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United States
June 1, 2008 1:35pm CST
I have two cats. My roommate has one cat. I just moved in with her and now I am trying to introduce the cats. I have one kitty who is too afraid to leave my bedroom, so he doesn't even know about the other cat yet. He is content playing in my room, but when I open the door he hides. He's a sensitive soul. My other cat tries so hard to be friends with the new cat... she tries to play with her, but all she gets is hissed at. The other cat doesn't try to attack or anything, just hisses and looks grumpy... I don't think my cat gets it... she just lays there and goes, "meow?" like she is asking what the problem is! She is really friendly and never fights with other animals, which is good because she has claws but the other cat doesn't. Anyone have experience with introducing new cats to each other? How long did it take for them to get along (if at all)?
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• Canada
1 Jun 08
Sometimes it is difficult. What I did was took a towel rubbed one cat down and then rubbed the other cat down with the same towel and vice versa. That way the cats get their scents on the other cat. Then slowly introduce them. You can have a spray bottle available so it the get into a fight you can spray them with water. They are not too keen on that. This worked when introducing one cat to another, but when we brought a third cat in, well that was just too much for the oldest cat and she never did get used to the third. I mean she compromised with the second cat, but the third was just too much. You will still get the occasional hissing with cat one to cat two, but those two cats generally get alon.
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• United States
1 Jun 08
I read about the towel thing on the internet, but I haven't tried it.
@jhl930 (3601)
• United States
1 Jun 08
i have had cats for almost all of my life and we have gotten new cats before and for the most part they have all gotten use to each other and they will just pass and let the others pass...i think one of the main things to remember is to not try and push them on one another and that will work out in the end...thats what i do i just let them have their own space and know that eventually they will just get to know each other...have you ever tried letting the other cats in the room to see if they could get comfortable enough with each other to come out of hte bedroom? you could try that to see if that works
• United States
1 Jun 08
I'm afraid to let my roommate's cat in here because it's my one kitty's "safe place" for now... he is still scared from the move. I am just going to see if he gets more comfortable exploring the rest of the apartment before I introduce him to the other cat.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
3 Jun 08
I've had cats all my life...ever since I was about five years old. Years and years ago, I've never really had a problem with introducing a new kitty to older cats I may have had though...my two current kitties even though they literally grew up together aren't exactly palsie walsie ..I mean they don't fight or anything like that, but they don't exactly cuddle with one another either. My one cat, Kissy, a tiger striped is a timid cat and a little intimidated by my black cat Pyewacket--that picture for the interest group "cats" is him btw...LOL...Kissy is even terrified of storms and the slightest pitter patter of rain she darts under the bed. Once in awhile Pyewacket does try to bully Kissy a bit and there's hissing involved--like I said I really don't know why those two act like that considering they grew up together but it's almost like sibling rivalry or something as Pyewacket just loves to hog all the attention and gets jealous if I talk to Kissy..go figure
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@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
2 Jun 08
maybe stay with them in the same room and play with them at the same time to put all cats at ease with one another. make them become comfortable with one another. r they all fixed? or will they end up reproducing with one another?
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• United States
2 Jun 08
They are all fixed. I'm not bringing any more kitties in this world! Only adopting them lol.
@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
3 Jun 08
i know. i feel sorry for homeless animals...
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@mcat19 (1357)
• United States
2 Jun 08
Feed them together; give them treats together; play with them together. Do try the towel thing. Leave a towel with the other cats' scents in the place where the new cats are. Hissing is OK; they are finding their places with each other. Our 4 cats have their friends and their I'll tolerate that one, barely. Good luck.
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@naaadh (217)
• United States
2 Jun 08
well we all know a boy cat and a girl cat can get along pretty well. if both are of the same gender it might take time. If there are two boy cats and one girl cat then there is going to be alot of competition. It pretty much works like the us humans. I had a girl cat and it used to hang around with an old hag of a cat, dont even have a tail. i tried to stop those two becoming together but it didnt work out. so i just let them mate and having little baby ones. and she would chase off any other girl cat that wanders in to her terrain.
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• United States
3 Jun 08
My cats are fixed because I don't want to add to the overpopulation problem. There are two girls and one boy... I hope they get along. So far, they are comfortable being in the same room together, so long as nobody gets too close!
@decaobr (343)
• Brazil
2 Jun 08
guy nothing personal but i hate cats, and the cats hates me. i dont know why. but this uncondicional "hate"
• United States
3 Jun 08
I am not a guy and that is not what this discussion is about (liking cats or not.)
• Australia
2 Jun 08
Aww, poor little kitties... problems fitting in with new environments. It sounds kind of cute though. From what you say though I would guess that you haven't been there for long. I general I find that pets get used to one another eventually... they're much like children in that respect. Once you show them that you still love them even though there is another in the house they gradually get used to it. Time is all it really needs.
• Philippines
2 Jun 08
Cats like their big cousins lion are territorials, meaning if both male are on the same area, you could expect a war soon, but if different gender there will be no problem. We have two male cats, one is far older than one, before when one is still a kitty the older one tend to play but now they both mature there is always a fight.
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@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
2 Jun 08
Don't worry just slowly keep introducing them. You kitties know where there safe place is. In most cases they will adjust and be ok. It all takes time. Hold your cat and have your roomie hold hers . little by little things will fall in place. The only answer is time.They could just tolerate each other after time and learn to co-exist, or hopefully they will really bond and become fast friends.