I very recently had to move along with my beloved 5 year old female cat.... not only does she have the standard moving anxiety where she hides for a day or two, but I've moved into a home with a friend that also has a cat - a 9 year old male cat. Luckily, both cats are declawed and have been fixed, so no worries there, but I didn't get to "ease" them into this. Does anyone have any advice on any way to make these new living arrangements any easier on the cats? Both are quite spoiled and are not use to other cats (dogs - yes, cats - no). The other problem is that both myself and my friend work pretty long hours and at the same time, so there's no one there to "mediate" the situation.
2006-12-15 05:18:16 · 3 answers · asked by ladygodiva0220 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
I have found that the best thing to do is to pet the other cat, and then let your cat smell your hands. This way your cat will be familiar with the other cats smell. I have a tortoise shell cat, who prefers to be the only animal, yes animal in the house. She has had to live with other cats and dogs. It took her a while to get used to the other cats, but she did eventually. Your cat will probably hide for a while and walk with its tail down. It is normal. That I know of, there is not really a good way to accommodate the situation, you just have to let them get to know each others smells and give time to get used to each other. IF you do see them fighting, not playing, (you will know the difference by the amount of hair flying around) then obviously intervene.
Good Luck!
2006-12-15 05:28:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everytime I've introduced new cats I've left the newcomer, in this case yours, in a cat carrier with a towel over it. Leave them like that for an hour or so, they'll get used to each other's smell before they have to see each other. Then take off the towel, but leave the new cat in the carrier. A few hours of that I've always found and they're ready to be out and about together. You might want to put them in seperate rooms, with their own food water and litter of course, at night and when the humans aren't home.
2006-12-15 13:28:45 · answer #2 · answered by tabithap 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
leave the two cats in a room togethor for a day and as far as moving into a new home when we moved we just showed the cat where the liter box was and where its food and water dishs were
2006-12-15 13:27:16 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋