I had one female cat for about three years and recently found another stray female on the street. I took in the stray, took her to the vet and cleaned her up.
Now, I can't get the two cats to get along. One has been pampered for years since she was a kitten, the other is big, aggressive but friendly. The pampered cat is afraid, hides a lot and hisses whenever the other cat comes around. The aggressive one chases her and always wants to be near her, but doesn't seem to want to harm her. They fight whenever they get too close.
They have separate rooms, litter boxes, food containers. They've been like this for about six months.
2006-06-06 13:34:42 · 10 answers · asked by DaleSeven 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
to help them bond make sure they know it is wrong to fight. do not be abusive though. also, u need to slowly start putting them together but not 4 long periods of time until they are used to eachother!
2006-06-06 13:37:46 · answer #1 · answered by dani k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Umm.. well, it depends mostly on the cats. Eventually they may get along or tolerate each other... or not. I wouldn't put them is seperate rooms, just give them both the run of the house, but don't force them to get too close to each other. If they will use the same litter box without peeing everywhere, it will help them get used to the smell of each other. Since the one cat has had you all to herself for 3 years, she probably doesn't want another cat intruding into her territory. The younger cats are when you introduce them, the easier they will get along. I had an indoor cat for several years, them I found a kitten that I had to bottle feed. The little kitten is 5 years old now, and they aren't exactly "friends", but they tolerate each other. Sometimes they will even sleep on the same bed. Each one has a room of the house that they consider "theirs" and they don't allow the other in it, but the rest of the house is shared between them.
I had another cat that got along great with the younger kitten mentioned previously, but they were both only about a year or two old when they met and they would sleep curled up together. Unfortunatly, that cat had a problem with sneaking outside, and one day she just didn't come back, so now its just the 5-year old cat, and the older cat.
2006-06-07 07:29:26 · answer #2 · answered by Amy E 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cats are very independent and do not like change. You need to let them work this out on their own. There is nothing that you can do to help the situation. Try keeping them in the same room for a couple hours at a time. Eventually they will just ignore each other.
2006-06-06 13:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to enable you understand this yet they might in no way get alongside. yet nonetheless they might come to love or tolerate one yet another at last. All cats are diverse so that is hard to assert what is going to ensue along with your cats. once I delivered my Oreo living house as slightly one (she's 2 now) Ghost who grew to become into seven on the time enjoyed her from the 2d he observed her. My Misty who grew to become into six on the time did no longer like her (she basically likes Ghost) and nevertheless does not. Misty will hiss and growl at her yet does not stand her floor because of the fact shes relatively a huge fraidy cat. Oreo looks to delight in going after her and batting at her sometimes because of the fact apparently this is a few thing exciting for her to do. So except they're bodily harming one yet another i could purely enable them to be and want that they make issues better out between themselves.
2016-09-28 04:01:02 · answer #4 · answered by vanderbilt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a dog. ;-) Keep their claws groomed so they can't damage one another and let them go at it. One is going to insist on dominance... it's natural. And with a 3 y/o cat, it may take her longer to adjust than you would expect. Just watch for signs of stress manifesting in physical symptoms such as a UTI.
2006-06-06 13:41:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
my grandma has the same problem. she has a cat that had kittens and another non related cat. the mom and kittens dont like the other one. at first they ganged up on him, but now they just ignore eachother, not exactly liking eachother, but they are tolerant. youre gunna have to give it time, who knows? they may soon love eachother.
2006-06-06 13:39:39 · answer #6 · answered by Beann<3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you've done all the right things. Maybe you should just let them figure it out on their own. I wouldn't put them together and leave, but stick around to make sure neither one is seriously injured. Ask your vet.
2006-06-06 13:39:18 · answer #7 · answered by wolfmusic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You HAVE to let them sort it out themselves. It's the same with any animals in this situation. By seperating them you're only making it worse. They have their own order of things and you have to let them get on with it.
Kepp an eye on them when they're together and if it gets out of hand intervene but only if it really goes off. They have to sort out their pecking order - no one will really get hurt. They're just doing their thing.
Good luck!!
2006-06-06 13:40:08 · answer #8 · answered by soulgirl76 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
let them fight it out, they'll get over it eventually. that always worked with my cats.
2006-06-06 13:38:06 · answer #9 · answered by Fluffington Cuddlebutts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get rid of one
2006-06-06 13:44:00 · answer #10 · answered by SwordDancer 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋