Any ideas on how to move my cat into a house with 2 dogs and a cat?

I'm hoping for some advice/best practices! I am getting married soon and moving in with my fiance. My 11 yr. old cat will, of course, be joining me. She's not an animal that gets along with other animals and becomes very stressed when in that situation. My fiance has 2 Golden Retrievers and a Tabby. Is there anyway I can ease her transition?

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:33:30 +0000, Jaime
wrote:


I'm hoping for some advice/best practices! I am getting married soon
and moving in with my fiance. My 11 yr. old cat will, of course, be
joining me. She's not an animal that gets along with other animals and
becomes very stressed when in that situation. My fiance has 2 Golden
Retrievers and a Tabby. Is there anyway I can ease her transition?



Keep her away from the d*gs. Let them see each other through a screen
door and get used to each other before they meet in person. Introduce
her to the tabby before she meets the d*gs. Take one task at a time.
Consider a Feliway dispenser in the house where your cat and the tabby
will be meeting. I like Feliway.

Cinder
http://www.catster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=140147

When I stayed with my sister after Hurricane Katrina, she introduced me
to Rescue Remedy which is made by Bach. It is a flower based liquid or
spray. It can be put in everybody's drinking water (just a few drops)
or sprayed on the underside of paws. It really does seem to help.
I had my four cats and my sister had her four dogs and 7 cats. My cats
stayed in their room for the month but I think everybody would have
been ok after that.
There will be some huffing and puffing, probably; just have patience.
Good luck. Cooper Cats mom

John Ross Mc Master wrote:
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:33:30 +0000, Jaime
wrote:


I'm hoping for some advice/best practices! I am getting married soon
and moving in with my fiance. My 11 yr. old cat will, of course, be
joining me. She's not an animal that gets along with other animals and
becomes very stressed when in that situation. My fiance has 2 Golden
Retrievers and a Tabby. Is there anyway I can ease her transition?



Keep her away from the d*gs. Let them see each other through a screen
door and get used to each other before they meet in person. Introduce
her to the tabby before she meets the d*gs. Take one task at a time.
Consider a Feliway dispenser in the house where your cat and the tabby
will be meeting. I like Feliway.

Cinder
http://www.catster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=140147

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There will be some huffing and puffing, probably; just have patience.
Good luck. Cooper Cats mom

And if she goes under the bed or in a closet to hide, just leave her
be. She won't starve or dehydrate. It's just her way of coping until
she feels comfortable with the other animals in the house. I have had
cats do this for what has seemed like days on end, and they creep out
at night, under the radar, so to speak, to get some food/water, and go
right back to their hiding place afterwards... or another favorite
thing of "new" pets to do is to explore the new territory at night when
they think all the other animals are sleeping (which doesn't always
work out that way, I'll admit!).

--- Cory