Yeah SAS, I'm so happy your so happy and that Gabe is happy and everyone is happy!! This worked out great...better than I could ever have imagined!! Big Group (((HUGS)))!!!

BTW, Gabe did on occasion rub up to strangers, but if they approached him too suddenly, he got a little "weird". I think you hit the nail on the head about him feeling more at ease, b/c of the other cats being with him...

My mom's one cat wasn't really a lap cat until she got another cat, and saw how affectionate he was, and i think he kinda learned from him, and now he's a lap cat too...so Gabe might observe your 2 and kinda learn from them...that certain things are okay...like being friendly!! I think overall, Gabe was/is a "fraidy" cat more than a "mean" cat...and thats where his aggressions stem from...and your 2 cats might very well act as his "equals" and help him feel more at ease...

Anyway...glad, as always, to hear updates!! Keep em' coming...

Robyn