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Does anyone with two cats have any advice on bringing a new cat into a house with a pre-existing cat? I am thinking of getting a friend for Cash, he is very easy going, male, 8 years old, front declawed, but I am not sure how easy/not-easy the process is, how long it takes, the best way to do so, etc. Any advice? Experiences?
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because I was going out the night after I picked up my seal point Siamese at the shelter. I came home and she was pacing inside the room frustrated while the other cats were lined up at the door looking under it. I let her out and she waltzed down the hall, the others dinner cruises new years new york following her curiously. If they got a little too close, she hissed. Eventually they all became friends.
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It depends a lot on the personality of the cat, the first time my cat went ballistic and I even had to wash my hands before I could pet her. A couple of generations later I brought two kittens to an 8 year old cat and he hissed at them for a couple of weeks then I came home one day and he was rolling around on the floor with them.
My experience is that opposite sex helps, and I think you're best with a young cat but not a kitten, say about 10-14 months. It takes time and patience though, and you may find that once they get past initial hostilities, they may make friends when you are not there watching them.
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I have introduced many, many new cats to my old cats over the years. Gender doesn't matter, nor does clawed/declawed. What matters is just basically telling them "You're here, he's here, no one is going anywhere, so take your time and get used to each other." There most likely will be hissing and growling. No cat has ever died of hissing and growling. They are just basically staking out their space. The new one may hide for a while — as long as three months in the case of one of mine. DO NOT PANIC. Let him hide. He'll come out when he's ready.
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I would say that it's been my experience that it works best when they are different genders and both have similar dispositions. Sometimes it helps to bring a younger cat in with an older one, it can be very rejuvenating.
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We've rescued/fostered probably about two dozen cats, primarily from a local feral colony that we're trying to trim down. Most have only stayed for a few weeks until we find them a home, but we have 5 that are permanent residents.
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a few cats into the house and introduced them. Put a blanket or towel that smells of Cash in the room with the newbie, and try to get the newbie's smell on a towel or blanket dinner cruises new years new york and leave that in Cash's area, then switch them out. Switch places with Cash in the room the newbie is in and the newbie out in the house. This mixes their scents. Play it by ear regarding when to just throw open the doors. The partially open door works well. You can also get a feliway diffuser which can help with that whole hormone thing.
And we just added numbers 13 and 14 recently. There will be growling. Some hissing. Possibly a bit of batting and even a roll around or two - but they work it out amongst themselves and get sorted dinner cruises new years new york pretty quickly as a general rule.
three cats tenuously coexisting over portions of a period of 20 years, and I'm afraid it isn't helpful. "Laid back" on the part of all feline members is probably your best bet, because I can assure you that introducing a new (but unsuspected - at the time) psychotic grey tabby into the comfortable world of the reigning queen psychotic grey tabby in my household led straight to pandemonium. Fortunately, you are one big step ahead in this regard...
opposite sex. My experience has been that the older cat will hiss and sulk for a week or so, but soon accepts the newcomer. Cats are social animals. I think that if your current cat is used to having company there should be no problem. However things might get sticky if he is used to being an only cat. My friends had the experience of having their older cat take over a year to accept a newcomer.
Declawing really isn't nice can lead to litterbox troubles, as rough litter can really hurt what's left of their fingers. Separate litter boxes areas might be a good idea, as this is a place of vulnerability. Getting kitty litter that's easier on the paws might be a good idea for declawed cats.
...for the most part. We have our primary cat plus a couple backup cats we rescued a few years ago. All were about 6 years old at the time. Once they stopped trying to kill each other, they reached a détente that would have made Khrushchev proud. Now they're almost friendly.
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