Julie, first of all, let me say I'm happy that Ally's wound dosn't seem to be serious. I hope it will heal quickly and doesn't bother her for so long.

Also, what your vet has said about Connor's deafness makes a lot of sense to me. The communication between them just does not work the way it should...

Too bad that you're going on vacation now and can't be around, because I think it could be very well that Ally has more respect for Connor now, but under these circumstances you can't find out. So I think it's a good solution to tell the cat sitter to keep them seperated in the house. You're lucky that your house is big enough for this! I think one good thing is, when they still can see each other, that they won't forget about each other, so this might make the re-introduction process a bit easier for you when you're back - if you still want to try that.

Kirsten