stray cat problem?

Question

ok so there is this little black cat at my house and has been living out in the backyard for about a week now...we put some signs up to see if anybody had lost their cat and no one has called us back...we're going to take her to the vet next monday and if nobody claims her we're going to have to take her in....the problem is that we already have two 3 year old cats and i dont know how they will react to a new cat inside the house....should i bring the stray cat in and make my 2 cats adjust or is that going to be too hard and unfair to them...i think they might just fight each other all the time... do you think it is ok if i introduce a new cat to them when they are used to it only being the 2 cats...i dont know what to do =(

btw the stray cat is a girl and i have a girl and guy cat

Answer 1

once you bring the new addition into your home, set her up in a room of her own. Give her her own litterbox and food. Gauge the reactions of your resident cats, if they are agressive, this will take a while, if they are interested then you can start introducing them. Do it in a neutral space, like the middle of the living room. if there was agression, hold her. Say no firmly if they start getting annoyed, but do not scold them! Praise them if they are friendly. Leave her in the 'safe' room while you aren't home. I'm also a firm believer in talking to your resident cats. Explain the newcomer needs a home, and ask them to be nice to her.

For more info google "cat introductions" there is a lot of info out there.

Good luck! I hope her vet visit is totally uneventful!

Answer 2

Don't second guess your cats, I introduced two adult male tomcats (fixed asap) to a household of three indoor cats and other than some grumbling, it all went fine. They had a chance to smell each other under the door, the new guy was in the basement for 4 days before being let in to the regular part of the house, and everyone was fed in different areas of the kitchen with their backs to each other, to make things as stress free as possible.

Adults can be integrated very smoothly without fighting. Just supervise the first meeting and evening, and you'll be able to tell from their actions how they feel about it all.

Answer 3

dont introduce your cats before the stray has shots! it takes sometime for them to get along usually what we did when we introduce a 9wk old kitten to my 4yr old cat ((who was a stray)) is for the first week but up a baby gate and let the new cat stay away from the others...just make sure they can see it((this way they will get used to having a new cat around))...after that week let them be together but when the others get mean and hiss, spray the hissers with a water bottle eventually they learn to get along!! it worked for my two cats and they sleep together,eat and play together and lick eachother! make sure they dont share the same food until they are comfortable around one another!

Answer 4

Got a garden sprinkler? Turn it on and soak her favourite spots. Leave it going for a at the same time. At least 24 hours longer if you'll be able to. It will discourage her from returning. You can hire traps from animal manipulate, and a few feed retail outlets. If you exhibit up on the refuge with the cat, they're going to probably take it. Borrow a cat looking puppy. Your pups are exceptional, however there are tons of men and women that experience imply ones. Board yours and allow the cat hunter unfastened. Even if the puppy does not kill the cat, she's going to go away. Get glue traps for rats. Put them for your steps. Get adequate to hide all of the steps like wall paper. It would possibly not kill her, however she will probably be frustrated adequate to go away. EDIT You too can take a caged cat to a vet and feature it euthanized. There will probably be a price, however it is larger for all worried. If you do come to a decision to drop it off someplace, ensure it is a long way away. Cats are recognized for his or her homing instincts and probabilities are she's going to come correct again. As you're using to in which you're going to free up her, force in circles plenty. If it is viable, go away her within the cage for a couple of days (sure, within the wild, it is exceptional so long as she has meals and water) come again and free up her. She will "overlook" the as far back as your position in approximately forty eight hours.

Answer 5

OMG that sounds almost exactly like my kitty! Ask a few neighbors if its a stray, then you can claim it yours if no one says its theirs. My cat hated my kitten when we got him but now that he has gotten used to him, he snuggles against him and grooms him. Just make sure your old cats get even more love then before because they think that you will be replacing them. Good luck! Also, get her fixed just in case.

Answer 6

If yours are neutered they should be ok, obviously there will be a bit of hissing and spitting to start with but they need to establish a pecking order, once they have done that they should settle down.
I have many cats.

Answer 7

it should be ok. i also just took in a grown stray cat, i cant stand to see anything go hungry.

Answer 8

anotherfemale would be very stressful to your female cat, so i suggest avoiding it