Well new little Nikki guy has a "shelter/stress" cold - sneezing (that I thought was just dust) got worse (stuffy nose and bit in lungs :( ) and now he is in his bathroom while he gets antibiotics and hopefully Travis will be strong enough (even at 16 years) NOT to catch it... I am to start Travis on antibiotics if he sneezes more than one day... I am NOT happy about this, and my back is really a mess from getting down on the floor with poor lonely Nikki in his bathroom...and now the "getting acquainted" time is getting a push back... The one time Travis caught sight of Nikki the evening after the vet appointment, he looked like "you brought him BACK here???" Travis is now quietly cuddly with me, on my lap while Nikki is "locked up"... Argh!! My hubby and I spend as much time in with Nikki as possible and after a couple of days if his sneezing gets less we can let him back out... (keeping food and water dishes separate) I will have to go back to cleaning all counters each time we want to use the kitchen, something my FM does not like... this is getting to be a real difficult time... but we are all persevering in the hopes we will all become a calm happy family in a month or so!! Nikki and Travis did get a neat topical flea and EAR MITE dose at the vets so that now I don't have to fight with ear drops every other day... that helps! Travis didn't catch the mites and Nikki still has some... The new kind of medication is called Revolution. (a once a month flea and mite thing) But again, it's taking all my efforts to take care of the boys and myself so I am not doing too much else... OH and probably not the keyboard, maybe the power pack got a bit of dust in and tripped it off...working so far fine, but keeping watch and hubby can put a new one in if needed! :) Lyne Lyne's Creations PS No pictures until this crazy situation is worked out. My shoulders do not allow me to handle a camera any more and hubby can, but not going to try and take pictures for now... Well I PRAY that they do not just tolorate one another!!! They are males and from all our experience (hubby had A LOT of cat experience in his life) they are much more companionable with both humans and one another... I will have pics when they get together...hope hope!!

Life Requires Assembly and we all know how THAT goes!