The Slow Lane workbook — three sample pages fanned out showing two fill-in worksheets and the quick reference page. 24 pages, US Letter.

The Slow Lane — A Thirty-Day Plan for Introducing a Cat to the Cat You Already Have

$11.99
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The Slow Lane workbook — three sample pages fanned out showing two fill-in worksheets and the quick reference page. 24 pages, US Letter.
  • The Slow Lane workbook — three sample pages fanned out showing two fill-in worksheets and the quick reference page. 24 pages, US Letter.
  • The Slow Lane — A Thirty-Day Plan for Introducing a Cat to the Cat You Already Have
  • The six gates on one page, each with its advance, hold and retreat conditions
  • Worksheet 1 — the Vet Gate and Two-Cat Profile
  • Worksheet 3 — the Daily Two-Cat Score Card, seven signals scored zero to three
  • The Slow Lane workbook — three sample pages fanned out showing two fill-in worksheets and the quick reference page. 24 pages, US Letter.
  • The Slow Lane — A Thirty-Day Plan for Introducing a Cat to the Cat You Already Have
  • The six gates on one page, each with its advance, hold and retreat conditions
  • Worksheet 1 — the Vet Gate and Two-Cat Profile
  • Worksheet 3 — the Daily Two-Cat Score Card, seven signals scored zero to three
The Slow Lane — A Thirty-Day Plan for Introducing a Cat to the Cat You Already Have

The Slow Lane — A Thirty-Day Plan for Introducing a Cat to the Cat You Already Have

$11.99

It is day eleven. The new cat has moved under the bed and shows no sign of a return date. The resident cat has taken up growling at the door as a hobby.

You have read every article on the internet. Separate them. Swap their scents. Feed them on either side of a door. Go at their pace. All of it correct, all of it useless at 11pm, because not one word of it answers the only question you actually have: is this working, or have I ruined a perfectly good cat?

You cannot answer that by feel. Progress here is slow, lumpy and comes with bad days built in, so "today was worse" tells you absolutely nothing. Without something written down, week two feels identical to failure — and week two is exactly when people either give up or get impatient and undo two weeks of careful work in about ninety seconds of open door.

The Slow Lane is the tape measure the free advice forgot to include. Six numbered gates with written conditions for moving forward, holding steady or backing up. A daily score for each cat, based on things you can actually see rather than things you are hoping. And a feeding distance, in inches, that gets smaller on paper while everything else is still a complete mystery.

Not sure yet? Read five pages free — the cover, the whole method on one page, the first step, and one complete fill-in worksheet. No payment, no card.

What is inside

  • 24 pages, eight fill-in worksheets, and a thirty-day log
  • The six gates, each with explicit advance, hold and retreat criteria — so the decision is made by the page, not by your mood
  • A daily two-cat scorecard: seven observable signals, zero to three, takes a minute
  • The feeding-distance ladder — the one number that quietly proves this is working
  • Scent swap and site swap logs, and a visual-access session log
  • A first open meeting plan, including how you will end it before it goes wrong rather than during
  • A setback and reset protocol, so one bad afternoon costs you three days instead of three weeks
  • Eight honest answers, including the one about two cats who genuinely should not share a house

Who it is for

Anyone bringing a second cat into a home that already has a very opinionated first cat — and anyone currently stuck somewhere in the middle of it wondering whether to press on. The plan starts before the new cat arrives, but you can pick it up at whichever gate you are standing at.

Format

Instant PDF download. US Letter, made to be printed and scored on daily by hand. Sticking it to the fridge is, frankly, the intended use.

Refunds

Instant download, so all sales are final. If the file will not open or it is not what was described, email us and we will fix it or refund you. We are not going to be weird about it.

Please note

This is a routine and record-keeping plan, not veterinary advice. It does not diagnose or treat anything. Both cats should see a vet before you start, a sudden change in a settled cat is a call to the vet rather than an adjustment to the plan, and cats who are injuring each other need professional help now — not another gate.

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