we recently inherited an older female calico cat 10 yrs from my husbands mom who passed away.. We already had 2 cats 1 female calico 4 yrs and 1 male about 2. we've kept the older one seperated from the other 2 about 2 weeks now and the male seems to want to meet her more than the other female. I so worried that they might fight with each other. Our 2 cats are not outdoors and she was, I think she's ok with that part but so far its been one or the other little by little interacting. When should i open the door and say thats it? (the older cat is in a huge family room downstairs with her belongings on the sofa, I think she really likes it there. but she needs to come up and interact. (cats have been spade or nutered) pardon any misspelles.
2007-03-01 08:43:29 · 7 answers · asked by ddwis4hire 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I'm so sorry to you and your husband for your loss. I hope you can feel that by taking in your mother-in-law's cat, you are doing something selfless that would have made her happy. Not everyone would adopt someone else's 10-year-old cat and I applaud you.
We had a similar situation about a year ago when our cat Frances moved in. Already living with us was our cranky old-lady cat Maggie. We found that cats will usually let you know whether things are working out between them or not. If you are in the house and have a couple of hours to observe what's going on, go ahead and give them a chance to meet each other. The first few times they meet, you can expect that there will be a few hisses and swats. At first, I'd just let them interact for a few minutes at a time, separating them if there is a spat. But what happened for us is that over a month or so, as they got used to each other, Frances and Maggie seemed to realize that it was more hassle to fight than it was for them to just leave each other alone, and that's what they've done ever since. Don't be discouraged if their first couple of meetings don't go all that well--it takes time. And they might even end up being pals. I'd just supervise them at first, and only intervene if one cat is being continually aggressive to another.
2007-03-01 09:46:36 · answer #1 · answered by Leslie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like you've done the right stuff so far. They may hiss at each other but I doubt they will fight. They may hiss and take a swipe at each other - either the older female or the male will try to be dominant. Two weeks is long enough to keep them seperate. They've smelled the presence of each other during that time, so thats had to take some of the tension off.
2007-03-01 08:57:18 · answer #2 · answered by KATHY A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't keep them apart. Let them interact and they will eventually develop their own "pecking" order in the Clutter. Clutter meaning a group of cats...you know, like a "Pride" of lions. There will be hissing, growling and maybe a skirmish but as long as all the cats are "fixed" they will work it out. We've had more than 2 cats at any given time for over 40 years introducing new cats ever so often and they always work things out by themselves.
2007-03-01 08:50:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Present your younger cats to the older cat one by one. Take male cat first... CARRY him to the 10 yr old and present his BUT to her face for her to sniff. If she does not his, she is OK with him. Next take your femae cat for the oder cat to butt-sniff. If she doesn not hiss, she's OK with them. Let the 3 cats interract in the same room and if none of them are hissing or growling, they have all accepted one another. The younger female will probably take the longest to accept the older female, but as long as she is not actually attacking, she'll be OK to stay in the sam room with the new cat. Discourage EVERY aggressive bevavior by clapping loudly (this startles the cats to stop). The clapping also helps communicate to the cats that YOU are the ALPHA cat. :) Good luck.
2007-03-01 11:17:13 · answer #4 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they could in no way get alongside yet will frequently set up a pecking order. attempt to make advantageous they have various places to run to stay faraway from one yet another. The have an older lady and further in a youthful male that, after a twelve months, nonetheless likes to p.c.. on her. I in simple terms make advantageous she has various places to flee to so she would be in a position to stay faraway from him.
2016-10-02 05:20:43 · answer #5 · answered by ismail 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Introduce them slowly so they can get use to each other. Be careful, because the other female could be jealous.
2007-03-02 06:14:45 · answer #6 · answered by Tigger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would let them feel eachother out and if you feel it gets to a aggravated stage then remove it..Maybe you just need to let them be with eachother and make friends..Good luck.
2007-03-01 08:52:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋