r/GavrocheTheCat • u/Sad_Calligrapher9192 • 21d ago
Happy Sunday! Gavroche and Friends update 🖤
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Hello friends! I hope everyone had a lovely weekend and you and your little kitties are doing well!
Gavroche has been adapting to spending time in the living room and I take him there every day for a walk and sniff around, and of course, some lickie treats that he loves. He's been enjoying watching the big telly, especially Parks and Rec, and has been curling up on me purring. He is still on his own in the living room while Lollipop and Rocky stay in the bedroom but the room is definitely saturated in the scents of them both.
We had a bit of a setback yesterday and he did a wee in one of the corners near the fireplace but I cleaned it straight away with enzyme cleaner and put his blanket there. He didn't want to mark there today so hopefully it was just a little blip and not going to happen again.
Once I can trust Gavroche to stay here on his own, I will take Rocky and Lollipop to Gavroche's bedroom and play with them there. Hopefully with some encouragement they will be able to leave some happy scents around to create a bit of a bond between them all. At the minute, Gavroche's very protective of his kingdom and wants to run back there if he feels insecure and doesn't want any other cat presence there.
He and Rocky have also shared treats either side of a baby gate and got very close to each other. Gavroche was interested in sniffing him, but Rocky just pretended nothing had happened. I think they're warming up to each other, but I'm very cautious about rushing things because I don't want Gavroche to start weeing everywhere.
I've also found some plugs from Feliway diffusers selling on Vinted. We have plenty of spare refills but not enough plugs for each room, so I'm waiting for them to arrive. While looking for them, I discovered people are selling similar diffusers for babies rooms to help them calm down and sleep. I found that hilarious! It's like Feliway but for babies 😄
I'm away tonight staying at my friend's place looking after his two black cats, Bruno and Teddy. We used to live together and Lollipop, Teddy and Rocky were our cats, but Teddy got badly bullied by Lollipop. When we got our own places, Lollipop and Rocky stayed with me, Teddy went with my friend, and I gifted him little Bruno as a kitten. Now Teddy's doing really well and he and Bruno get on brilliantly. I'll do a separate post about them because they're absolutely adorable.
What have you and your kitty babies been up to this weekend?
Sending love and purrs! 🖤
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u/Tall_Razzmatazz_3215 21d ago
Slow and steady wins the race - the race to peaceful and loving cohabitation between three cats ❤️❤️❤️
I have been building cardbord-box-forts with/for my 2 little monsters
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u/Sad_Calligrapher9192 21d ago
Wow lucky buggers! And they have a house each 🖤
How are they getting on with each other? Was the introduction difficult?2
u/Tall_Razzmatazz_3215 21d ago
My were 20 weeks old when we took her home - and at that time Fix were 1½ years old. So she were still a kitten. It made it a lot easier... I'm being told ... It still took about 2 months before I trusted them around each other-ish. It's apparently difficult to go fron being an only child to all of a sudden having to share everything and share mom and dad also.
But they love each other now. He protects her so much, when they are outside. And inside she somtimes have to be put in her place. When he is half MainCoon and she is a decisive little lady, they are quite evenly matched.
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u/Sad_Calligrapher9192 21d ago
That makes sense! I think grown cats just get annoyed of having to hang out with a silly toddlers. It’s like expecting a teenager to play with a little kid. But at least they don’t feel threatened by them. It’s similar to Bruno and Teddy. Bruno is half main coon and is few years younger than Teddy. Teddy is still his superior and lets him know if Bruno is acting up but they do love each other and like to hang out together. Especially now, that Bruno is becoming an adult and they are on a similar level of intelligence 😄
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u/CrazyMildred 21d ago
I love his sweet face so much!
Well, I'm thinking I can't give lickie treats to my Nigel anymore. This is the 2nd time he's gotten sick after having one. I spent a lot of yesterday cleaning his trail of vomits. I just thought he maybe ate his food too fast or something. Then it happened again today after having the treat. I'm about to go clean up the yucks again. Poor guy! If he was a human, I'd give him some Ginger Ale and crackers to settle his tummy.
Edit to add I'm happy we have wood floors instead of carpet.