update on Nobby/Moriarty and a spot of advice needed please

[Gatekeeper]

linky here

a month on and Nobby (we can't get used to Moriarty) is still hanging around having 10000 meals a day. Our cat Sherlock is outraged at him but is becoming a bit more used to him. Nobby is entirely submissive and won't get involved in any staring or fighting/hissing or whatever

A couple of weeks ago I started trying to stroke him and after a couple of flinches at first he loves the attention, going up on his hindlegs so I can stroke his head. He has become more and more friendly and has started chirruping and doing sweet little meows and purrs. Sherlock doesn't meow- just does a gutteral, rough 'Wah"

Everytime we open the door now he nips in quick and last night he was on my knee, cuddling in like a baby and dribbling and purring. Ditto this morning on my daughter's knee

He is lovely- so sweet and very, very affectionate and we really want to have him in the house (I've wormed and de-fleaed him) but concerned over our lad. He is getting used to him and doesn't bash him every single time but you can see he is narked but he is a narky middle aged grump

Anyone have any tips please to help the situation along ; thank you

[Fluffycloudland77]

In mine that would mean "I am not happy & the only reason I'm not beating you up is because she's taking pictures".

How are they getting on now?.

[cozietoesie]

That looks a great deal better.

Has there been any protest spraying?

[Gatekeeper]

I am touching everything wood but... not spraying as yet

Sherlock is having a capsule of of Zylkene everyday on some prawns..LOTS of extra fuss and he makes sure he sits up high when Nobbs is wandering around the house

He still grumbles at him but walks on by...Nobby just looks daft like the dog in Garfield

[Gatekeeper]

or like Father Dougal!!

[Gatekeeper]

..and he's back to being called Nobby as you can see

[cozietoesie]

I do see.

Maybe you've cracked it then - with help from some Zylkene, prawns and TLC. Seniorboy left no doubt in anyone's mind how he felt about The Lodger and he'd never have sat so close to him.

(Except, perhaps, to view the effects of some poison with more immediacy!)