i brought a just-neutered male cat (named Silver, very lovable, good tempered, people cat) up from a house where he has lived alone for several weeks. He came from a group of stray cats outside.
In the new house, there are two cats, fixed male ("Fatboy",fat, good tempered around female and people) and unspayed female ("Cali", shy, wary, runs instead of get into conflict). They have both been in the house for several years.
Fatboy and Cali are somewhat accepting of Silver, no real hostility shown from either. But Silver constantly growls and hisses when either of the other two are in sight.
I understand that this is natural and they will take time to get used to eachother, but is there any way that I can get them used to eachother's scent to avoid any fights when they are left alone?
2007-01-24 08:53:27 · 9 answers · asked by xombiecats 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
I am afraid there won't be much you can do about it, except for waiting it out. At this stage I would not really leave them alone together if you are not within hearing distance.
Surely Silver, being a stray, is used to fighting for survival. The only tip I can really give you, is to feed them lots, and leaving 2 or 3 bowls of cat biscuits available for in between feeds. My guess is that Silver would calm down sooner when he realises that Fatboy and Cali does not pose a risk to him or his food! ;-) You'll obviously have to make sure you give them the attention they are used to, but then I am sure you do that already.
I applaud you for taking him in, so wish more people have the heart and patience to deal with abandoned animals.
2007-01-24 09:09:52 · answer #1 · answered by sins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is really little you can do to ease the new cat into the home. I know it's not very comforting but they will eventually get used to each other. They are trying to decide the order of dominance in the house and will get it worked out.
I would actually encourage you NOT to separate the 3 cats from one another for this may interfere with their deciding the natural dominant.
Also, even though it is tempting, don't give the new cat special treatment. Believe it or not this can actually make things worse as the other two will feel more threatened by him. Treat them all equally and every thing will work out fine.
2007-01-24 09:03:15 · answer #2 · answered by ♥chelley♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've found there is no real easy way. Make sure each cat has their own safe space that they can go to if they fee uncomfortable, but other than that, you have to let things take their course.
There will be fights because they have to re-establish the pecking order in the house. Once they've sorted that out, things tend to get peaceful again.
2007-01-24 09:03:19 · answer #3 · answered by Cardinal Fang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put Silver in a room by himself. The space underneath the door is how they'll get used to each other. The can sniff each other and get used to each other that way. Do this for a few days until you see how they react. You don't want to leave them alone if your're not there; they could get into one hell of a fight!
2007-01-24 10:06:17 · answer #4 · answered by November 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nah, they will get used to each other in time. They are setting limits with each other and seeing who is Alpha and Beta cats. Don't worry it takes a little time but really as far as I know there is not much you can do except show each of them how much you love them.
2007-01-24 09:02:31 · answer #5 · answered by shellie t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. You can separate them if you anticipate problems when you can't watch them. That's what I did for my cats, initially the new one wanted to be best friends with the current one, and the current one wasn't buying it. He often attacked the new one and hissed. So I separated them when I needed to and after a month they were best friends (and still are).
2007-01-24 09:02:03 · answer #6 · answered by Pfo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
something good to do is to spray some perfume on yourself, and then rub your arms and hands all over your kittycats. Then they'll smell more like perfume and not like each other, and then they'll slowly get used to being around each other. My two cats absolutely hate each other but they'll still sleep in my bed together cause it smells more like me than it does like them.
2007-01-24 09:03:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may just take time for them to adjust to each other. Trying buying some toys for them to play with together.
2007-01-24 09:06:01 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no way to stop them from expressing their individuality, however if you take them to a shrink I'm sure they can come to an agreement;-)
JK LOL
2007-01-24 09:15:19 · answer #9 · answered by Bryan's Wife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋