level-headedness that he never tried to claw or bite me as I was non-too-gently getting him out of the room, even though he was worked up about the strange cat.
Rita also could jump the gate, but chose not to as she realized her safety depended on her staying in.
The night of the 4th (ir early morning of the 5th), she jumped the gate and started exploring. I was asleep on the couch and Fuzzy was sleeping on my legs (his favorite place to sleep). I was suddenly jerked out of sleep by growling and hissing. Fuzzy was swatting at something under the couch, and I realized it was Rita. I grabbed her and placed her back in the room, where she stayed until the afternoon of the 5th. Once again she jumped out and this time Fuzzy just watched her.
I left the gate up in case Rita needed to jump back in for safety (her food and litter box were in there too). By Wednesday evening, after I got home from work, it was evident that the gate was a moot point, so I took it down. Byt the 9th, I was able to move the litter box downstairs. interestingly enough, I still feed her in that room as she doesn't want to jump on the table that Fuzzy's food is on.
Gratuitous pic of Fuzzy
Last Sunday I was a couch potato (reading), and the cats took full advantage.
Last night I was vacuuming and as I came around from the living room toward the kitchen, here is what I saw (neither is a fan of the vacuum - LOL).
Rita has not been outside yet. She only evinces interest if I am outside, but the minute I open the door she leaves the kitchen, so she isn't much interested - except when the vacuum is out :), but even then when I approached the door she went into the office. She also likes to chase the bugs on the other side at night.
Although not fast friends, they are doing well. They already get along better than Fuzzy got along with Tory, so all is good.
It seems that your thoughtful choice of lap kitty is working well. Super!
Posted by: Cop Car | July 17, 2016 at 11:32 AM
She is doing great at being lap kitty!
Also shedding a lot - really evident that she has been used to AC. She is also skittish about the ceiling fan (even when on low), but the window fans and tower fan don't bother her a bit.
Posted by: bogie | July 23, 2016 at 04:24 PM
Interesting about her shedding - and your logical reasoning as to cause. I wouldn't have thought of that!
Posted by: Cop Car | July 23, 2016 at 05:20 PM