2006-10-02 09:18:06 · 13 answers · asked by gigerninfo 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Introducing a new cat to your existing one(s) take some patience and time. Here are the steps you need to take. Good luck!
1. Confine your older cat to a room (door closed) while the new cat explores the rest of the house. Then switch their places. This allows them to become familiar with each others scent.
2. Keep the cats in separate but adjoining rooms for several days, continuing to switch places every day. You'll need separate litter boxes at this stage, and depending on the cats' preferences, you may want to continue to maintain two litter boxes for them after the introduction is completed.
3. After a few days, crack open the door separating the two cats. Prop it open a couple inches so they can see one another but can't make full contact. Once they tolerate this limited contact, open the door a bit wider. If they start to backslide, go back to step 2.
4. When the two cats seem comfortable with limited exposure, try feeding them on opposite sides of the same room. Then return them to their separate quarters. After a few days of common mealtimes, they may be ready to share the same living space. Remember to let them set their own pace and never force them to be together. Keep them separated when you are not home to supervise until you're certain they can tolerate each others presence. It may take 2 or 3 months before they reach this stage, but doesn't always take this long.
2006-10-02 09:41:29 · answer #1 · answered by emusawby1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep the new kitten in a seperate room initially (with food, water, and a litter box, of course). The two can smell and hear each other, but cannot see or contact each other. After a week or so has passed, put the kitten in a carrier, and allow your adult cat into the room to see the kitten up close. In this way, the two are still separated, but you've stepped up contact to the next level; a few treats for your adult cat are a good idea when you do this. The two may hiss at each other a bit, but that's part of the process. Do that for two or three days; by that time, they will likely have become quite curious about each other. Finally, put the kitten in the carrier, allow the adult cat into the room, and open the carrier so that the two cats are together; this should be done while you are present, just in case. Again, treats for both cats are in order, to make it a more positive experience. Once you are satisfied that they will at least tolerate each other, allow them both the freedom of the house. Your new kitten will probably retreat to that familiar room a few times until he is comfortable, so be sure to leave that door open for him. Show him where the "main" litter box is, but don't remove his litter box from "his" room for a few days. The process should be carried out slowly, and you may hear a few hisses and growls as they establish their pecking order, but before you know it, they'll be getting along like old friends.
2006-10-02 16:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you just drop them together they may just fight and one cold get injured. Then again they just might like each other. Best to put the kitten in a carrier to let them smell and get used to each other. Make sure you are there at all times when you let the little one out because the big one may feel intimidated if the bars are not between them. There usuallly is no problem but slow and steady is always safer
2006-10-02 16:37:44 · answer #3 · answered by LisaMarie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VERY slowly. Cats are very territorial creatures! If you slowly introduce them together they can have time to get use to each other. If you have a carrier put the kitten in it for a couple days to allow them to get use to each others smell. Or put the kitten in the bathroom with a kitty box. Putting them together immediately could cause problems with them. But eventually they will be best friends!!
2006-10-02 16:24:05 · answer #4 · answered by aprlbaby06 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should put the kitten in a different room by itself for a week or two. That way the other cat will know it's in the house and will get used to the idea. Then with supervision let them spend some time together. They will warm up to each other.
2006-10-02 23:17:48 · answer #5 · answered by Joan O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we've never do a formal introduction with our kitties. We just brought them home and let them out of the carrier and let them get to know each other in their own way on their own terms. If you want to formally do it you can put the new one in the carrier and let the resident sniff around and they can meet that way before you let them loose together. Or you can keep the new one seperate and let them in with the resident for just a little bit of time each day until they get used to each other.
2006-10-02 16:22:23 · answer #6 · answered by tk_9702 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first thing u do is hold one in a separate room, and get his scent on you then let the other cat sniff that scent. when uve dun that both ways u ave to keep them in separate rooms so the new one can relax to his surroundings. the next day you need to put them in the same room. make sure they're relaxed and let them greet eachother. after about 30 minutes if all is goin good them u can leave them be but if not then separate them again. keep them separated and every day get them to greet eachother until they accept their new companion. jus remember that the new has a new house, owner and mate so take things really s l o w!!! lol good luck!!
2006-10-02 16:44:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u don't have to introduce them...just put them together in the same room n they will do complete the introduction part. how to say they are greeting? just observe the sniffing they do when their faces meet.
2006-10-02 17:27:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let them get together for cocktails and appetizers to break the ice, LOL!
2006-10-02 16:34:38 · answer #9 · answered by babalu2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer from dances w is right on, i have used this exact way numerous times, and it works everytime.
2006-10-02 16:42:25 · answer #10 · answered by KARI S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋