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Okay. I have had my cat for about 8 years. In that entire time, we have never gotten a new cat, so "litter"ally, shes the Queen of the House. My Family and I are interested in getting two kittens, but since my current cat is so used to being the only cat around, she hates other cats in her house. Are there any steps you can build or things you can do so she might be slightly more comfortable with other felines in the house? Answer ASAP.

Answer 1

talk to your vet...he/she will tell you the best ways to integrate new cats into the house

Answer 2

I have a cat that lived in a house with nothing but dogs for around eight years. When I got married and moved, my husband and I thought it would be a good idea to get her a friend, as she seemed lonely.
Things went well as long as we fed our new cat as much as he wanted to eat. But then he got fat and we had to cut back his food, and he became a lot more active and playful. She hated it! He would chase her into corners and wouldn't let her go. Now the two can't be in the same room together.
I think if we had a more laid back cat, she would have been fine. An older male who was less active probably would have gotten along fine with her, but we didn't know what we were getting into with the new boy.
We ended up getting a third cat to keep the second cat happy, and those two get along beautifully, although the first cat still will have nothing to do with either of them.
If you have friends with cats (ones that have had their shots), you can ask them to bring their cats over and see how your cat reacts to them. Otherwise, you might end up like us...waiting for cat number four to come along.

Answer 3

Do be aware she may start protesting by peeing outside her box. Just so you're warned. :-)

You could put the new kitties in a room and keep the door shut. Over the next few days crack the door and let her sniff but don't let her in or them out yet. Get her used to the scent of the new ones. When you are ready to let the new ones out, make sure there are seperate litterboxes in seperate parts of the home. Give the Queen cat lots and lots of attention, even know the kittens are cute. Give her extra treats and don't show any preferential treatment for the new ones.

Make sure ALL cats are neutered/spayed.

Answer 4

My 16 year old cat was 10 when I brought 3 week old kittens into my home. (Nobody have a cow about "taking them from mama cat." My vet's friends found them abandoned at about 2 weeks)

I brought them home in "his" carrier, which didn't go over too well. The kittens had their own room for like 2-3 months. I had a door sideways across the doorway and the older cat didn't bother them. They were in there until they were big enough to jump out and they all get along great!

Keep 'em seperated until they get used to eachother's smells. They'll be fine!

Answer 5

It can take weeks for a cat to get comfortable with a new cat in the house, but sometimes a cat just won't get along at all. I have 5 cats and currently only 1 out of my 5 cats doesn't get along with the others except for 1 other cat. So honestly you can't really say if 2 cats will get along, b/c sometimes they just won't.

Answer 6

Well I personally have not had this problem with cats, but when I was going to bring in a new dog around the one that I had. I would get the animal but I would let them interact when I was around and only for a short period of time, For the first week or two. Then as time went on I would extend the time that they would be around each other until they where able to be around each other with out me worrying about fights an all, the same with the food dishes. Either get separate food dishes or allow them to use the same dish but different feeding times 'til they are able to share the same food dishes.

Answer 7

When you bring the kittens in let them get to know one another. Make sure you keep the new ones locked in a room with a litter box for a while and give the older cat some extra love. She probably won't be happy for a while, but she'll get used to them...esp. since there are two and they can play with each other.

Answer 8

i have a cat who is queen of the house just like yours but then i got a kitten and the older cat couldnt stand the kitten.i still have both of them.although they havent exactly bonded the older cat learned to tolerate the kitten.just give your queen some time to deal with the presence of the other cats and there shouldnt be too much of a problem

Answer 9

All cats are different. If my cat sees another cat in our yard she goes crazy and wants to attack. My daughter has 5 cats at the moment. She started out with one and more just kept arriving and she didn't have much of a problem with the old ones reacting. Good Luck.

Answer 10

When my cat was 10, we got a kitten, and it took him a while to get used to her but eventually they became good pals. Just introduce them gradually (keep them separated at times) and don't show too much more attention to the kitten so the older cat won't feel left out.

Answer 11

When you get the kittens keep them in the carrier for a bit to let your older cat smell them. Next only introduce them to the older cat when your around, keep them completely seperated when your not. Its gonna take awhile for her to get used to them. Also you can rub your hands all over the kittens to get their sent on you and then go to your cat and let her smell. Don't forget to keep giving the older cat lots of attention, she might get mad at you for bringing the kittens in if you ignore her to much. Good Luck.