So after a few days of adjusting to her new surroundings, we figured it was time for Maude and Stella to start acknowledging each other's presence. The thing about Stella is that she doesn't exactly start out new relationships with other cats that well. Those in attendance for the fateful meeting of Stella and Noodles know this quite well. Stella likes to hiss and act anti-social, she doesn't exactly throw open her arms and welcome new arrivals. She greeted Miles the same way, he was just too dumb to fall for the show. Needless to say, we're hoping that Maude and Stella start off on a good 'paw'. We've had a towel shoved under the door to block any early contact. Last night we removed it to see how they'd interact.
Stella standing guard
Check out Stella's eye and paw under the door
Stella does appreciate when Maude tries to get in on the fun
The results were actually encouraging. They pawed at each other and behaved themselves. It was time for Step 2: seeing each other for the first time.
Love at first sign...err not really
Stella hissed, Maude ran and hid. But then Maude got more comfortable and Stella started to get over herself. We were encouraged enough that we decided they should properly meet tonight for the first time. Keep your fingers crossed....
Noodles dominated that meeting. She's still talking about it.
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