Bringing a new cat into my family.

[fluffernutter]

Just wondering what I can expect from bringing a new cat into my family. I already have two cats and this is a bit of a new experience for them. Will they terrorize the new cat? Kill it? Shun me? Piss all over the place now? Any help or pointers or experiences welcome.

Thanks.

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This message was edited by HordeKing1 on 6-17-03 @ 1:33 AM

[McNabbShouldDie]

Get a dog dude. How can you stand having cats?

I hate them, theyre always scratching me and coughing shit up. I'd invest my money in some dogs, but thats just me.

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[FUNKMAN]

we have a 5/6 year old female, 3 1/2 year old male, and brought a female kitten into the home...

they all have their claws and have been fixed...

the male would hiss some for the first week and got over it. but the older female was very unhappy and upset and would attack the younger female. she punctured a hole in her side, a hole in her ear, and some very deep scratches. the injuries often got infected and that meant trips to the vet.
it's been about a year and the older female has become more tolerant, she does continue to chase the younger one and the younger one is always on the watch for her but the younger one has not been injured in about a years time.

I was hoping the younger one would grow as big as the older one and give her a little payback just so the older one would leave her be but she's got a short frame(with a big tummy) and the older one remains a larger heavier cat...

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[TooCute]

Like anything, it's all going to depend on the cats. For example,
I have one cat who is a neutered male who has NEVER gotten
along with other cats. He hisses and scratches whenever a new
cat is introduced, but eventually he will start tolerating them. I
have another spayed female who initially terrorized a kitten that
I had, but now since he beats her up, she hides in the rooms
that he doesn't go to all day.

Anyway, it's going to go much easier if they're all spayed/
neutered (which they should be, anyhow. No reason not to do it
and plenty of reasons TO do it). Your new cat's going to be afraid
and want to hide for a while, so your best bet is to put a litter
box and some food in a room and let it out in there and keep
the door closed for at least a night. Eventually the other cats are
going to start coming around and sniffing at the door. Once the
new cat seems more settled and is eating/drinking/using the
litter box (probably take a night maybe more depending on the
cat) you can open the door. Keep an eye on the cats. There will
probably be a few spats with a lot of yowling and scratching and
flying hair but don't worry about it, that's normal. I wouldn't try
to break up any fights - usually they will only last for a few
seconds and the loser will run away. Eventually they should
start getting along. If after a few weeks they don't, well you'll
probably just have to do what I do which is keep the separated
when I'm not around - I used to come home and find pieces of
claws embedded around the eyes of one of my cats that was
being beaten up while I was gone and I didn't feel like dealing
with it anymore.

Anyway, to sum: expect some animosity, but tolerance should
come fairly soon.

If they aren't spayed/neutered, everything goes out the
window. I have no clue what will happen then. You might get
the males spraying and nasty shit like that. Icky.


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[fluffernutter]

Fortunately I do have both of my existing cats spayed and neutered. I am neutered too for good measure. The kitten is hiding now, Blixa the Calico is perched looking ready to attack and Dallas, the big white one of the group is hiding behind my computer. Pussy.

Good advice, thanks.

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[kc7586]

how could any of your cats attack any of the other ones, theyre all so fucking cute and the new kitty is so adorable, awwww. :)

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[El Mudo]

I've had a little experience with this. When my kitty cat Princess was still alive, we got a new kitten named Homer(a male). She was real pissed at first, like she growled at him and stuff, but gradually they got along pretty well and became good friends before she died. When we got my new cat Lucky(a female), he didn't really care all too much, he was just happy to have someone to play with. I'd just be wary about putting cats of the same sex too close together, that could be trouble. I guess it all depends on your type of cat. Homer the cat is pretty laid back and relaxed so he didnt really care when we got a new cat.

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[TooCute]

That's funny - the only cat I've ever had a problem with is the
one girl cat (all the others have been boys). There are currently
two male persians who just beat up on her constantly (one is
the one she used to beat up when he was a kitten). The other
two boys get along with her fine - one because he's an antisocial
fuck and the other (my baby) because he's just above all that
nonsense - he has more important things to do (like sleep and
eat and sleep and eat and whine for food)


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[HordeKing1]

Get a puppy or two. They're a lot more fun than cats.

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[El Mudo]

My older female cat would beat up on my younger male cat a lot...we asked the vet about it and she said she was just mothering him and "disciplining" him when he did something stupid.

My poor kitty cats got really scared the other night during a bad lightning storm...they've been really really skittish and jumpy the last week almost...

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[Johnathan H Christ]

I
have another spayed female who initially terrorized a kitten that
I had, but now since he beats her up, i had the exact same situation. she kicked the kittens ass till he got used to the beatings. now he starts the fights. i have to leave his balls on him for now, cause he's still going through the vaccene process...but i'm wondering if he's going to realise that he can screw the female before we chop his nuts off.

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