I am so happy to hear that Lily is diong so well so soon after her surgery.

The hissing is normal as everyone has pointed out. Bob actually hissed at Joey for 3 days. Then he had to go for a nail trim and that knocked him down a few pegs. Now they are not the best of buds yet, but it is getting better at a rapid pace. I am hoping for cuddling again soon.

The vanilla thing does work. I have not tried it personally, but a friend of mine did and it helped with hers. She did it for introductions and it did not work a miracle, but she said that it did help.