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Old October 19th 03, 08:38 AM
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You need to separate the new cats NOW, and put them each in different
rooms, allowing the two resident cats the run of the house with as
little change to their routine as possible. If you don't do this, you
are headed for disaster. Introducing new cats into the house must be
done very slowly, especially when there are *two.* It is not fair to
force them to have to deal with new cats and a new environment when they
are just coming out of the shelter, and is very stressful for all the
cats. You need to give them time to settle in and get used to their new
surroundings and people before you even start to think of bringing the
resident cats into the equation, and the resident cats should be allowed
to get used to the sounds and scents of the new cats before any kind of
face to face introduction is attempted. If things get off on the wrong
foot it is very difficult if not impossible to rectify. Expect the
introduction of new cats to take a few weeks or more, and don't make the
mistake of rushing things as more often than not it results in setbacks
or all out war. Read the following article and follow the instructions
to the letter:
http://www.catsinternational.org/art...roduction.html

Megan



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