With Yochi’s experience, we are careful to do proper integration. For the 1st 3 days, Lychi was confined to the service yard and we didn’t allow Nana to sleep with Lychi, even when she was super keen. I was also worried that Lychi would pee on her bed when he smelt the residual smell. #fomo
Thankfully for Yochi, the service yard was ready for Lychi. We dont really duno how old Lychi is; JJ said that he is about 1 year old. He looked very small compared to Mochi and Yochi.
The new environment must be really stressful for Lychi. He actually found his way into the service yard and decided that he would stay in the washing machine. Then he hid behind the washing machine for the rest of the day.
The next day, he was hiding in one corner of the cat condo.
Our service yard has invisible grille but Lychi looked so small and I was worried that he would squeeze out of the grille and fall to his death. At 6.30am, I was meshing the window. It wasn’t a great job but at least I know he would be safe when I am at work.
Lychi barely ate much in the 1st 24 hours, which is not uncommon. Thankfully, he peed and in the litter box! This is the thing with pets, we are constantly watching how much they eat, pee and poop. He has at least stopped hiding behind the washing machine.
We also let him out but still separating the cats.
How is Mochi? He must be very puzzled why Yochi smelled different, became small and now has a tail. Haha.
They saw each other while separated by the glass door. There was no hissing or growling. In fact, they seem to be afraid of each other and ran away from each other more than not.
Lychi started eating on day 2. Daddy Lim hand fed him and it was a few nibbles but that is already an achievement. Things look like they are going the right way. He has started poopping too. Hooray! What I am really enjoying is that I don’t have to clean pee or worry about the cat peeing in random places. The urine stench is also slowly going away. Moreover, Lychi is also so cute!
By day 3, Lychi has started to eat normally. Daddy Lim fed them dinner and decided that they can eat together. There was no fights. Peace!
We also allowed them to meet under supervision. Lychi hissed at Mochi aonce and we quickly separated them. That was no other occasion.
They are skittish around each other. Often, one would attempt to smell the other one, startling the other one, which lead to some running around. Otherwise, all good.
It is almost a week since Lychi is with us. Things are looking really good. There are some chasing but it looks more like play chasing than fight chasing.
Lychi has also taken over one of Mochi’s favorite spots. Just today, he was sleeping there the entire afternoon.
Bcos they are living in harmony, we have stopped confining one of them when we are out for short periods. Today, we returned to find both of them sleeping in our room at different spots but peacefully.
I think we would try to let them both be out tonight. In fact, we are considering to “move” Lychi out of the service yard for good. Bcos he is living in harmony with Mochi, we are also enjoying both cats more. This is so good.
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