Vet visit aftermath

[Karen]

Aww, that's good, sounds like progress!

[Jessika]

You can order feliway online for cheaper than you find in stores (in my experiences). May be worth it to keep on hand for instances like this

[snakemama]

It may or may not be do-able depending on your area and finances, but maybe there's a house-call vet in your area? I'm glad they are settling back down.

[Chatanuga]

House calls wouldn't likely work since Smokey hides, usually behind the fridge, whenever anybody comes to visit, and Casey gets defensive around people he doesn't know.

Things went pretty well tonight. Smokey was back to trying to climb onto the counter while I got their pumpkin around as well as getting vocal about wanting me to hurry with it. There were a couple short hisses, both started by Smokey, but they quickly subsided when I talked to them to calm them down. They then ate about 2 1/2 feet apart (last night they wouldn't eat in the same room). They'll start to smell each other around the face at times, but then one, usually Smokey, will turn and walk away. They are both eating and drinking, and the litterboxes are getting used which means that nobody is going outside of the litterboxes to mark territory or anything. I'm thinking it'll be safe now to leave them home alone when I go to work in the morning. It's been over 18 hours since the last outburst, and this afternoon, they were mainly sleeping all day.

[Chatanuga]

Things are even better today. There was no fighting or commotion last night. While getting around for work this morning, Casey and Smokey would occasionally smell each other, only briefly hissing once that I saw. When I left for work, both cats were happy and relaxed. I got home, and both were next to each other at the door waiting for me. When they turned to let me in, Smokey rubbed his side against Casey. Both were happy and purring up a storm. Shortly afterwards, Smokey was going by Casey and rubbed his side against Casey. So far, everything has been quiet with no signs of trouble.