#TabbyCat #Stebie & #TuxieGirl #Betty
💥Together💥 sharing space. 🤯😁🤯😁🤯 #CatsOfMastodon While the #SlowCatIntro is most likely over, the journey continues as they learn to share space. Hopefully, if they can't be the perfect Best Buds I hoped for, they can coexist peacefully. ☮️✌️

#TabbyCat 🐈#Stevie & #TuxieGirl 🐈‍⬛#Betty experienced a
💥MAJOR BREAK THROUGH💥 today & are sharing space today for the 1st time without barriers or injuries! 😸Our family would like to THANK ALL our #CatsOfMastodon frenses for helping us get
TOGETHER during this #SlowCatIntro.The journey continues we will post photos. We love you all!

We've had a major break through on this EXHAUSTING #SlowCatIntro. #TabbyCat #Stevie & 🐈#TuxieGirl #Betty 🐈‍⬛ have been FINALLY sharing the open space of the house w/out a barrier. Betty did VERY well, Stevie was understandably hissy and low level growly, but NO BLOOD & NO CHASING! 😸😃😃 #CatsOfMastodon. No photos cuz staff needed both hands to keep them safe. #Catio flap will remain open in both directions except at night.

#Caturday #TuxieCat #Betty I'm pooped out! Lots of sessions today for me and #TabbyCat #Stevie learning to live without barriers. Stevie got to be inside the big carrier while, I hunted for treats on the #Cat #GymWall He growled at me as I ran past him, but I didn't react. We worked 🐈‍⬛🐈together for about 8 minutes. Afterwards, we got ham treats, in our separate rooms.#SlowCatIntro #CatsOfMastodon

#TuxieGirl #Betty 🐈‍⬛ STILL doing #SlowCatIntro heading in to Week 13 😼Staff is very fed up with this process. Last night's desensitization session in my carrier in the bedroom w/ #TabbyCat #Stevie & dad was... unfair. Why #Stevie gotta be all over sensitive n stuff? He hissed at me! THEN, Stevie got🍖ham! Mom says, "Late night food riles you up" . WTDuck!? 🦆 So I got hugs ❤️#CatsOfMastodon

#SlowCatIntro going on week 13. Humans are definitely fatigued. Last night's bedroom desensitization session went fairly well. #TuxieGirl #Betty🐈‍⬛was pretty calm. I only hissed a little bit. After a few minutes dad took her away, and I got ham treats! 😻 Later we'll do the same on the #Catio. We're both taking calming drops. One week of this & then it's on to reopening the Catio cat flap to facilitate free range capability... 🤞#CatsOfMastodon #TabbyCat #Stevie

Tonight it seems cat mom staff says it's time for me to learn that #Betty will indeed be allowed to come into the bedroom at night. Even with me sleeping next to dad. Even if I don't like it. Tonight #Betty n me will be occupying space in the bedroom together. She'll be in her carrier, while dad explains that this is gonna be " fun". One big happy family, right. Hmph. At least there will be ham. #SlowCatIntro #TabbyCat #Stevie #CatsOfMastodon

@littlemonsters
Okay, this session seemed more successful 😃
Betty gets off the hook reactive around food, seriously, like a great white shark, so having food around is risky for us all if she's not behind a door. Off camera she did some pawing at the carrier door, but it didn't seem to be too disturbing for Stevie. What do you think? Session lasted the 2 minutes it took him to find all the treats. Betty got the puzzle inside. #SlowCatIntro #CatsOfMastodon

#Caturday #SlowCatIntro
#TabbyTude #TabbyCat #Stevie Yeah, maybe NOT! 😸 *sigh* #TuxieGirl #Betty Please comment below if you have thoughts about how this is going...

#TabbyCat 🐈#Stevie & #TuxieGirl
#Betty 🐈‍⬛participating in a "I'll show you I can be trusted" session for the first time together in their #Catio. Went pretty well. Stevie gave her a low level warning growl while she remained calm. Session was about 10 minutes. Success feels good. 😺😺#SlowCatIntro Feels like Week 100 😱 #CatsOfMastodon

The #Heat Wave in the Midwest continues all week. Too hot for cats to be outside all day so conditions are mimicking winter conditions in that these 2 frenemies are going to be together inside for at least 12 hours. Pressure to establish mutual trust is increasing. *SIGH* This #SlowCatIntro is wearing us down. #TuxieGirl #Betty #TabbyCat #Stevie #CatsOfMastodon

#SlowCatIntro Week 12 🙄 Mom staff put me in my carrier after breakfast out the open area of the house. Stevie was up high. He he jumped down to my level,
S L O W L Y walked within 2 1/2 feet of me, gave some warning growls & hisses."This is my house. behave n mind your manners!" Then he S L O W L Y walked away toward the Catio door, Not much fluff, and picking up his legs as he went. I was quiet.Thoughts? Successful encounter? #CatsOfMastodon #StevieTheCat #TuxieGirl #Betty

#Today at lunch #Betty came to the screen door to my room. She was looking at me. Sitting all loaf 🍞 like n stuff, but lookin' at me. I gave her a low growl and a good hiss. She still sat there. In fact she slowly put a paw on the screen. So I growled even louder and hissed again. She very slowly slunk away. I think she got my message 😼. #CatsOfMastodon #SlowCatIntro #StevieTheCat

Week freaking TEN of #SlowCatIntro for #TuxieGirl #Betty. This is day 3 of sessions at the screen door. Zero reaction from Betty, an acceptable low level of growling n hissing from Stevie beyond the door. He's up on the bed watching. This is post play n treat sessions. When 2 humans are home we work both cats at the same time. But alone, I can only do one cat at a time. #CatsOfMastodon #Stevie and #Betty

According to Cats.com Tuxies have ..."been known to get along well with other pets" . Ummm, NO! Not OUR #Betty! We are heading into week 10 of her #SlowCatIntro and while there has been progress, it's been at less than a snail's pace! She accepted me, but is still struggling to recognize Stevie as a fren. And we're ALL so fatigued and exhausted by this process. #DaisyDoo #SlowCatIntro

After a treat, play, clicker training, viewing session with #Betty, I'm kinda tired. She got a little rude at the screen door and threw herself a bit hard, so I gave her a GOOD hissing off! But I held my position 😼and didn't run away or hide. Mom gave me ham! 😻Said I was a brave boi. 🐈#SundayScreamies #SlowCatIntro #TabbyTude
#CatsOfMastodon🐈‍⬛🐈

#SlowCatIntro The new temporary screen door has been installed for #Stevie, with #Betty on the other side. After testing for strength, clicker training, treats for being calm, and play opportunities were offered for both. First attempt went very well. Did 3 one min sessions. Then both cats rested a bit before Betty walked away & went to her sanctuary room while Stevie roamed the house. #CatsOfMastodon #Stevie #Betty

#Caturday My #CatdDaddy switched the temp door out for a VERY strong screen. This is a test run. LickiMat with Churu on it to see if I can pop the door open... Nope. Now Stevie can be on the inside getting a *Click* + a ham treat from dad, I will get the same from mom on the other side. Plus toys. But I'm not really into toys. 🤞
#TuxieGirl #Betty #SlowCatIntro

On this #Caturday as we begin our TENTH WEEK of cat intro, dad butler is doing more DIY & switching the temporary door from the hall to Stevie's so called sanctuary room. Staff hopes to increase the exposure of #Stevie n #Betty with this screen barrier and counter conditioning with high value ham treats n play opportunities. 🤞May the gods and The Force be with us. #SlowCatIntro #CatsOfMastod #TuxedoCat #TabbyCat

#Sunday Dad, why are you carrying that intruder #Betty into my living room? #Cats #TabbyTude #CatsOfMastodon #SlowCatIntro