Today was a big day for the feline residents of Cooke Towers as its two newest residents were introduced to the two sitting tenants.  We were somewhat apprehensive about how this crucial step would go as obviously we need there to be peace and harmony in the cat kingdom.  We brought the adult cats into the kittens room one at a time and just let them see each other.  Of course initially there was a lot of posturing, bad language and hostility, but this diminished quite soon when the youngsters didn’t threaten the status quo.  With appropriate body language signalling that they respected the existing incumbents’ positions things quietened down quite soon.  I’m sure we’ll all have to work at this but it seems to be going okay.

The thing is that when we introduce new people into a system, be that in a domestic situation when a new boyfriend or girlfriend is introduced, or at work a new person is appointed, people go through the same process of defending their turf and wanting their positions acknowledged and respected.  Unfortunately few induction processes acknowledge these animal needs and behaviours.  If you bring a new person into a system you change the chemistry and power balance, this affects all members of that system.  Allowing people to go slowly and make  peace at their own pace enables natural relationships to evolve and grow.

Go Pussy Power!