Photo dump at the end of the post.

April 14

Spent most of the day all together. It went pretty well. I feel like sometimes Henry will chase after Cali once she comes out. I don’t think it’s mean, but she doesn’t like it and runs back to the bed. I may have to separate him at this point rather than Gwen.

April 15

I ended up with all three cats upstairs at night and had to shut the door to keep them from chasing each other (Gwen and Henry). I woke up to a couple of hisses/growls, but no scuffles.

I went into the bathroom for morning routine (we will continue this until after the vet appt). Henry was the first to come in and observe. Then Gwen came in. Then Cali! Patiently waiting for her Churu. Gwen and Henry ate actual food. Cali just ate the Churu and then she left. After that, I opened the bedroom door. Gwen, Henry, and I went downstairs. Then I heard noise upstairs, which was Cali playing with a toy!

I’ve put up some half-stair barriers on the stairs. I want them to be able to come and go, but not at speed. We will see how that goes.

The day went very well. I separated them while I went to the gym. Re-united for dinner. Cali came in for Churu and left. Later they were all upstairs and Cali was actually sitting in the base of the cat tree (not the one in the bathroom) rather than under the bed!

April 16

Overnight I was able to keep the door open and it was mostly uneventful. I woke up to Henry playing with a toy and running around, but no major scuffles. Gwen slept on my bed for the second night in a row so I’m sure she’s delighted to be allowed back upstairs at night.

Henry and Gwen played together a tiny bit batting a green spring back and forth.

My son came home and Henry came downstairs and had a jump scare of a whole new person in the house (even though they’d met briefly before).

Cali was also on the top of the stairs for a bit. I could hear her squeaking to Henry.

Cali came out at bedtime for the dry food I put out. And she spent more time in other spots upstairs like the second condo I brought out into the bedroom. And I think she was in the cat carrier too. Great progress, Cali! They all seem to have had fewer tussles today.

April 18

I didn’t even realize it until the morning, but the night before I went to the gym and didn’t even think about a need to separate them while I was gone. And everything was fine!

Overnight Cali was out a lot! I don’t know where she was, but it wasn’t the bathroom (the only other place I have a camera). It might have been downstairs, which would be great. To my knowledge, she’s only gone down there twice. But even if it wasn’t downstairs, I’m glad to see her spend more time out from under the bed.

In the morning she came right in and waited while I did pre-Churu chores. She had her Churu and left, but it sounded like she was playing and didn’t head right under the bed.

FOR THE RECORD, when I say she’s under the bed, I have two of those fabric Christmas wrapping bags/storage things under the bed. And she sits on those like her own personal queen size cat bed. My old cat Alice used to like laying there. I’m not some mean person who just lets her sleep on the floor under a bed. She’s comfy AF.

April 19

So I think life is mostly back to normal here. I went out yesterday and last night. All the cats were free, commingled, and fine.

Cali was hanging out in the carrier, which is awesome to see before our vet visit.

During dinner routine I brushed my hand near Henry’s back and he tuned and looked at me. He didn’t love it, but he didn’t jump away. Progress.

Cali came down for a second while I was sitting in the couch. She came all the way downstairs. Froze in the living room. And went back upstairs. Maybe she didn’t think I was there and then turned back when she realized? Later I saw her on camera upstairs playing with a toy by herself.

At bedtime she came I to the bathroom a couple of times. Ate a little, but also we all sat there while I folded laundry. Then she went downstairs for a minute and came back up and got into the cat carrier.

April 20

Cali came right in at breakfast. Waited for her churu. She didn’t seem to mind my hand inching closer down the handle. She came back in to eat some food at the bowl, but I scared her off when I moved toward the sink. She came back in a minute later to use the litter box and then eat.

Henry ate some treats from my son’s hand at dinner time routine.

April 21

So mostly a week of full integration and I’m so happy to report that things are going well. I’m nervous about their upcoming vet visit (mostly about getting them into carriers and not erasing all of the trust I’ve built). We will continue socializing and just being a happy cat family.

The updates may become less frequent, but if you’re friends with me on Facebook or follow me on Instagram, you’ll probably see plenty of pics.