Yep. It's totally normal. How would you feel if some stranger came and
claimed your house and your human? It's how cats are. If the breeder told you otherwise, than they were full of it. You're doing the right things. Just be patient. In a month or so, it will all get worked out between them. |
Yep. It's totally normal. How would you feel if some stranger came and
claimed your house and your human? It's how cats are. If the breeder told you otherwise, than they were full of it. You're doing the right things. Just be patient. In a month or so, it will all get worked out between them. |
Yep. It's totally normal. How would you feel if some stranger came and
claimed your house and your human? It's how cats are. If the breeder told you otherwise, than they were full of it. You're doing the right things. Just be patient. In a month or so, it will all get worked out between them. |
On 2004-06-23, Jonny R wrote:
Anyways, my question is whether its normal for such a young cat to be so upset towards a new cat, and how long in general does it take before both cats can live with one another. Cats usually do not welcome new cats with open arms. How long it takes them to make friends depends on the cats. Sometimes it is never. |
On 2004-06-23, Jonny R wrote:
Anyways, my question is whether its normal for such a young cat to be so upset towards a new cat, and how long in general does it take before both cats can live with one another. Cats usually do not welcome new cats with open arms. How long it takes them to make friends depends on the cats. Sometimes it is never. |
On 2004-06-23, Jonny R wrote:
Anyways, my question is whether its normal for such a young cat to be so upset towards a new cat, and how long in general does it take before both cats can live with one another. Cats usually do not welcome new cats with open arms. How long it takes them to make friends depends on the cats. Sometimes it is never. |
"Karen" wrote in message ...
Report back same time next week. I bet you have two cats that at least tolerate each other by then :) Actually things are already going much better. Last night we were in the basement with Normy (the younger kitten) watching TV with him on the couch, and Hummy suddenly walked downstairs and after a few minutes spotted Normy on the couch, but didn't hiss or anything. After about 2 minutes he quickly ran up to Normy, sniffed his butt and ran 5 feet away. But he didn't hiss, growl, or look aggressive. This got Normy curious who then jumped off the couch and slowly walked towards Hummy (while we watched on cautiously). They both approached each other carefully and kind of circled around one another a bit, getting closer then jumping away. Then finally to my surprise I saw Hummy (the older cat) flop down to his side and shaking his paws at Normy, looking to play. To our delight both cats then played together for about 15 minutes. There were a couple of occasions where Hummy got a little rough and Normy made a small noise, but nothing bad. However after about 15 minutes it looked like Normy didn't want to play anymore and walked away, and Hummy suddenly got upset (perhaps because he still wanted to play) and started growling. He then spent about 3 minutes somewhat chasing Normy around and biting him (not hard, but not gently either) so that's when we decided to intervene and separated the two, and kept them separated over night. As of this morning Hummy growled at Normy a little, but nothing too bad. On a separate note though, we are taking Normy to the vet today because this morning he went to the litter box 4-5 times within a 3 hour time span and had very liquid poo, that had traces of blood on the surface. We are not sure what this is about (he still looks and acts normal). He did get neutered about 8 days ago, so I'm not sure if this is a result of that. But we aren't taking any chances so he's going to the vet. |
"Karen" wrote in message ...
Report back same time next week. I bet you have two cats that at least tolerate each other by then :) Actually things are already going much better. Last night we were in the basement with Normy (the younger kitten) watching TV with him on the couch, and Hummy suddenly walked downstairs and after a few minutes spotted Normy on the couch, but didn't hiss or anything. After about 2 minutes he quickly ran up to Normy, sniffed his butt and ran 5 feet away. But he didn't hiss, growl, or look aggressive. This got Normy curious who then jumped off the couch and slowly walked towards Hummy (while we watched on cautiously). They both approached each other carefully and kind of circled around one another a bit, getting closer then jumping away. Then finally to my surprise I saw Hummy (the older cat) flop down to his side and shaking his paws at Normy, looking to play. To our delight both cats then played together for about 15 minutes. There were a couple of occasions where Hummy got a little rough and Normy made a small noise, but nothing bad. However after about 15 minutes it looked like Normy didn't want to play anymore and walked away, and Hummy suddenly got upset (perhaps because he still wanted to play) and started growling. He then spent about 3 minutes somewhat chasing Normy around and biting him (not hard, but not gently either) so that's when we decided to intervene and separated the two, and kept them separated over night. As of this morning Hummy growled at Normy a little, but nothing too bad. On a separate note though, we are taking Normy to the vet today because this morning he went to the litter box 4-5 times within a 3 hour time span and had very liquid poo, that had traces of blood on the surface. We are not sure what this is about (he still looks and acts normal). He did get neutered about 8 days ago, so I'm not sure if this is a result of that. But we aren't taking any chances so he's going to the vet. |
"Karen" wrote in message ...
Report back same time next week. I bet you have two cats that at least tolerate each other by then :) Actually things are already going much better. Last night we were in the basement with Normy (the younger kitten) watching TV with him on the couch, and Hummy suddenly walked downstairs and after a few minutes spotted Normy on the couch, but didn't hiss or anything. After about 2 minutes he quickly ran up to Normy, sniffed his butt and ran 5 feet away. But he didn't hiss, growl, or look aggressive. This got Normy curious who then jumped off the couch and slowly walked towards Hummy (while we watched on cautiously). They both approached each other carefully and kind of circled around one another a bit, getting closer then jumping away. Then finally to my surprise I saw Hummy (the older cat) flop down to his side and shaking his paws at Normy, looking to play. To our delight both cats then played together for about 15 minutes. There were a couple of occasions where Hummy got a little rough and Normy made a small noise, but nothing bad. However after about 15 minutes it looked like Normy didn't want to play anymore and walked away, and Hummy suddenly got upset (perhaps because he still wanted to play) and started growling. He then spent about 3 minutes somewhat chasing Normy around and biting him (not hard, but not gently either) so that's when we decided to intervene and separated the two, and kept them separated over night. As of this morning Hummy growled at Normy a little, but nothing too bad. On a separate note though, we are taking Normy to the vet today because this morning he went to the litter box 4-5 times within a 3 hour time span and had very liquid poo, that had traces of blood on the surface. We are not sure what this is about (he still looks and acts normal). He did get neutered about 8 days ago, so I'm not sure if this is a result of that. But we aren't taking any chances so he's going to the vet. |
"Jonny R" wrote in message ... "Karen" wrote in message ... Report back same time next week. I bet you have two cats that at least tolerate each other by then :) Actually things are already going much better. Last night we were in the basement with Normy (the younger kitten) watching TV with him on the couch, and Hummy suddenly walked downstairs and after a few minutes spotted Normy on the couch, but didn't hiss or anything. After about 2 minutes he quickly ran up to Normy, sniffed his butt and ran 5 feet away. But he didn't hiss, growl, or look aggressive. This got Normy curious who then jumped off the couch and slowly walked towards Hummy (while we watched on cautiously). They both approached each other carefully and kind of circled around one another a bit, getting closer then jumping away. Then finally to my surprise I saw Hummy (the older cat) flop down to his side and shaking his paws at Normy, looking to play. To our delight both cats then played together for about 15 minutes. There were a couple of occasions where Hummy got a little rough and Normy made a small noise, but nothing bad. However after about 15 minutes it looked like Normy didn't want to play anymore and walked away, and Hummy suddenly got upset (perhaps because he still wanted to play) and started growling. He then spent about 3 minutes somewhat chasing Normy around and biting him (not hard, but not gently either) so that's when we decided to intervene and separated the two, and kept them separated over night. As of this morning Hummy growled at Normy a little, but nothing too bad. On a separate note though, we are taking Normy to the vet today because this morning he went to the litter box 4-5 times within a 3 hour time span and had very liquid poo, that had traces of blood on the surface. We are not sure what this is about (he still looks and acts normal). He did get neutered about 8 days ago, so I'm not sure if this is a result of that. But we aren't taking any chances so he's going to the vet. May be a little stressed. Ask the vet for some Feliway or stop at the local pet store. It may also help introductions go better. Keep us posted |
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