Three Cats on Couch

I have three cats. I have added to my cat family piecemeal over the years, and the additions have not been exactly peaceful.  Sake and Haiku learned to co-exist, but with Haiku being very subservient, and later in life, she learned to accept Taki. The addition of Taki really upset the balance between Sake and Haiku. Although Haiku had been very subservient to Sake, with Taki's arrival, she was more assertive. And Taki was not only not subservient, although she can be at times, she was more assertive. 

It was not unusual for only one cat to be in an area of my house at a time, when I had Sake and Haiku. With Taki's entrance, it was possible to have two cats in an area at a time. Usually, this meant Haiku and Taki, but with time it meant Sake and either Haiku or Taki.  

Some months ago, it started to be that all three cats could be on the bed at the same time.  Usually because I was feeding treats.

In the last 6 weeks or so, all three cats have joined me in the living room at the same time. In the last two weeks, they have all three joined me on the sofa at the same time, although the distance between each has not been less that two feet.

I am not sure what has precipitated the change.

Last week, we had an ant invasion in the kitchen. Amazingly, the ants came in from behind the stove cook top, traversed across about a third of the kitchen above the counters, and down to the cat food. This was dispensed with very quickly, including using the much hated ant spray, but there is no other way to clean out a problem like this.

Since then, I have moved all the cat food to the kitchen, including the snacks that were on the bed. (I have visions of ants in my bed. I do not want ants in my bed.)

Sake dominates the feeding area.  If she is eating, Haiku or Taki may eat at a bowl on the other end of the eating area. But they usually just steer clear. Taki and Haiku will eat together at the eating area.

And, I am having a problem finding food that Sake likes. Somedays she eat some foods, and the next day, she does not.  I have put out as much as 6 selections for the cats.  I have decided this is too much. I will put out two selections for Sake that I know she likes, and one each for Haiku and Taki.  That has worked that last few days, and Sake has been eating better. But she is skin and bones

It does not seem to do any good to take her to a veterinarian, as she is so hostile, they cannot examine her. If she get too sick and is subdued, then I will take her to a veterinarian.

Meanwhile, I hope her increased appetite, and the increased socialization of all three cats will be beneficial to all.