HOWEVER, when I scooped up Morgana a few minutes later to walk downstairs and get coffee (for me) and breakfast (for her), she purred and headbutted my chin like she normally does, even though I probably REEKED of Remus! When I was finished in his room, I gave him a bit of the wet food left over in the tin from Morgana’s breakfast, and shut the door.
Instead of yowling or hissing, she just glared from the top of the stairs for a while, before approaching the room cautiously and sniffing around, even though Remus was scampering about. Surprisingly, Morgana wasn’t too angry with this. When I had to leave the room to grab a broom & litter scoop, I left the door open and carried him with me.
(Also, my sister and I get skin reactions to them, so another strike against it.) When a $50+ product says that it’s harmful to animals if ingested, and you’re putting it ON an animal…no thanks. Since he’s a kitten, I’m never comfortable putting the flea/tick drops on him. He’s already a lot more comfortable, and this morning, when I combed him again, I got a few dead ones. While it doesn’t kill the fleas on him, it acts as a repellent. We’re putting it on Remus 2-3 times a day. When we discovered fleas on Remus yesterday, sister and my mom went out and got lemongrass oil and eucalyptus oil that they mixed into a spray. Once I finished getting ready, I went in to Remus’s room to play with him a bit, comb him for fleas, and put the oil on him again. However, she yowled once or twice, but otherwise seemed unfazed, if a bit curious about the noise. He seemed significantly louder in there, so she couldn’t ignore him. Although, she wasn’t happy when I shut her in the bathroom with me as I was getting ready. Morgana’s reactions have lessened around Remus! She wandered over to his room, sniffing the door frame as he mewed and stuck his paws under the door. so fluffy) around 6:30 this morning when he heard Morgana and me up wandering around. OH HE’S EITHER ASLEEP OR HE’S DEAD.” However, he woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed (seriously. The rest of our night was uneventful, with Morgana alternating between my bed and her climbing tree. Remus slept through the night without waking up and crying, finally rid of those pesky fleas we found yesterday! I’ll have to admit, I woke up around 3 in a panic. (remember Step 2 was Scent Familiarization) Even after I went into Remus’s room to feed him and play with him a bit, she didn’t react to his scent on me (unless you count a glare and a cold shoulder for about 5 minutes, but no hisses or yowling!). Our 17 year old cat loves it, Morgana loves it, and so does Remus! ), and just talked to her while she was sniffing around the room, investigating the lingering scent of Remus from the night before. After about 30 minutes had passed, her yowls and hisses were replaced with my purring, chirruping, sassy girl.
While it was just her and me in my room, I gave her some of her favorite wet food ( Halo’s Spot’s Stew is fantastic, for anyone looking for a holistic wet food that is grain-free! It’s full of protein and fiber that cats young and old need. After all, it was Black Cat Appreciation Day, and I had to let her know that she’s still my best girl.
When I got home from work last night, I spent lots of quality time with Morgana. Parts 2 & 3 have been fairly close together, but lots has happened over the last day! Here’s hoping the supervised long visits continue to do well! It’s been very quiet so far, and they’ve been in the same room for several hours. Tonight, however, the real test begins: I’m going to see how they do overnight. She did well, eventually settling down in a spot by our heads, keeping watch like the mother hen she is. Since she’s skittish around guys, but her last two meetings with him went well, I figured it was time. Last evenings, Morgana spent the night in my room with me and G, to help her get used to him being around.
Morgana and Remus have become fairly trusting of each other- playing and napping with and around each other with ease! I was able to witness it for the first time this evening, when I re-charged my introvert battery with an evening of writing and cats in my room. I was out of town, so the cats were watched by my mom & sister, who dutifully sent updates and photos when my worrisome little heart couldn’t stand it.