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Post by sarahblonde on Oct 1, 2013 14:21:47 GMT
hi all, mybrother has had to move to a flat and has been keeping his cat in it, although not unhappy the cat is bored and my brother knows he cant keep him. my mum wants the cat ( a male about 6) but she already has a female cat. bella the cat is not that keen on other cats and can be a bit feisty at times. raffie however is very sweet and loves tickles, so we dont know how these 2 will get on....
do we have to go through as suggested on internet the separation in rooms and introduce slowly etc?
thanks sarah
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Post by gladys on Oct 1, 2013 15:04:25 GMT
I have only introduced a kitten to an older cat but I took it very slowly. I had new kitten only in one room to begin with so the older cat could get use to the smell and the noise of another cat in the house. We then slowly let the kitten have move rooms and kept swapping blankets so the cats got use to the other ones smell. It worked for us but not sure if you would need to do something different for older cats??  |
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Post by sarahblonde on Oct 1, 2013 18:54:44 GMT
Thank you...i think we have to just try it.
Sarah
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Post by heartpawprints on Oct 1, 2013 21:32:13 GMT
Hello Sarah. I agree with Gladys on this. Take it slowly. I rushed with 2 of mine and whilst they don't fight they are wary of each other. Let us know how things go; and welcome to the forum!
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Post by tonib on Oct 3, 2013 1:49:17 GMT
Welcome to the forum sarahblonde The others have said it all take it slowly, This is a link to some advice on rehoming a rescue cats from the Your Cat website but it has advice on introducing cats together in it. click hereShould have said I'm Toni with 4 rescue cats aged 4 to 14 & our last addition is still a bit of a problem with the others but the other 3 were fine. They are not a social group & never will be but mostly tolerate each other or have found their own way to co-exist. Hope all goes well, don't hesitate to ask for any further advice & lets us know how it goes |
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Post by lotsofcats on Oct 3, 2013 8:49:44 GMT
Welcome to the forum. Good advice off the others so I will just tell my experience of introducing an adult cat to other adult cats. I had 3 adult cats when a pregnant stray cat (Kali)started coming into my garden. My 3 cats then were out in the garden in an outdoor pen and she used to go up to the cats and sniff them through the mesh. Because of my mad dog who did not like her, when Kali had kittens I had to keep her and the kittens in the outdoor cat pen, which I divided up. Kali and her kittens got used to the other cats as they were only separated by mesh. The 2 kittens that I kept were very ill when they were 12 weeks old so I took them into the house in a large cage and also Kali with the other cats - the dog by then had decided he loved them all and the other cats got used to them. They tend to stick together and the other cats put up with each other. It usually all comes okay in the end, either they will be best friends or they will tolerate each other. As you can see by the advice, it takes time. Good luck.
Forgot to mention I adopted another stray at the start of last year but he has stayed as an outside cat away from the others - he loves them and plays with them through the mesh of the pen but I don't think he will ever get on with my 2 male Maine Coons. Toffee (the adopted one, my avatar) and Kiba-Khan, my oldest Maine Coon, are both very territorial. Also, Toffee hates my dog and they have had many a scrap. So Toffee comes in the house whenever he wants in the day and sleeps in the cat pen at night.
Let us know how the 2 cats get on.
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Post by sarahblonde on Oct 3, 2013 9:16:44 GMT
Hello, thanks everyone, i have had lots of advice from people, differing, but generally that a male and a female SHOULD get on ok eventually. it seems like it might take a while. the worry is really that the female resident cat is a bit of a loner (from a resuce centre) and can be a bit feisty at times, so she might not like it at all! I just hope they dont fight  thanks sarah |
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Post by gladys on Oct 3, 2013 10:19:30 GMT
My two cats have learnt to share me and the house but they like their own space and would never snuggle up together. I think if the introduction is taken slowly they will learn to share the house and hopefully the new boy will learn the resident females house rules quickly.  Just tell your mum to relax and take it slow. |
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Post by tonib on Oct 3, 2013 12:14:57 GMT
sarahblonde when we got our first cat from the rescue we were advised to have a male as we already had a female so sounds like you've got that right. When she subsequently died aged 17 we chose a pair - one male one female, the female being the oldest & the last time we took a female. All neutered of course.
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Post by Kaye on Jul 18, 2014 13:27:55 GMT
Hi Sarah I'm going through the same thing at the moment. I've got a seperate post in the help thread so I won't repeat myself too much. I have a male cat whos 5 and another neighbours cat practically lives in our garden so I asked her if we could have her and she said yes. This kitty is 2 I think. She tends to hiss at my cat but strangely he doesn't seem to retaliate. When shes out in the garden, he's out with her and always with a harness. In the beginning he did try and chase her and stuff but now he ignores her and she does the same only she hisses a bit at him when he gets too close. I think a male and a female will eventually get on. She comes into the living room but I won't have my cat in the same room. I'm up t the stage where I'm trying to figure out how to integrate them into the house together. My cat associates her with being outside although her scent is probably all over the living room. I'm taking it slow and letting them work it out at their own pace. My cat gets stressed easily, although judging by the size of him you wouldn't think so!! LOL.x   |
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