But whit3nigra87, Neopets don't stick by you when you are sick or depressed. Pets do take a little care, but are soooo worth all the effort!!!!!!!!
Dogs are easier to intergrate into a household than cats are. It took months for my old male cat Tigger to even tolerate the new kitty Punkin. Wish I had handled the introduction like the great article advised.
ha ha, i'm doing this right now with 2 cats who have lived together for 7 years.
one had a episode of redirected aggression, and i was told to treat them as if they are just meeting each other, and it's working. slowly but surely, but like bringing a new pet in.
great advice.
I just put my 9 month old kitten with my 8 year old cat. At first the oldest didnt like the kitten (hissed at her) but about 1 week later they became friends. The kitten follows the oldest Cat everywhere now...
I am having severe aggression problems with an older cat and a kitten. I recently married and bought a new house moving two 8 year old cats and my husband moved his 8 month old cat. One of the older ones is very large and the first week was fine, but now in week three the large cat is literally hunting and attacking the kitten. We bought a Feliway diffuser two days ago. How long does it take for it to "kick in"? Also, the older cat has never displayed aggression towards anything before, not even the kids in my family that pull it's fur and lay on top of it. any advice you could give would be appreciated.
My husband & I were just adopted by a kitten. We already have a cat and a dog who get along pretty good. I let the cats deceide for themselves when they would meet and greet - after the first night, they were ok with each other and now the older cat is acting like the kittens mom - right down to letting him try to nurse (she is fixed, he soon will be - to young yet) - the dog and kitten are still feeling their way around each other - but getting along better.
I have three cats that are 5 years old and three kitties. For some reason, territory or heirarchy etc....my female older cat is stalking and bullying only two of the kittens. Now these two rather friendly and very affectionate littermates will growl and hide when she is about. I am afraid they will get hurt so I am constantly shoooing the big one away. I feel I have introduced them correctly and am trying to give all of the older ones extra attention. Any suggestions??
I have a problem, I got a second cat two years ago, had him nutered and de-clawed, he now is about 25lbs., his sole mission in life is to jump on my first cat that is about 15yrs. old, she doesn't even weigh 5lbs. He acts as if he wants to mate with her, she's fixed, years ago!!! But she can't get a moments peace!!! I usually have to seperate them. Why does he keep acting like this? It's driving me crazy, I thought he'd eventually stop?
I have a problem, I got a second cat two years ago, had him nutered and de-clawed, he now is about 25lbs., his sole mission in life is to jump on my first cat that is about 15yrs. old, she doesn't even weigh 5lbs. He acts as if he wants to mate with her, she's fixed, years ago!!! But she can't get a moments peace!!! I usually have to seperate them. Why does he keep acting like this? It's driving me crazy, I thought he'd eventually stop?
I use a different approach.
1. Get your cat used to a single room
2. Put your other cat in another room
3. Keep them there for 30 min.
4. Put the new cat in the old cat's room and vice versa for 30 min.
5. Introduce them slowly, giving treats as rewards for good behavior.
6. Let go of them and see how they react.
7. If they react badly, put them in their solitary rooms for 30 min.
8. Go back to step 5.
The article's method was still good, but I prefer my way.
My husband and I have been owned by our adorable cat, Kitty for about 9 months now. In April, we brought home a new kitten (a bengal cat) named, Gambit. We have set up a room especially for him and usually keep him in there. We've made several introductions but it seems like Kitty REALLY dislikes him. Eventually the introductions became less and less because they would always fight. She used to growl and hiss at his door, but now she just walks by and sometimes even lay by his door. But when Gambit is out, she would act as if she's never smelled his scent in her life and is terrified of him. How can we get pass this problem?
My family currently has three indoor cats, and three dogs which run indoor-outdoor. We have often had territorial problems with the cats, and finally resolved to placing a cat in a room each night; this lets them have a personal place that they can retreat to. I like the fact that you mentioned the territory and personal space in this article! As for the dogs, we normally close them in rooms next to each other, so they can sniff under the dividing door. Gradually we introduce them to each other.
sometimes it's good to pair up an already existing older female with a slightly younger male, providing both are spayed. i actually did the so-called "let them fight it out" scenario, and introduced my kitties together from day one. true, they've never been best of buddies, and the older female is in charge, but they tolerate one another and love to play-fight which keeps them fit. sometimes, cats just won't get along with one another, whatever you try, but sometimes a decent level of toleration is fine. of course, they only chase each other around when i'm home. usually when i return from being away for a bit, they just happen to be sitting pretty close to one another on the sofa, the little brats! sometimes their "fighting" can be territorial, but also it's used as a "look at me, i'm the boss" thing too.
If you want two cats, get them at the same time! Or at least, when they are both young (under a year). Older cats, in my experience, NEVER like kittens, much less another adult cat. I had two cats. The first one was about 1 yr old when I got the second one, who was about six months old. They NEVER got along in the 15 years they lived together! Both females, both fixed. So try to plan ahead if you want more than one cat.
I do a great deal of fostering, and I have crate trained numerous kittens. I have my own 2 (sometimes 3) cats and my 2 big dogs; the crate acts as their own area and allows everyone to see and smell each other, but still be protected. They usually start playing through the bars long before they get any out-of-crate time with my "kids." Since I use an XL dog crate, I have lots of room for a corner litter box (from the rabbit section), a hanging hammock (for ferrets and other small critters), toys, a one story kitty condo and attached food and water bowls (from the bird section). To this day, my Hubby's 3 yr old calico sleeps, eats and goes potty in her crate.
I have 2 cats indoors and they do not get along. They tolerate each other but thats all. Also my first cat is 15 yrs old and won't come out of the bedroom, hasn't in over 6 yrs. I have never had such a scardy cat before
yeah i agree with carnut.. i have one time when i introduced my older cat around 12 years of age to a new recently 6 weeks old kitten.. the older cat can never get along with the younger cat no matter how hard i try.. the older cat evenutally died and now the younger cat is the household cat.. i think its easier to get two kitten together at hte same time so they can have their own territory marked
I adopted a cat through 1-800-save-a-pet.com. (http://www.1-800-save-a-pet.com) I highly recommend them if you're looking for any kind of pet! Easiest experience I've ever had! I love my new kitty, and she's getting along great with my other cat and my dog.
All this made me want to stick with dogs (I'm half kidding). Great article. We've got a cat that thinks he's a dog. We raised two puppies and a kitten together, and with the size difference one of the dog's paternal instincts kicked in at took on the role of parenting the kitten. Seven years later all 3 do "everything" together. They hunt for critters, rough house, clean each other, and chill out together as if they were all dogs. The dogs "swat" when they play fight just like a cat...so maybe they think they are cats? If we ever get another cat (over my many objections) I would be worried it would mess up this great dynamic our 3 pets have with each other.
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