my daughter is moving back home with her 2 cats – age 1 1/2 years. My 2 cats (age 10 years) used to be her cats when she lived here, but she left them when she moved away 2 years ago. Whenever she comes home, the cats here love her up, cuddle with her and accept her – even with her new cat smells.
Give it time and don’t force them, they will check each other out and everything will work out just fine. Some people say to keep them separate for a while and that can work also but will not cure the curiosity of your cats to find out what is going on.
As the previous poster said double your little boxes and maybe put them in two separate areas of the house.
Good Luck!
Make sure they are neutered. I’ve been told neutered cats are less likely to spray! Ive had my two males since birth (they are brothers) and they have never sprayed and they are not neutered, but I believe they would if they became concerned with territory!.. Oh and double up the litter boxes, LOL
Enjoy them, they sound like happy kitties!
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Give it time and don’t force them, they will check each other out and everything will work out just fine. Some people say to keep them separate for a while and that can work also but will not cure the curiosity of your cats to find out what is going on.
As the previous poster said double your little boxes and maybe put them in two separate areas of the house.
Good Luck!
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buy a feliway plug in before she comes to help stress when her cat comes in
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Lets be honest if we think we know cats. There is nothing you can do to make cats like each other. Either a cat will like the other cat or not.
I wouldn’t take the first week of growling, hissing and raised hair as a sign this can not work since they have to decide who has control. After a week or two you will see what it really is going to be like. The loudest ones the first week might be best friends by the second week, but only time will tell.
A few things I would do is to make sure each cat has a place to go and relax without the rest of the group if they need this, otherwise one might try and run away. Cats would rather leave than stay if they can’t get some quiet time.
I would add the second box and another feeding area if to much growling and fighting goes on at the one feeding area.
Remember cats are not meant to be in packs. You will see a bunch of cats together in urban settings but either they are siblings or they know of a food source in the area.
Don’t try to put these cats near each other if they don’t want it. What will happen is the need for a lot of band aids for the humans.
Good luck and remember some growling and hissing is just the way cats are but watch closely if one cat is being effected to much by the other cats presence.
Remember if you love them and this is not working for one it’s better to find a new home for that one than have it try to run away without you ever knowing what happened to it.
Good luck and it should work out if you can just get past the first two weeks.
K
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I’ve heard that putting a drop of vanilla extract on each of their heads will help. The idea is that all of them will have the same smell.And since cats respond strongly to smell, this should help them accept each other. I would suggest doing this before you bring them in. Mine will hiss at each other if one was at the vet’s office and the other smells it. Both of you need to make sure to give your own cats tons of attention so that they feel secure. I would also suggest closing the new cats into a room for a few days and let then smell each other under the door.
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before the new cats move in swap the bedding of your cats with your daughters cats, do this a few times so they really get use to the smells then for a day or so keep them in separate rooms then introduce them all together with treats n fuss, also hold one of your cats with one of your daughters cats in your arms, then pop them on the floor & do the same with the other two. The main thing here is for you to be calm & confident. Before you start the above is repeat to your self afew times " i’m calm & confident , this will work in time & i must let them sort them selves out" without any doubt animals pick up if you are nervous or anxious & then everything goes wrong. They will eventually sort themselves out. I speak from experience a) with a neighbours young cat = my male cat showed him he was friendly but that his home was defended by him, so now the young cat is respectful .& b) with the 2 i have now= Bella hated Bubba but eventually she became his gran, being impatient with him when he was around & missing him when he was out!!
Female cats will constantly bicker, while male cats will sort out the pecking order & it will remain that way until the dynamics change.
Dont worry they will sort themselves out if you remain calm & see it through cats eyes not humans!!
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