Theo van Daele wrote:

Thanks,

Yup, hormones slightly off indeed

Chelsea our female MC didn't warm up to our latest addition, Squeak
(added last fall), until she went into heat. Up until then, all she
wanted to do was kill him. Once she went into heat, he became her baby.
A year later and he's still her baby.

The other males are warming up to him as well BTW, after some initial
hissing and "What the Heck !" looks on their faces :-)

One of our two resident males at the time we got Squeak took to him
immediately. They're still best buds. The other male still hasn't
accepted him but then again Cassidy was just accepted us and he's been
with us for three years now. *laugh*

Raphael is doing all the right things though, respecting them, submitting
when needed, he is taking his place at the bottom of the pack. Cats do
have a clear hierarchy, and at least with Coons, it's the females who are at
the top. (not so different from real life LOL :-p )

Definitely true with Maine Coons. I would also *never* even think of
trying to bring another female in as long as Chelsea is still with us.
It's amusing because Chelsea, being female, is definitely the smallest
cat in the house but she's got the biggest attitude and when mama's
unhappy, the whole household is in chaos.

Susan
shsimko at duke dot edu