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Old January 8th 04, 10:02 PM
claudia
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We just adopted a 3-month-old female kitten to make company to our
1-year-old male cat. The little one seems to be interested in making
new friends but the older cat is reacting like if he were afraid of
her even though the male triples the size of the female. He has been
having a stray female visiting him at the window and being neutered hi
seems confused and scared with the behavior of the female in heat.
I'm afraid this precedent is going to make the adaptation to his new
companion impossible. He is hiding and avoiding getting close to the
room where the female kitty is kept and he seems resentful with us.
Any suggestions?
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Old January 9th 04, 01:43 AM
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Give it time, time, time. Keep the female secluded in her own room and
gradually expose them to one another. Make sure they each have their own
litter, food dishes, and water dishes. I have a male kitten I am integrating
to a three cat household and it has taken some months to do it.
Gail
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We just adopted a 3-month-old female kitten to make company to our
1-year-old male cat. The little one seems to be interested in making
new friends but the older cat is reacting like if he were afraid of
her even though the male triples the size of the female. He has been
having a stray female visiting him at the window and being neutered hi
seems confused and scared with the behavior of the female in heat.
I'm afraid this precedent is going to make the adaptation to his new
companion impossible. He is hiding and avoiding getting close to the
room where the female kitty is kept and he seems resentful with us.
Any suggestions?



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Old January 9th 04, 01:43 AM
Gail
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Give it time, time, time. Keep the female secluded in her own room and
gradually expose them to one another. Make sure they each have their own
litter, food dishes, and water dishes. I have a male kitten I am integrating
to a three cat household and it has taken some months to do it.
Gail
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We just adopted a 3-month-old female kitten to make company to our
1-year-old male cat. The little one seems to be interested in making
new friends but the older cat is reacting like if he were afraid of
her even though the male triples the size of the female. He has been
having a stray female visiting him at the window and being neutered hi
seems confused and scared with the behavior of the female in heat.
I'm afraid this precedent is going to make the adaptation to his new
companion impossible. He is hiding and avoiding getting close to the
room where the female kitty is kept and he seems resentful with us.
Any suggestions?



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Old January 9th 04, 03:35 AM
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Gail wrote:

Give it time, time, time. Keep the female secluded in her own room and
gradually expose them to one another. Make sure they each have their own
litter, food dishes, and water dishes. I have a male kitten I am integrating
to a three cat household and it has taken some months to do it.
Gail


It will also help if you bring a towel or something with the
new cat's scent on it for the older cat to smell.

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today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
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Old January 9th 04, 03:35 AM
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Gail wrote:

Give it time, time, time. Keep the female secluded in her own room and
gradually expose them to one another. Make sure they each have their own
litter, food dishes, and water dishes. I have a male kitten I am integrating
to a three cat household and it has taken some months to do it.
Gail


It will also help if you bring a towel or something with the
new cat's scent on it for the older cat to smell.

8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~

"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson
*************************************************
http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/
http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/
 




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