Yesterday, Rue and Lil' Bro had a supervised excursion from my bedroom to the rest of my home yesterday! I had opened the door, and as he's been doing for the past week, Bro was patiently waiting. He peeked his head out, and very shortly Rue had followed him as they exited the room and started exploring!
As my girlfriend and I tended to Sammy and the babies, Rue and Bro ventured into the kitten room, re-acquainting themselves with their first safe haven in my home. Bro and Sammy touched noses and Sammy's mood was amazing! She was affectionate, started walking around a bit more, and when Bro left, she let my sweetie and I pet her a LOT and then relaxed with her little ones. She's made such tremendous progress and I couldn't be happier for Sammy.
Lil' Bro is continuing to jump into bed with us and now, regardless if he's getting pet or not, he'll stick around and chill for a while. Rue still calls to him and he still "chats" back, and hopefully she'll spend some more time with us in the bed as well. That is, if she's happy to leave her new hiding place - in the boxspring of my bed!
My cat, Elle, greeted Rue and Bro with a little hissing, but didn't charge at them. That's her way of saying, "hello, this is my home. Respect that." Just as a dog would sniff another dog's behind. Considering that Elle and I have been without another fuzzy friend since October 2010, she's accepted SIX new friends amazingly. This is her home, and she's been very tolerant of our visitors. Plus, she gets showered with affection constantly. Such a wonderful kitty!
We wrangled Rue and Lil' Bro before bedtime, and back to the room we went, door closed. No fuss from them, no scratching/pining at the closed door from Elle. All in all, a good first shot at introducing everyone, and we'll see how it goes! For now, the integration sessions will be supervised.
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