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He's getting bolder. Pickles always sleeps on my bed. This morning I
woke up to hear Pickles hiss. I opened my eyes in time to see Koala run out of the room. Later, after I was up, he did quite a bit of exploring. While I was sitting in the living room he jumped up on the couch, considered jumping across to the coffee table but decided against it, came very close to my chair, and went even closer to Pickles to get a toy that was by her. Pickles didn't react. He also spent a lot of time looking out the sliding glass door to the patio where I put out food for the birds and squirrels. There may be a setback, though. I have a water leak in the wall between my two bathrooms. One of them is right across the hall from what I've come to think of as Koala's room. I'm afraid tearing out the wall and replacing the pipe will send him back into seclusion. Joy |
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On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:06:59 -0700, Joy wrote:
He's getting bolder. Pickles always sleeps on my bed. This morning I woke up to hear Pickles hiss. I opened my eyes in time to see Koala run out of the room. Later, after I was up, he did quite a bit of exploring. While I was sitting in the living room he jumped up on the couch, considered jumping across to the coffee table but decided against it, came very close to my chair, and went even closer to Pickles to get a toy that was by her. Pickles didn't react. He also spent a lot of time looking out the sliding glass door to the patio where I put out food for the birds and squirrels. There may be a setback, though. I have a water leak in the wall between my two bathrooms. One of them is right across the hall from what I've come to think of as Koala's room. I'm afraid tearing out the wall and replacing the pipe will send him back into seclusion. Good news! Your repairs could be a problem. My two run and hide all day if there are workmen here. Don't forget that cats play roughly, so when they get used to each other, don't interfere unless you think it is really too much. My two played roughly a great deal when Bubba was younger; they still do it occasionally. -- |
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On 8/26/2014 11:17 AM, Mack A. Damia wrote:
On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:06:59 -0700, Joy wrote: He's getting bolder. Pickles always sleeps on my bed. This morning I woke up to hear Pickles hiss. I opened my eyes in time to see Koala run out of the room. Later, after I was up, he did quite a bit of exploring. While I was sitting in the living room he jumped up on the couch, considered jumping across to the coffee table but decided against it, came very close to my chair, and went even closer to Pickles to get a toy that was by her. Pickles didn't react. He also spent a lot of time looking out the sliding glass door to the patio where I put out food for the birds and squirrels. There may be a setback, though. I have a water leak in the wall between my two bathrooms. One of them is right across the hall from what I've come to think of as Koala's room. I'm afraid tearing out the wall and replacing the pipe will send him back into seclusion. Good news! Your repairs could be a problem. My two run and hide all day if there are workmen here. Don't forget that cats play roughly, so when they get used to each other, don't interfere unless you think it is really too much. My two played roughly a great deal when Bubba was younger; they still do it occasionally. Thanks. The plumber has been and gone. The leak wasn't in the wall after all. He reseated the toilet and replaced some of the drainpipes from the washbasin. Koala is still hiding, but I'm sure he'll come back out sooner than he would have if the wall had been torn out. Joy -- Joy Unlimited Colorful Crocheted Critters Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9 |
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I would continue concentrating my attention on Pickles.
Just make sure it doesn't escape your house during traumatic/difficult times, especially when strangers are around and banging on things. As long as their immediate area isn't being disturbed, like if it's in another room, they do just fine. |
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On 8/26/2014 11:36 AM, John Doe wrote:
I would continue concentrating my attention on Pickles. Since Pickles is the only one who comes close enough for me to touch, and she frequently demands skritches and tummy rubs, that won't be hard to do. Just make sure it doesn't escape your house during traumatic/difficult times, especially when strangers are around and banging on things. He had already gone back under the bed when the plumber arrived, so I just closed his door until the plumber left. As long as their immediate area isn't being disturbed, like if it's in another room, they do just fine. It turned out that the job wasn't as extensive, or as noisy as I had anticipated. Joy -- Joy Unlimited Colorful Crocheted Critters Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9 |
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Not to do with your situation specifically, but about who gets the
attention... Recently, my neutered male began peeing on things. That is not tolerable here, so I put him back where he came from in the not so great outdoors for a day. That happened two or three more times, with the time outside increasing. In my opinion, I'm good at manipulating them, but I was at a loss. So... I considered the jealousy thing and started letting him up into my lap giving him precedence over the new female. I'm confident the peeing has stopped. Apparently he was marking territory because he was upset at getting less attention. That's something to look out for when the home cat (the incumbent) is male. Some people who don't have cats might think of that as surrender. But as those of us who are experienced with cats know, sometimes you just have to do it their way if you want to keep them. |
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On 8/26/2014 4:44 PM, John Doe wrote:
Not to do with your situation specifically, but about who gets the attention... Recently, my neutered male began peeing on things. That is not tolerable here, so I put him back where he came from in the not so great outdoors for a day. That happened two or three more times, with the time outside increasing. In my opinion, I'm good at manipulating them, but I was at a loss. So... I considered the jealousy thing and started letting him up into my lap giving him precedence over the new female. I'm confident the peeing has stopped. Apparently he was marking territory because he was upset at getting less attention. That's something to look out for when the home cat (the incumbent) is male. Some people who don't have cats might think of that as surrender. But as those of us who are experienced with cats know, sometimes you just have to do it their way if you want to keep them. Yup. -- Joy Unlimited Colorful Crocheted Critters Photos at http://www.PictureTrail.com/joy9 |
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