I have a cat that I got when he was a baby and now he is about 1 year old. He has never been around other cats (except for when he was with his mom and siblings) but he gets along great with my dog (not at first though) anyways, my boyfriend and I recently rescued a homeless female cat. we arent sure of her age but she is small and i would guess she is less than a year. She is realy skiddish but really sweet. Just no fast movements around her. Right now she is living with my boyfriend. In about 5 months my boyfriend and I are going to be moving in together and the cats are going to have to meet eachother. Im afraid that they will fight. They saw eachother for a split second the other day when we first got the new kitty and they both fluffed up and hissed at eachother. Is there anything I could do now to help them get along better 5 months from now? Will most cats eventually get along if you just leave them be and let them get used to eachother? thats what i did with my cat and dog.
2006-12-07 03:20:41 · 6 answers · asked by Lissa 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Probably, but they'll adjust. They'll just have to establish the 'who's the boss here' thing, find their groove.. and they'll be OK... I mean, you and your bf might fight a time or two after you move in together... you just have to adjust to changes...and so do the cats! Just make sure they each have their own food and water bowls...
2006-12-07 03:30:07 · answer #1 · answered by boots&hank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They most likely won't really "fight", some hissing, posturing and maybe some swats with the paw (make sure both have their nails trimmed). They should be able to work it out as they are both young. Older cats can really have problems making an adjustment to a new cat in the home, especially females.
I recently introduced a 14 yr old male cat into my home with five other adult cats. I used Dr. Jean Hovfe's "New Beginnings" on all the cats and things went very smoothly.
You can go to Dr. Hovfe's website: www.spiritessence.com and read about using the flower essences with animals and order a bottle to treat both cats for $16.95. The bottle comes with instructions for use. I put the drops on the cats' fur between their ears. I just don't agree with all her directions and my method works very well with my cats.
2006-12-07 12:35:23 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are very territorial and they don't take well to sharing when they have been the sole reciever of your love. The new cat is probably on the wild side too. Then the fact that they are male and female. I can relate. I too have had the same problem. I have a female that I have had for 13 years and I got her when she was less than 2 weeks old, she'd been left in the post-office in a box. I had to feed her with an eye dropper then a bottle and then teach her about real food. At the time I was single and she
never would show her face for any company, unless I was sick and someone was there taking care of me---she was okay with that. Really amazing. December 31, I will have been married for a year and my cat took right to my husband even when we were dating, I figured he must be okay for my cat to accept him. She even did really well with the move to a new home and we have dogs outside, (she never goes out). Well August a year ago I was at my bank and there was a small kitten in the parking lot and I was really scared it would get hurt and all the girls in the bank said I should take it home with me. It took me 3 hours to catch this wild scared kitten, but I did and I got it home and my
husband had to get it from behind the stearing wheel and I got
my cat kennel out and we put it in still unsure of the sex of the cat. I was planning to keep this one outside, but would not let it out till I knew it would come to me to eat, we have 4 dogs out-
side and I knew this cat would be scared. While in the kennel
I fed him and my old cat would check him out. Then I started letting him out and they chased each other and still do. The kitten in the new one wanted to play and the other one did not. You will probably have better luck since they both are young. I still have them both inside and they get along, but the baby still wants to play. They do have many peaceful times and I don't think yours will kill each other and will probably end up okay. I
would suggest though in this time before you and your boyfriend
move in together put one in the kennel cab and let them visit then put the other in and do the same and then they get use to each
other. Don't put the same cat in the kennel each time. Rotate
it so they see both sides of the situation. Good luck to you.
2006-12-07 11:48:59 · answer #3 · answered by sammie-john 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After they are comfortable together they won't i had 2 cats when we introduced a 3rd they didn;t fight they were just curious they actully really like each other now
2006-12-07 11:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by qtmckinnon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They might fight a bit when they first meet. but they should be fine. If one was alot older than the other than you might have problems, but I doubt you will. It's only natural for them to have a reaction like they did the other day.
2006-12-07 11:29:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they fight 2 see who is the strogest
2006-12-07 11:31:10 · answer #6 · answered by clumsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋