Betty's successors in hiding

I've brought home two kitties from the shelter named "Dot" and "Burt".
I've closed off a lot of rooms, but they seem to be in hiding right
now anyway. Where did they go!?

Congratulations!

And don't worry-- they'll turn up when they're hungry.

Cantate (still trying to entice the Bitty to come in)

"Takayuki" wrote in message
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I've brought home two kitties from the shelter named "Dot" and "Burt".
I've closed off a lot of rooms, but they seem to be in hiding right
now anyway. Where did they go!?


Wow! Really? Congratulations. Don't worry, they will come out
eventually. They will need to eat and visit the litter box at some point.
They are just scared.

Tweed

Takayuki wrote:
I've brought home two kitties from the shelter named "Dot" and "Burt".
I've closed off a lot of rooms, but they seem to be in hiding right
now anyway. Where did they go!?

I'm surprised that Burt, a small 1 year old male, has come out of
hiding first. He was the much shyer of the two at the shelter when I
introduced him to Dot as a possible companion for her. He's now
playing with power cords, showing his belly, and accepting lovins.
Dot, a slighly chubby (13 lbs) 7 year old girl who was so outgoing at
the shelter is nowhere to be found. I occasionally see a flicker out
of the corner of my eye as she skillfully moves from one hiding spot
to another. She'll come around.

Maybe these two will come to like one another. I chose them because
they happened to be in nearby cages, and Dot's tag said that she liked
other cats, and Burt's tag didn't specify whether he liked other cats,
but he seemed very mellow for such a young cat.

The shelter person later clarified though that by "like" other cats,
they actually mean that she has a lot of experience hissing at other
cats out of jealousy. Oh well. But help! What do I need to know
about introducing these two? They know each other casually from
having tentatively interacted for about half an hour in a quiet room
at the shelter, and so far, they both seem to be independently and
alternately hiding and exploring, so they've only made note of each
other and haven't really done much else...

Takayuki wrote:
I've brought home two kitties from the shelter named "Dot" and "Burt".
I've closed off a lot of rooms, but they seem to be in hiding right
now anyway. Where did they go!?

YAY!!!!!
I'm so happy for you!!!

Victor

Whoa!!! *That* was fast. Congratulations, felicidades, mazel tov!!

JPGS! JPGS! JPGS!!

Joyce


Takayuki wrote:

Takayuki wrote:
I've brought home two kitties from the shelter named "Dot" and "Burt".
I've closed off a lot of rooms, but they seem to be in hiding right
now anyway. Where did they go!?

I'm surprised that Burt, a small 1 year old male, has come out of
hiding first. He was the much shyer of the two at the shelter when I
introduced him to Dot as a possible companion for her. He's now
playing with power cords, showing his belly, and accepting lovins.
Dot, a slighly chubby (13 lbs) 7 year old girl who was so outgoing at
the shelter is nowhere to be found. I occasionally see a flicker out
of the corner of my eye as she skillfully moves from one hiding spot
to another. She'll come around.

Maybe these two will come to like one another. I chose them because
they happened to be in nearby cages, and Dot's tag said that she liked
other cats, and Burt's tag didn't specify whether he liked other cats,
but he seemed very mellow for such a young cat.

The shelter person later clarified though that by "like" other cats,
they actually mean that she has a lot of experience hissing at other
cats out of jealousy. Oh well. But help! What do I need to know
about introducing these two? They know each other casually from
having tentatively interacted for about half an hour in a quiet room
at the shelter, and so far, they both seem to be independently and
alternately hiding and exploring, so they've only made note of each
other and haven't really done much else...


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Cantate wrote:
Congratulations!

And don't worry-- they'll turn up when they're hungry.

Cantate (still trying to entice the Bitty to come in)

I found Dot under a sofa. She accepted scritches while Burt was
looking over my shoulder like "whatzat daddy?" She ventured closer to
me and seemed to be trying to roll over to show her belly, but she's
too fat to do that in that tight space. I left the skirt propped
up a little with a cushion so that she could watch Burt scratching his
post and playing with his toys.

"Takayuki" wrote

| What do I need to know about introducing these two?

I wouldn't worry much about it. They'll work it out in a few days. Don't
play favorites....

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:33:27 -0400, Takayuki wrote:

I've brought home two kitties from the shelter named "Dot" and "Burt".
I've closed off a lot of rooms, but they seem to be in hiding right
now anyway. Where did they go!?

Isn't it amazing how effective the little furballs can be at disappearing?

Congrats, Tak! I've been hoping for the longest time that you'd feel like
taking in a couple more waifs.

As for acclimating to each other, it's quite normal for Dot to be the
slower to adjust to sharing a house and a slave with another cat. In my
experience, the older cats have had more of a chance to get used to being
an only-cat. I suspect that they'll be getting along just fine within a
week. And in this next week it's unlikely that they'll do any serious
fighting, most likely they'll just do some hissing to establish who is top
cat. And Dot will most likely come out of hiding within just a few days.
When Nancy and I moved with the cats, Cleo and Tabitha were pretty much
invisible for a week, and Sammy was usually only sighted when he was
dashing from hiding place to hiding place.

Daniel Mahoney wrote:
On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:33:27 -0400, Takayuki wrote:

I've brought home two kitties from the shelter named "Dot" and "Burt".
I've closed off a lot of rooms, but they seem to be in hiding right
now anyway. Where did they go!?

Isn't it amazing how effective the little furballs can be at disappearing?

Congrats, Tak! I've been hoping for the longest time that you'd feel like
taking in a couple more waifs.

As for acclimating to each other, it's quite normal for Dot to be the
slower to adjust to sharing a house and a slave with another cat. In my
experience, the older cats have had more of a chance to get used to being
an only-cat. I suspect that they'll be getting along just fine within a
week. And in this next week it's unlikely that they'll do any serious
fighting, most likely they'll just do some hissing to establish who is top
cat. And Dot will most likely come out of hiding within just a few days.
When Nancy and I moved with the cats, Cleo and Tabitha were pretty much
invisible for a week, and Sammy was usually only sighted when he was
dashing from hiding place to hiding place.

Dot just came out and touched noses with Burt! I think I hear a
little growling and hissing now, so I have to go!