So it's been 33days since Nala and Bastet's big fight. God I'm exhausted. But I guess that's no surprise all things considered. 33 very long, tiring, and trying days, where they each got on my last, god given nerve. So here's the progress I made, using methods from Jackson Galaxy's My Cat From Hell and my own personal methods.
April 13: Day 3 After the Fight: God, can these two want to kill each other any more than they would a mouse? I've never heard of two cats seemingly 'hating' each other as much as these two do! Poor Nala has had a bloodied mouth and quite a few bruises while Bastet seems to not have much wrong with her other then some loose front teeth!
I've put Nala in the spare room, just so that she's both safe, and has a place to recover and get her bearings, plus the door isn't as easy to open so there's less chances of Bastet getting in there to cause crap.
April 26: Day 16 After the Fight: I've been slowly going in and petting Nala and leaving the door open for longer periods of time, doing voice command corrections on both her and Bastet. I've had some promising success with the vocal commands with Bastet as she has been listening, which is very promising. Nala on the other hand is 11yrs old, so it's expected of her to be grumpy and lil miss piss pots and cranky pants so I give her a more firmer scolding when she refuses to listen.
April 28: Day 18 After the Fight: Nala has been sleeping in my room at nights. Though this has put some strain on her as she really wants to be in the spare room, I can't help but wonder or think that this may be the best thing and option for her. She needs to understand that this is her home and the only way I see that happening, is by forcibly exposing her to the other areas of the apartment. When I'm still up during the early morning hours, I've seen her creep out into the hallway and look down to the living room where I know Bastet is sitting and just watching. I've noticed that Bastet seems almost curious and confused, and unsure as to why her mother won't go down the hall and play with her.
May 2: Day 22 After the Fight: Nala has been leaving the bedroom for longer treks down the hallway. She seems to be getting her courage back and Bastet only chases her back into the bedroom when she seems to over step her bounds. The area of hallway where the kitchen is, seems to be No Man's Land, neither of them willing to cross into it, to get to the other. It's safe to say, that they seem to of come to some sort of agreement, that once in the kitchen, they have to get along, as that's where the litterbox, food and water dishes are and in order to go potty, get a drink or eat, you can't be fighting.
May 4: 24 Days After the Fight: So Nala has made it down to the living room without being chased back to the bedroom. However she still comes to me when I call her, seemingly reassured that I'll protect her. Her and Bastet had but one small fight before Bell Canada came to fix my net today, but other than that, they seem to be OK now which is good.
May 8: 28 Days After the Fight: Bastet's in heat! Oh my god, the noise she makes when in heat is unreal! No cat should have her voice when in heat! She sounds like someone dragging their nails across a brand new chalk board! But I guess it's an OK thing as she and Nala aren't fighting. The fights they have had, were clearly playful, where one was chasing the other in a game of tag, but nothing serious. Nala however, is still growling at any small sound heard, so I may have to get her something to help settle her nerves a lil bit.
May 13: Day 33 After the Fight: No fights! It seems they will be getting along better now -knocks on fake wood- so fingers crossed! Nala has also come into heat, so I'm going to assume, that their being in heat has played a huge role in how they view each other. Bastet's always been a bit of a whimp when it came to being in heat, and has always sought out her mother's comfort when she couldn't get any from me, so I'm wondering if that motherly, daughterly pull has gripped her and shown her that her mama still loves her and all that jazz.
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