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Second cat
We are adopting a new cat(male) and brining him home tonight. Please, anyone with experiance - What is the best way to introduce him to our other cat(female)?
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I sat in between mine.with the two carriers facing each other. Then after they had ther hissy fits I let them in a huge room together.I brought my house cat to sit next to me and finaly the other one got jealous and got up there next to me on the couch. Now they are best buds. (Just be careful. Don't get in the way of those claws. Oh yea WATCH THEM. keep the carriers far enough apart to where they cant stick there paw out and swipe.
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well first let them sniff each other then if one starts hissing then take them away from each other take the cat up to your room wait awhile...then take the cat down stairs to get to know each other if they start fighting then take the new one back to your room.. eventually they start playing with each other through the doors and stuff.. make sure you treat the old cat no different.. its good u got two different genders cuz they'll get along alot better. good luck *alley
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First of all I REALLY want to stress that you DO NOT FORCE THEM together, that's the worst possible thing you can do.
Keep the male in one room and keep him in that same room so he can get confident being there. Your female cat will be able to easily smell him as soon as he gets into the house. Occasionally let the male out of the room, but if he looks scared he should go back. Eventually he should become more confident going through the house and with the new smells etc. If the female is an older cat, it may take her a long while to accept him, but that's OK, it's normal, just DON'T RUSH them together. Cats take time and it is essential that you are patient.
Good Luck!
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well let them smell each other and if hisses then
just let them be and let be if they start fighting...they will get along soon if you give them time...
playboy288
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I would start with the advice of putting them in separate rooms at first to smell each other, before you let them see each other.
Cat's are strange. They often don't like other strange cats coming into their house. Especially females. It may take months to get the female to accept the new male cat.
After your able to at least get them in the same room, even if the female, or male is stressed and hissing. You should give them equal amounts of attention. That way, one cat doesn't get jealous of the other one and continue to hate them.
Give them treats while they're in the same room, try to feed them in the same room, etc, just don't FORCE them.
If either of the cats is going to be an outdoor cat, it's also advisable to keep them both indoors for a while. They might run away if the extra cat in the house makes them nervous enough.
Hopefully you have a sweet, sociable, cat loving female cat. But, it is rare so good luck.
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The best way (I've found) is to start with each cat on another side of the room. Set them down and let them come towards eachother on there own. If you just push them together,that will most likely result in a cat fight.
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put them in a room. sit there and hold the new one letting the older one smell it and get used to it a bit then let it go and watch them closely.
The Future Mrs Steven Mark Jones
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I've always had cats as pets. One thing that I've found that helps them get used to each other is putting the new cat in a room and shutting the door. The old cat will sniff around the door and get used to the new cat's scent. Once they get used to each other that way, then you can gradually bring them together.
Don't be surprised if they're wary of each other to start with. Sometimes cats can be a little territorial if they see another cat coming in.
Good luck and congrats on the new cat.
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