Bringing in a new kitty as a friend for my newly-alone old kitty?
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Comments (17)It was hard, tibs, but the fact is that DH and I learned from experience that we are comfortable with two cats and that three pushes us over the edge. Also, I just prefer male cats, another decision based on experience. The shelter is having a big shindig tomorrow with a lot of guests, and I don't fear for a moment that the little girl will be adopted. I won't be able to pick up the boys until Thursday, and their presence with her tomorrow will probably focus more attention on her than if she were alone in a cage. But I did think that she would be lonely without her brothers, and knowing about the shindig helped me feel better about that....See MoreMlle Marie Drivon and a New Kitty
Comments (43)I know I'm late to this party -- it's the story of my life, what can I say. I thrilled that Corky came to you. He's a very handsome young man, we will all wait with great anticipation for photos of him as he grows up. It will be quite interesting to see how his coloring matures. (love the stripey tail!) Cats add a little extra 'something' to life. We have 4, 3 indoor and 1 outdoor who came with the house. I love my dogs, but I'll never be without a cat. Welcome home, Corky! Connie...See MoreBig problems acclimating new pup and disabled kitty
Comments (15)My oldest cats first meeting of a dog ever went as so "Big old pitbull boxer walks in, snaps his leash off and chases kitty" This goes on everytime kitty braves the danger. He never hurt her, I don't know if that was because he couldn't catch her, or he just wanted to chase. And then we got a beagle, who loves to chase the cats. God old hunting drive. She still chases the cats. But she does not hurt or attack them, when she catches up to them she submits, onto her back. And if she ever gets too rough the cats chase her off. Big guy doesn't even notice the cats, they walk right up to him and sniff him and he doesn't even bat an eye. Except for when the crazy, furry black thing rolls around on him meowing and purring. That confuses him slightly. We achieved this with both animals by saying "No, leave the kitty" Of course after training "Leave it" and if they didn't, they were removed from the room, either to their crate in the beagles case, or the garage in the big guys case. They quickly learned if they didn't "Leave the kitty" They weren't allowed to be in the same room, and from that they effectively learned to leave the cats alone all together. I'm pretty sure the beagle would leave the cats alone, if they didn't like her so much. Especially our little black one, she loves both the dogs, and she LOVES playing with the beagle. And the calico pretends to hate her, but if she doesn't play with her for a day or two, she harasses her. She pretends to hate everyone and everything though, til it ignores her. However, we do still have gates in place where our banisters are, so that if ever the cats feel threatened (or annoyed, mostly) they can escape without fearing the dogs chasing them. Just because they're reliable, doesn't mean they will always be 100% reliable, and I think reconizing that is almost more important than the actual training. You hear too many stories of "Oh my fox killing dog would never hurt a fly, I dont know what happened!!" instinct!...See Morenew kitty not getting along with older kitties -- s.o.s.!
Comments (7)It's good there's no hissing/growling or seriously nasty behaviour from the kitten. Give it a bit of time, and they'll work it out among themselves. Yes, give him a time-out if he acts too crazy; I sometimes throw a small cushion just to distract the resident hooligan Jas-purr when he gets Coco's neck in his jaws n she screams as if she's dying LOL Two of our older cats are OK with the kittens; Nikita (who wud dive under the duvet whenever she saw a new kitten around) now mostly ignores them/hisses at them/sometimes bathes them; Max (17lb) plays with them, then sits on them, but they're 6 months old now and can get away from him, and we know he means no harm. Now Simba **sigh** - I hate to see him looking for new places to hide from the terrors - he growls, hisses, swats at them all the time. And now that they're all grown up, these two don't think twice about jumping on his back as he passes under the chair on which they lie in wait. If they bother him too much, I give them a time-out for 10 mins. But these days they're getting to know the routine so well that the minute I clap and say OK guys, time-out! they actually run to their room, heads held high and tails swishing - probably thinking oh yeah, the mad witch just has to spoil the fun LOL Plasticgarden, how did you help your cat get used to the kitten eventually? Simba doesn't hiss/growl/swat at us, only at the lil ones, and I don't like it that he can't be at peace with these guys around. Feliway worked for a while, but didn't calm him down enough to stop hissing and growling....See Moreannzgw
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