Kitty really seems to be settling in. We had some difficulties along the way so it’s been a long process. A day or two after we started bringing her in the house, she dared to lick a dish I put down for Sam and he didn’t care much for that, and all hell broke loose and she was pretty shaken up, although not injured. We basically had to start the acclimation process over after that happened.
We’ve been slowly bringing her in the house more often, for longer periods. We’re very careful not to let any bad experiences happen again, at least as far as we can control it. Dusty still hisses at her but she doesn’t hiss back and there’s no aggression from either party so that’s promising. Hopefully Dusty will at least stop hissing someday. I can hope for them to be buds but I’ll settle for them to just tolerate each other. Kitty is very curious of Dusty though and really wants to play with her. I feel bad that Dusty isn’t up for it, but again, toleration is all I’m aiming for at this point.
Kitty met me in the bathroom this morning which was a first. She played with a wadded up paper towel in the bathtub, then proceeded to break the soap dish. She left when I started up the shower but when I was done she was laying on the counter waiting for me. She stayed the whole time, walked me to the closet then the kitchen for breakfast. Dusty hissed but they both ate breakfast (in different areas of the kitchen). So, it was a successful morning. This is the first time Kitty has really hung out with me, and she has a ton of energy! I forgot how active a young cat can be. She’s going to need some toys or she’s going to be a handful. Maybe we can start letting her out a little now to burn some energy, assuming she’ll come back.
Still no name. Kitty works for now and that may end up being her name.
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