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Hmm. I lost track of where we are. Day 21? Helen still instigates Shamas. I'm considering using a calming additive for her, as she hisses every time I open the door. Shamas is getting pretty good about not going in the room....except when Helen starts with him. Generally he will stand and wag...

It gets to -25~30 here. Right now, its -1~+3 and wet. He's got a slicker for cold rain. I'd don't bother with coats, etc in yards or parks but I don't walk fast enough to keep his temp up and he shivers in the car until it warms up I don't do boots because much of what we walk through is...

That's a large part of our problems~ if Helen would stop picking fights with Shamas, I could get further but she hates him. I'm considering setting up another safe room for her, in my son's room. He has a loft bed and Shamas isn't allowed in there either. I just need a new door installed with a...

Picked up a hoodie for Shamas. He's getting chilly but its not cold enough to warrant a coat. apparently his chest warrants the xxl even as slender as he is. Going to be tough fitting him for a jacket with good coverage. The xxl in the parka I wanted won't do up

day 18 persistance is paying off~Helen is no longer hissing every time I open the door. And Shamas is walking right past half the time. he still triggers and lunges every time Helen hisses, but we rearranged the room to offer better cover and its helping to reduce her hissing. Midnight...

Day 17 No training today. I was using my day off to clean the house. Shamas Charged the already stresed out cats, because Helen was hissing at me for moving her bed. I'm not surprised he charged her, after she hissed at me. He was probably defending me. He was otherwise good with the cats...

day 16 Midnight came out to the dining room again Shamas still wants to chase him back to the room. I leashed him and treated him each time he looked over, but if he saw midnight he lunged. This is going to be a challenge. He's got it into his head that the younger cats belong in the bedroom...

Day 15 Shamas is learning to go lay down even if the cats become active during evening reading time. He wants to chase. I don't know if they're actually coming out or not but he goes stalk mode so I'm guessing midnight is peeking out the cat door to see if we're in bed yet. Once we go to bed...

Day 14 Still nothing official but Midnight is venturing out into the dining room while Shamas lays on on couch. Last night he came out while Shamas was in his crate. I saw Shamas come out in stalk mode and issued "ah!get over here" just in time to prevent the chase. He came down stiff from his...

Peroxide definitely helps. I can barely smell it on Shamas when he's dry now, and his coat feels lovely. My hands on the other side.....yuck! And you'd be surprised how often your hands are near your nose in a day lol. Might try visiting a hospital building to use the antimicrobial stuff...

I wouldn't bet on Shamas learning his lessons lol Apparently the smell lingers...AB came home at lunch saying that her teachers " have no problem if she wants to go home and shower" Which I read as "would prefer not to have her in class right now" LOL

Sounds about right. I've never smelled Fox, but have you ever smelled cheap pot, from a large group of teenagers? It's like that...only ten times stronger. I've always averred that teens smoking pot smelled like skunk...but Shamas last night was eye-watering strong! I saw him twitching his...

Day 12,13 no training due to migrain

Whew! That smells...well, not better, but less horrid lol! and at least he's stopped rubbing his face all over the house. Mind you, that was the funniest, most polite bath refusal I ever watched. "Shamas, come get in the bath" goes to crate, "No Shamas, the bath. Come here" goes and lays in...

The whole time i've had Shamas, i've avoided letting him out back at night, for fear of skunks. i forgot tonight, because of a migraine...and he's skunked. In the chest area. I bathed him right away, and hubby just got back with Peroxide and Baking soda to bath him again. any suggesttions on...

Peek n treat. Midnight is good to just sit there on the bed

Day 11 Great session today Midnight was kicking up a fuss at the closed door, feel ing lonely. The constant noise was winding Shamas up to frustrated growls So I grabbed the tent crate to block the door, and let midnight have his own door open Armed with cat kibble, I put a pile in the cat...

Me too. I have no doubt we can make this work with midnight and Matt.....Helen is an entirely different story. She's the main reason I'm going so intensive. Its not enough for Shamas to live with cats....if Helen is to tolerate him, he must learn to behave

Day 10~closed door introductions Obviously this is not entirely closed-door, as Matt wanders the house, and Midnight comes out occasionally. but as much closed door as possible, or at least with one door open and the other closed, so that there's plenty of ability for nervous cats to back away...

Shamas is doing OK with his Cat desensitising. He's learning to look, and not immediately jump from 0-60 emotionally Helen, on the other hand, still hisses every time I open her door. Hopefully as Midnight becomes braver, and meets Shamas without being chased every time, he'll go back and tell...