On Thu 30 Jun 2005 02:16:52a, wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav
):

Watching two cats get acquainted is very interesting, I must
say. They have been together for two days now, and they are
beginning to chase each other (well, Nika chases Caruso (the
kitten) mostly), but Nika still will not allow Caruso any
contact with her.

Of course not; it's beneath her to frolic with the baby. LOL

I know they are progressing faster than some
cats would be and I'm happy. It is very amusing, to say the
least. I think it was T. S. Elliot who claimed he had learned a
great deal about human nature by owning two cats.
I'll be interested to see if the male (Caruso) interacts with my
wife and I the same way or if there is any gender based
behavior, as there clearly is with Nika who is female.

I have a mixed bunch - 2 males, 2 females - and at least here,
there doesn't seem to be a difference in how affectionate they are,
although before these 2 females I've always had male cats, and any
female cat I knew seemed more aloof. With these 4, they're all very
affectionate. Sounds like you're making progress!

--
Cheryl

"The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited
breath."
- W.C. Fields