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How to introduce cats to each other?
My boyfriend and I rescued a cat 2 years ago that had previously only had 7 kittens, maintained two and stayed with one, so that cats are related.
Recently we have brougt my cat into your home to meet his brothers, and only met once and totally I freaked! It was a hissing and grunting competition. I was wondering how you go about introducing cats to each other (though related) in a healthy so that you do not lose the trust of their cats or end with a constant quarral cat?
Hi hun, do not worry - this is totally normal! Due to who have not lived together for 2 years, in all honesty, may not even know they are related. And even if they do, the battles of the hierarchy will still exist in the same way that cats do not related. Although they are all men, will have to be a hierarchy in place if you are planning to move in with her boyfriend.
If you not planning to move in with her boyfriend, and is not necessary to take the cat, just leave me alone if I were you. Being able to carry everything can be very traumatic for cats and really are best avoided unless absolutely necessary. Let's say you're moving with your boyfriend or whether you need to bring your cat for her .... we all have a place in the hierarchy. This is the reason they hiss and frown - all they want to be 'top cat'.
Most likely your cat have to take the third place though! He is after all an intruder in your eyes! This is something we should let them work out for themselves. Do not worry about screaming - eventually accepts it and is completely normal.
Try not to intervene too much - if you keep 'defending' your cat or cats telling her boyfriend outside the problem will get worse because the cats from her boyfriend will see the kitten as a threat. Her boyfriend cats will think you are taking the side of your cat, and this will make them anxious. Honestly, Most cats will find a way to live with each other, even if only tolerate the presence of others.
If it helps, I took my kitten to see my mom 3 cats (My childhood pet!). Oh, boy, were not impressed with that? My kitten was very fiesty, trying to rule the roost - and my mother's cats had none of that! After a couple of hours, my pussy, finally learned that he ranked 4th in the kitty. Once he had accepted his position, he was ok. In fact, that same day when all slept together up!
Obviously because your cat is 2 years old, is not as submissive as my pussy, so it will take a little longer. So in a nutshell, my advice is this: If you have to take the cat to groom round, only you do not. Even if you spend a weekend there and get along with the other cats, you can return to where if you separate them again. It can also be very stressful for your cat - trust me, he preferred to stay home just because one night that led to a new house with new smells, sights and two cats unknown hostile.
Cats are really creatures of habit and prefer their own territory. If you have to take her to her boyfriend, then my advice is let down to work. Supervise, but gave hiss and swat each other. It is natural, is not dangerous, and is the only way they learn to tolerate.
Comfort of your cat regularly, and try to comfort the other cats at the same time. This not only show the cats "as" all equally, but also mix their scents, which helps the process of introduction. Good luck! xx Emmie You can read the following: http://www.fourpaws.org/pages/adopting_pages/introducing_cats http://www.cuhumane.org/topics/catcat.html. html http://www.vetontheweb.co.uk/pet-clinic-detail.asp?id=471 http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&A=960&S=2 www.littlebigcat.com/?action=library&act=show&item=cattocatintroductions http://
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