Okay, it's official. His name is SPIKE!! For real.

The baby gates are down!!!! I will be closing him in my bedroom with me at night for a couple of weeks. This will prevent any outbursts in the middle of the night. But I guess my cats are so used to me bringing in newbies, that they're like, "Okay, another one. Zzzzzzzzzzzz."

There is little, if any, hissing. This transition is going so much easier than I expected!!!