All hell has broken loose

Always fun bringing home a new kitty and introducing them to the rest of the
kitty household . Kaya, a 10wk old female DLH came home with us yesterday
from our local shelter. We were hoping she'd get along with our 7 year old
female who is always being picked on by our two boys (and had mothering
tendencies). Hopefully they will form a bond eventually, we'll see.

The cat I was most worried about is our spoiled 3 year old male DSH (Warren,
12lbs), and I was right. He's spitting, hissing, yowling and putting up an
enormous stink. He's tried to pound down the door to the bathroom where
Kaya is living when we can't keep an eye on her. He's usually so docile and
sweet, but he has a wild streak in him. He's more of a people cat, he loves
to greet strangers at the door.

His brother (Brak), a 20lb DLH we thought would also be trouble, but so far
he's been pretty laid back. He's hissed a couple of times but doesn't seem
too upset. He's our scardy cat, he's bothered by every little thing, so
this was a surprise. I hope they DON'T become to good of friends, because
this guy is the one who always picks on the female. Last thing we need is
her being ganged up on, poor thing! Brak and Kaya are both black DLHs, Kaya
looks like a mini version of him.

Kaya has been a really good sport about these guys all going nuts, she's not
intimidated much, so that's a great start. She is just LOUD when she's not
near myself or my wife. My god, hard to believe such a little kitten can
make so much noise. She's already far louder than any of our other cats.

You shouldn't be exposing her to the cats AT ALL right now and it's no
surprise "all hell has broken loose." This is not fair to the newcomer
or your cats. Let her settle in for a few days and get used to her new
surroundings, and let the cats get used to the "idea' of her before you
start any face to face introductions. That's standard introduction
procedure and will increase the chances of the cats becoming friends.
You're moving way too fast, putting unnecessary stress on the cats, and
creating an environment where you could ruin the chances of good
relationships developing. You need to start over and give the cats some
time to settle down. Read this link which details why a *slow*
introduction is the *right* way to do this:

http://www.catsinternational.org/art...roduction.html

Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

You shouldn't be exposing her to the cats AT ALL right now and it's no
surprise "all hell has broken loose." This is not fair to the newcomer
or your cats. Let her settle in for a few days and get used to her new
surroundings, and let the cats get used to the "idea' of her before you
start any face to face introductions. That's standard introduction
procedure and will increase the chances of the cats becoming friends.
You're moving way too fast, putting unnecessary stress on the cats, and
creating an environment where you could ruin the chances of good
relationships developing. You need to start over and give the cats some
time to settle down. Read this link which details why a *slow*
introduction is the *right* way to do this:

http://www.catsinternational.org/art...roduction.html

Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

You shouldn't be exposing her to the cats AT ALL right now and it's no
surprise "all hell has broken loose." This is not fair to the newcomer
or your cats. Let her settle in for a few days and get used to her new
surroundings, and let the cats get used to the "idea' of her before you
start any face to face introductions. That's standard introduction
procedure and will increase the chances of the cats becoming friends.
You're moving way too fast, putting unnecessary stress on the cats, and
creating an environment where you could ruin the chances of good
relationships developing. You need to start over and give the cats some
time to settle down. Read this link which details why a *slow*
introduction is the *right* way to do this:

http://www.catsinternational.org/art...roduction.html

Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

Thanks for the pointer. We were following some of the tips, swapping rooms,
kitten in bathroom during the day, boys in the bathroom at night (our female
cat doesn't seem to care one way or the other and the boys beat the crap out
of her, so we didn't want to put her in there with the other two). But good
points on not letting the old cats see us pet the new one. We are showing
the old ones with attention, I guess we need to step back and not let the
old ones see the new one for a little while.

wrote in message
...
You shouldn't be exposing her to the cats AT ALL right now and it's no
surprise "all hell has broken loose." This is not fair to the newcomer
or your cats. Let her settle in for a few days and get used to her new
surroundings, and let the cats get used to the "idea' of her before you
start any face to face introductions. That's standard introduction
procedure and will increase the chances of the cats becoming friends.
You're moving way too fast, putting unnecessary stress on the cats, and
creating an environment where you could ruin the chances of good
relationships developing. You need to start over and give the cats some
time to settle down. Read this link which details why a *slow*
introduction is the *right* way to do this:

http://www.catsinternational.org/art...roduction.html

Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

Thanks for the pointer. We were following some of the tips, swapping rooms,
kitten in bathroom during the day, boys in the bathroom at night (our female
cat doesn't seem to care one way or the other and the boys beat the crap out
of her, so we didn't want to put her in there with the other two). But good
points on not letting the old cats see us pet the new one. We are showing
the old ones with attention, I guess we need to step back and not let the
old ones see the new one for a little while.

wrote in message
...
You shouldn't be exposing her to the cats AT ALL right now and it's no
surprise "all hell has broken loose." This is not fair to the newcomer
or your cats. Let her settle in for a few days and get used to her new
surroundings, and let the cats get used to the "idea' of her before you
start any face to face introductions. That's standard introduction
procedure and will increase the chances of the cats becoming friends.
You're moving way too fast, putting unnecessary stress on the cats, and
creating an environment where you could ruin the chances of good
relationships developing. You need to start over and give the cats some
time to settle down. Read this link which details why a *slow*
introduction is the *right* way to do this:

http://www.catsinternational.org/art...roduction.html

Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

Thanks for the pointer. We were following some of the tips, swapping rooms,
kitten in bathroom during the day, boys in the bathroom at night (our female
cat doesn't seem to care one way or the other and the boys beat the crap out
of her, so we didn't want to put her in there with the other two). But good
points on not letting the old cats see us pet the new one. We are showing
the old ones with attention, I guess we need to step back and not let the
old ones see the new one for a little while.

wrote in message
...
You shouldn't be exposing her to the cats AT ALL right now and it's no
surprise "all hell has broken loose." This is not fair to the newcomer
or your cats. Let her settle in for a few days and get used to her new
surroundings, and let the cats get used to the "idea' of her before you
start any face to face introductions. That's standard introduction
procedure and will increase the chances of the cats becoming friends.
You're moving way too fast, putting unnecessary stress on the cats, and
creating an environment where you could ruin the chances of good
relationships developing. You need to start over and give the cats some
time to settle down. Read this link which details why a *slow*
introduction is the *right* way to do this:

http://www.catsinternational.org/art...roduction.html

Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray

Well, everyone is more or less coexisting somewhat peacefully now. Warren
is still kind of ****ed
but his personality returning. He was a jerk around company the other night
still, and doesn't
have patience for the new girl, but has calmed down a lot. We hoped Zena
would make
friends with her, but Zena more or less ignores her existance. Brak, the
giant version of Kaya
outweighs her by 8x and is actually playing... it's sort of scary, it would
be very easy for him
to accidentally hurt her, but he's been pretty gentle. Just have to watch
the laser pointer
when they're both around though .

"Rob" wrote in message news:Y_DZc.479$ZS6.283@trndny07...
Always fun bringing home a new kitty and introducing them to the rest of
the kitty household . Kaya, a 10wk old female DLH came home with us
yesterday from our local shelter. We were hoping she'd get along with our
7 year old female who is always being picked on by our two boys (and had
mothering tendencies). Hopefully they will form a bond eventually, we'll
see.

The cat I was most worried about is our spoiled 3 year old male DSH
(Warren, 12lbs), and I was right. He's spitting, hissing, yowling and
putting up an enormous stink. He's tried to pound down the door to the
bathroom where Kaya is living when we can't keep an eye on her. He's
usually so docile and sweet, but he has a wild streak in him. He's more
of a people cat, he loves to greet strangers at the door.

His brother (Brak), a 20lb DLH we thought would also be trouble, but so
far he's been pretty laid back. He's hissed a couple of times but doesn't
seem too upset. He's our scardy cat, he's bothered by every little thing,
so this was a surprise. I hope they DON'T become to good of friends,
because this guy is the one who always picks on the female. Last thing we
need is her being ganged up on, poor thing! Brak and Kaya are both black
DLHs, Kaya looks like a mini version of him.

Kaya has been a really good sport about these guys all going nuts, she's
not intimidated much, so that's a great start. She is just LOUD when
she's not near myself or my wife. My god, hard to believe such a little
kitten can make so much noise. She's already far louder than any of our
other cats.

Well, everyone is more or less coexisting somewhat peacefully now. Warren
is still kind of ****ed
but his personality returning. He was a jerk around company the other night
still, and doesn't
have patience for the new girl, but has calmed down a lot. We hoped Zena
would make
friends with her, but Zena more or less ignores her existance. Brak, the
giant version of Kaya
outweighs her by 8x and is actually playing... it's sort of scary, it would
be very easy for him
to accidentally hurt her, but he's been pretty gentle. Just have to watch
the laser pointer
when they're both around though .

"Rob" wrote in message news:Y_DZc.479$ZS6.283@trndny07...
Always fun bringing home a new kitty and introducing them to the rest of
the kitty household . Kaya, a 10wk old female DLH came home with us
yesterday from our local shelter. We were hoping she'd get along with our
7 year old female who is always being picked on by our two boys (and had
mothering tendencies). Hopefully they will form a bond eventually, we'll
see.

The cat I was most worried about is our spoiled 3 year old male DSH
(Warren, 12lbs), and I was right. He's spitting, hissing, yowling and
putting up an enormous stink. He's tried to pound down the door to the
bathroom where Kaya is living when we can't keep an eye on her. He's
usually so docile and sweet, but he has a wild streak in him. He's more
of a people cat, he loves to greet strangers at the door.

His brother (Brak), a 20lb DLH we thought would also be trouble, but so
far he's been pretty laid back. He's hissed a couple of times but doesn't
seem too upset. He's our scardy cat, he's bothered by every little thing,
so this was a surprise. I hope they DON'T become to good of friends,
because this guy is the one who always picks on the female. Last thing we
need is her being ganged up on, poor thing! Brak and Kaya are both black
DLHs, Kaya looks like a mini version of him.

Kaya has been a really good sport about these guys all going nuts, she's
not intimidated much, so that's a great start. She is just LOUD when
she's not near myself or my wife. My god, hard to believe such a little
kitten can make so much noise. She's already far louder than any of our
other cats.

See! Just takes time.

"Rob" wrote in message news:HXH%c.1950$sS4.757@trndny03...
Well, everyone is more or less coexisting somewhat peacefully now. Warren
is still kind of ****ed
but his personality returning. He was a jerk around company the other
night
still, and doesn't
have patience for the new girl, but has calmed down a lot. We hoped Zena
would make
friends with her, but Zena more or less ignores her existance. Brak, the
giant version of Kaya
outweighs her by 8x and is actually playing... it's sort of scary, it
would
be very easy for him
to accidentally hurt her, but he's been pretty gentle. Just have to watch
the laser pointer
when they're both around though .

"Rob" wrote in message news:Y_DZc.479$ZS6.283@trndny07...
Always fun bringing home a new kitty and introducing them to the rest of
the kitty household . Kaya, a 10wk old female DLH came home with us
yesterday from our local shelter. We were hoping she'd get along with
our
7 year old female who is always being picked on by our two boys (and had
mothering tendencies). Hopefully they will form a bond eventually,
we'll
see.

The cat I was most worried about is our spoiled 3 year old male DSH
(Warren, 12lbs), and I was right. He's spitting, hissing, yowling and
putting up an enormous stink. He's tried to pound down the door to the
bathroom where Kaya is living when we can't keep an eye on her. He's
usually so docile and sweet, but he has a wild streak in him. He's more
of a people cat, he loves to greet strangers at the door.

His brother (Brak), a 20lb DLH we thought would also be trouble, but so
far he's been pretty laid back. He's hissed a couple of times but
doesn't
seem too upset. He's our scardy cat, he's bothered by every little
thing,
so this was a surprise. I hope they DON'T become to good of friends,
because this guy is the one who always picks on the female. Last thing
we
need is her being ganged up on, poor thing! Brak and Kaya are both
black
DLHs, Kaya looks like a mini version of him.

Kaya has been a really good sport about these guys all going nuts, she's
not intimidated much, so that's a great start. She is just LOUD when
she's not near myself or my wife. My god, hard to believe such a little
kitten can make so much noise. She's already far louder than any of our
other cats.