By now I’ve had three of the four kittens out into the big room, one at a time. I’m keeping careful watch, because Tex is a big question mark. He has mostly ignored the kittens, even when he has gone into their area to look out the windows.
But we need to find out how he will handle having them in his own area, because that’s a different thing entirely. And they’re going to outgrow their smaller space pretty soon. And they want very much to come out where the big kids are!
I didn’t know how Tex would react. I don’t know if he would feel territorial, and not want them in his area – and even if he likes them, he is big and strong and could play too rough. So I’ve been trying them out and keeping an eye on his reactions. Meeting two of the girls went pretty well, with no big problems.
Today it was Coda’s turn, and Tex’s reaction was definitely different. Even at 5 weeks old, Coda is definitely a boy, and Tex seemed to feel a little less happy about him being there than the girls. He followed him around and took a swipe at him once. Coda didn’t seem too concerned, nor was Mama Sylvie. I have hopes that they will coexist pretty well once they’re used to each other.