Introducing a kitten to Year Old Female
I am thinking of getting a second Cat. At the moment I have a one year
old Female British Shorthair who is quite independent. She is displaying signs of what I believe is loneliness, however, she does not display any friendliness to other cats that live locally. I am interested to know how female cats respond to kittens that are introduced to them in this fashion. Thank you for reading. |
"Elliot J" wrote in message oups.com... I am thinking of getting a second Cat. At the moment I have a one year old Female British Shorthair who is quite independent. She is displaying signs of what I believe is loneliness, however, she does not display any friendliness to other cats that live locally. I am interested to know how female cats respond to kittens that are introduced to them in this fashion. Thank you for reading. Takes time & patience. If you're gonna bring a new kitten into the house.... Here's a few pointers: - Set the new furball up in one room, where you can close the door. food, bed, litterbox, water, toys, et al.... - Introduce them to eachother in short, supervised sessions in afore mentioned room. - Pull the occasional 'swich', put your current cat in the room & allow the new one to explore the rest of the house. - During the supervised visits, play with them both. Best to get a comletely 'new' cat toy to do this with so it does'nt yet smell like either of them. - A tactic that worked for me.... Bathe them both, one after the other & then cuddle up with both of them, on the couch, under a blanket, while they dry. This was the breaking point for my kittys. By the time they were drying out nicely, they were grooming eachother & ended up napping together curled up in one damp little ball. - Getting two cats to accept eachother can take weeks (or someimes months, depending on personality). They will probably fight & wrestle... Let this happen, as long as no one draws blood & no fur flys. It's part of their normal 'play' routine & it establishes pecking order. Good luck! Having two cats is GREAT! Once you get through the adjustment period, they become a team. They play with eachother, groom eachother & keep eachother company when you're not around. -- Mathew Butler to 2 kittens: Chablis & Muscat En Vino Veritas |
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