We are halfway through Week #7 since the day we met The-Cat-Now-Known-As-Kali and brought her home to join our feline-centric household. It’s been an adventure. And the adventure continues.

Here’s an example of the little encounters that occur several times each day with varying outcomes. This morning, it was a positive result.

It started in Kali’s “safe” room, the room where she stayed for the first week or so with us. It has become her safe spot, where she feels most comfortable. The complicating factor is that before Kali arrived, Romeo spent at least part of each day sleeping on the futon. And as soon as we started letting Kali roam the house, Romeo picked up where he left off, sleeping in her room.

This morning, Romeo was on the futon. And of all the possible places Kali could play with her catnip toy, she chose a spot directly under Romeo. I went to grab a camera as soon as I saw the scene.

When I returned with camera, Kali surprised all of us, including herself. She jumped up onto the futon and found herself face-to-face with Romeo. What happened next surprised me!

Kali’s most frequent response when finding herself (or puts herself) in this kind of position is to let out a little hiss, lunge and flail her front paws and claws in Romeo’s general direction, and then flee.

This time was different. Instead of attacking, she sat down, and then slowly stretched in Romeo’s direction.

Although they didn’t quite touch noses, Kali came pretty close before retreating to a safer distance.

At that point, I returned to the kitchen for the container of Greenies dental treats, which are wildly popular with both cats. I doled them out slowly, Kali on my left and Romeo on my right. Each waited for their next turn, somewhat patiently, until the handful I had poured out had disappeared. As I packed up and left the room, Kali jumped down to the floor and returned to her catnip toy.

And that was it. Moment over.

I declared it another positive interaction, and more evidence of slow progress.