The new cats in residence started exploring the house yesterday. I posted a dozen photos of them on my Flickr site here.
They’ve also met all of the other cats. Reactions have been fairly predictable. Tracie is currently trying to break the ice by showing them that they have common interests such as plastic things dangled on the end of a string. Raymond wants to play with everyone but the other guys aren’t quite ready for that and feel that some strutting and hissing must be done first. Edwin in particular is putting on the macho-kitty show; this is exactly what he did when Alfred arrived so we’re not at all surprised. It probably doesn’t help any that Tracie and I have a hard time not laughing at his posturing since he’s usually such an easy-going cat.
Alfred seems to be accepting the newcomers without much hesitation.
Madeline isn’t entirely sure what to think of the sudden doubling of the male population. I think she’ll warm up to them eventually. She had a bit of a shock when Robbie inadvertently cornered her on the kitchen sink so it may take a little while for them to become properly introduced.
