How to Make Two Cats Get Along
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2024
- Welcome to this AnimalWised video, where we are discussing the peaceful coexistence of two cats. It’s not always the easiest task and something which can cause a little trouble for cats and guardians alike. To understand how we can introduce two cats to each other, we need to think about feline behavior, preparing the home for a new cat and what to do if we see two cats fighting. We will show you everything you can do before you need a feline specialist in feline behavior such as an ethologist.
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Here is what happened to me
Og: hisses and hits
New cat: calm and nice
Same
SAME
for me at the beginning it was like that, now its the other way around 😭
It's the opposite for me
Same ;-;
I just got a new cat today. This is what goes down.
New cat: “Hi there I’m-“
OG Cat: *attac helicopter initiates* DIE MORTAL
Mines the same
Glad you have a new companion to help you get through this difficult time in the world right now. I'd be lost without my babies (furred, feathers and human).
i thought you make cat videos
Same here! New cat yesterday. Hope it gets better! We're only on day 1. How are yours doing now?
@@snowps1 Wait no way me too mine is day 3
Here’s my situation lol
OG Cat: *Being friendly*
New Cat: *Hissing*
Same 😭
lol same with me
I got 5 house cats, my new female cat just started trying to fight with my 2 female cats.
Weird, I got kittens yesterday and my cat that I already have Is the one hissing at kittens . He seems mad at me today but I think it will work out with time .
@@lizzieakari they will get used to one another, that's how my cats acted when I brought other cats home, it took my cats few weeks to get along, but some cats take longer.
just got a new cat
here's how it went down
new cat: *sniff* hi! wanna be frien-
my og cat: *STRANGE OWL NOISES INTENSIFY* BEGONE BEAST
Are they better now because thats the exact sound my new cat made
@@PusheenTheCatOfficial nope, she still attacks him every time she sees him. is the noise it makes like a weird growing/coo? it's an aggressive noise and you should probably separate them for a little.
@@persephoneanimations3704 yea ots sad she hides away and doesnt come out only at night she eats and then poops then hors away,but i think she likes scaring my kitten becasue whenever hes close she comes out of her hiding spot but when hes too close she makes the oil noises
@@persephoneanimations3704 So I've had a male cat for 2 months but like 2 weeks ago I got a female cat she's calm and oesent attack but then my male cat is like :AND MY NAME IS JHON CENA HIT HIT HIT TAKE THAT LOSERRR
@@PusheenTheCatOfficial I'm in a similar situation. I had two female sister cats, one passed in a fire in September. I got a kitten a month or so later and kitten is terrified of OG cat. She hides under the couch and poops there because she's so freaked out. I have to keep them separate at all times and I honestly don't know what to do to help.
Patience is the key and not to rush it.. My male cat was horrified when we brought in another male.. Of course we kept them separated initially but the few times they did see each other they would scream and yell.. And on the odd occasion had a couple of punch ups.. It took about 4 months of feeding them in separate spaces but also able to see each other.. And later having them both on leash during little introductions.. Its also best not to leave them Alone together even after they seem reasonably friendly.. Now they absolutely adore each other and quite frankly even ignore us😀
Howwww
How you manage both of your cats ? Can you give any other tips😓. I also in the same situation. After my family and I decided taking my brother cat (male) , my other three cat, which 2 (female) and 1 (male).But the problem is my own male cat can't stop attacking my brother cat. It's been half 4 months now. 😭😭 The fact my own cat is too small than my brother cat but he is too aggressive whenever seeing him. Sometimes it's confusing, they looks like want to play together but still in aggressive way.
"Sorry my bad english"
I would recommend if they are in the same room and still not getting long, don't just pet one pet them both.
But one of my cats feels very betrayed when I do that.
Yew Bush Same, my og cat doesnt like me anymore and hisses when i try to pet her because i got a new kitten and she feels betrayed 😭😭😭
*shhh it’s a secret* same here og cat big mad
My cats won’t even enter the same room of each other without hissing and growling at one another...
My og cat stalks my new cat as she scopes out her new place 🤣
what if you introduced them a while ago but they still attack each other
I have the same problem our new cat is a kitten hes now 7 months thinks its great to chase our older cat it turns into. A dangerous fight often its so upsetting any ideas let me know and vice versa
Aqqie same
@@elsablue3646 I have the same problem my kitten is 7 months old and is attacking my cat who is disabled due to being attacked when she lived as a wild cat (Feral) so she had no human interactions until she was injured and rescued by the RSPCA, I got the kitten to help the wild cat see she was safe with humans by watching me patting the kitten and playing with it. Now that worked the wild cat trusts me and allows me to stoke her. Now some months past the kitten is now attacking my wild cat who is now scared of the kitten. I just don't know how to solve this and I am having to separate them. The cat took to the kitten straight away and loved her as if it were her own baby, and love was all she wanted to give the kitten. The kitten was from a litter of 5 and this was where the issues began as they were not fed sufficiently as she has a thing for food and steals the food from the cat.
Reading these give me anxiety attack.
I have 4 cats and they are all brothers but 2 of them fight really badly I don’t know how to stop them because we have kept them away from each other for so long..
Why am I watching this, I don’t even have cats.
Cute cats tho.
MrTofuwiz I’m on the same boat 🚣♂️ 🚣 😂😂
youre watching it because you clicked on it and you decided to watch it
Αlin B its cuz its annoyin seein ppl say they dont know why like yes u do know 💀
Same. I actually want a cat but all my sisters hate cats so I can’t have a cat but when i get a few years older I’ll move out and get 2 or 3 or maybe even 4 cats
😂😂
My female cat is very agressive to newly introduced male cat ☹️🙁🙁
Mine too and the male is so sweet ;(
mine to the cat wants 2 be left alone and the male cat wants to play or dominate
Same
I just got 2 cats today. They were both bought at the same time. The male hisses at the female and then walks away. They haven't fought yet. The female just wants to be friends. But they probably will be fine since it's only been one day.
samee & it's been months & they haven't gotten along well even though the new male cat just wants to play
*Here because I have two cats* 😳
We all make mistakes...
Jonathan Allard *Rude* my cats enjoy each other's company 😒...mind your own business
Your cats getting along or not wasn't the point. And you made a public comment, fishing for reactions, don't flip out when you don't get the types you want. That's the internet, kid.
I have 2 kittens(brother&sister) and one cat(1year) that hate them. :/
100Tatanisha same
I loved the video; In my experience (2 adult cats- tolerant to each other for more than 8 years, and introducing foster kittens with them) I would keep a kitten in one room for 2 to 3 days. First day, two adults would hear the kitten, and smell it under the door. Second day (because adults start to express high level of curiosity) I would allow them to see each other, just a glimpse (still separated by a "door frame"). Usually adults would be chilling, laying down in front of the door, relaxed and waiting to meet/sniff the kitten.
Third day, I would keep the door open for a while. Just so that adults can look whats going on inside the room, in a relaxed state of mind - because I would be playing with the kitten, so it wouldn't even noticed that two pairs of big eyes are analising it's every move. Point: grown ups need to realise that there is a non threthening intruder, who is playful and not paying attention to them. Kitten after 3 days realises that is being in a safe environment...
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I have 2 female cats. The the 4 month old has playfully grabbed my older cat around the throat. She is now 2 1/2 years old. My older cat now is fighting with her unprovoked. She doesn't want her in the house. The mild tempered older cat has turned aggressive. They are both on high alert listening for the other one. I don't know how to keep them from fighting they both have claws
i'm 2 days in with a new kitten and the OG cat and her are already playing chase with eachother!! I coulden't be happier :)
The Jackson galaxy method seems safer and better for the cats overall
Thank you!!! Exactly what I said
What is Jackson Galaxy method to stop cat fights?
I noticed the beautiful rug on the floor and the pillows. What a great idea! I LOVE sitting on the floor, and that set up looks so inviting to me. :)
Do cats get jealous? I brought my new cat home yesterday. Lots of growling and hissing from both.
Christina Silva
Yeah they do... cats actually know if you’re giving more affection/attention to the other cat
Cats are actually very jealous creatures
So it’s normal if both your cats are growling and hissing at each other
But they’ll get used to each other in a few weeks/months.
Update: it’s been 3 months and they are so much better. They aren’t bffs yet... but they definitely have improved and tolerate each other
Christina Silva
Well that’s good😊❤️
Christina Silva How did you go about doing this? I’ve had a new cat for about two weeks now. Tried having them in the same room today for the first time and they both hissed and swatted. 😭
Sakura Blues lots of patience and watching them all the time 😂 I used a spray bottle sometimes because my first cat would start drama. Feeding them together, giving them treats, new toys, and playing with them together helps a lot of course. I let them both be on the bed with me and they come when they please, they adjust naturally over time 😊
Thank You for these helpful TIPS‼️ I’ve found that placing cats, present resident(s) and new cats, in a NEW ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH; thereby ‘reducing’ the ownership of the space. Not easy to do when your home isn’t big enough but, placing cats in a different/new part of
My second cat is very timid so she doesn’t like new arrivals. Luckily, she’s pretty harmless, just puts on a show to protect herself. Hopefully someday she’ll be a bit more accepting.
well, did she become more friendly? it's been like two years
The best way to integrate two cats is by getting them when they are kittens.The adult cats do not accept "intruders" easily.Even then, get a pet gate and separate the two.Feed them in front of each other, let them get familiar with each other's scent.Play with them to ease up the tension.Reward them with treats when they behave nicely.
We have always gotten kittens and had no problems introducing them to resident cats. Recently we took in a stray that had been hanging around for about 6 months. To my surprise, we had no problems introducing the new adult cat to the residents. Maybe you get lucky sometimes.
@@1940limited damn my 2 male kittens have been seen as intruders by my resident 3 year old female for 6 months. She tolerates them but I want them to play and nurture each other
I have two kittens right now struggling a little bit to like each other. One 3 month old kitten and an 9 week old kitten. Any advice on how to help them get along. We got the other kitten because our 9 month old seemed lonely and always wanted to play.
I mean 3 month old
Should've watched this before my cat ran away
fruityyツ I’m so sorry, my cat ran away too 😔
Mine came back home
Mine also 😞
:(
Thanks for sharing this! This was very helpful information!
What would I do If my cats want each other DeAd???
GatchaWolf Gurl I can totally relate 😪 my twin girls have lived 6 years together & recently started to have huge fights. I have gotten hurt twice trying to break them up. Now I have 2 keep them apart in my home. I dunno what to do either 😭
Stop buying gangsta cats ?
@@jade2368 literally the only thing you can do is rehome one of the cats. If you care enough about your cats you would get them out of the stressful environment they are in. Imagine having a painful fight everyday in your own home? At this point, keeping your cats together in the same house is abuse, no excuses.
My cats used to get along pretty well. Now when I pet one, the other attacks.
@@Alex-hj2jd did you ever consider that they are still getting on well and in fact working as a team where one distracts you with cuteness leaving you open for attack by the other.
We just rescued a wild cat. She is a beautiful Calico cat, and we just brought her home last night. Today, I wanted to introduce her to my other cat, a 4 year old cat. My new cat was the one who was hissing at my old cat, and my old cat was just trying to be friendly and say hello. My old cat is extremely shy and she has anxiety. She flinches at everything. The new cat is a bit more open and social, so I was surprised my old cat didn't run away right after hearing the new cat hiss. Lmao I felt so bad
Thank you for this video. This was quite helpful. Just got 2 new kittens (7months) and my current cat is 13 years. I though I did something wrong, because they were a bit standoff-ish and started to hiss at each other. My older cat left the bedroom early morning and I got very sad, because I love sleeping next to my cat. I really love her a lot.
I love their space...very creative. I want another nut my space is way too small. Thank u for the video...very informative
There are 2 young stray cats in my neighborhood.
I noticed that these two for some reason really like each other. They often move together, they play together, cuddle together, eat together without any conflicts.
They are also incredibly friendly towards all humans.
At the winery I work at there are 5 cats I normally see and 2 of them are the best of friends. Almost everytime I pass the recycle area I see them hanging out being buddies. One time their feeder said the fluffy one was missing and the whole week he was gone the shorthair was just waiting right at the recycle center for him to come back. The fluffy ones back now I just seen them earlier today napping lol
good, advice.
bad, comma
Today I got a kitten, but this is first time seeing my older cat was being so aggressive to the poor little thing, I'm scared to even let both see each other see each other again. What do I do?🤔
Gay Man im in the same situation 😔
Unfortunately she died a week later after we brought her.
Gay Man aw im so sorry !! :(
Same here, 2nd day here :( I'm super sorry you lost your cat :(
new kitty: hey! cool home, lets be friends, im curious about you?
og cat: *hisses* GET OUT BRO!
I needed this video because I want to get a second cat but I was afraid my cat will then hate me and dislike living with me.
Do us all a favor and adopt them all.
Until we took in a stray a week ago, we also got kittens which were accepted by the resident cats with no problems. I think adults feel less threatened by a kitten.
Same! I don’t know if I should get another kitten because I’m afraid that my resident cat will be jealous and will not accept the kitten a start marking his territory around the house wich I do NOT want...so what do you think should I adopt another kitten?
Her because I have two cats and the first one at my house hates his new little sister.
thanks for help
So many ideas of fun things for cats!
That is a nice cat friendly place. Where is that cat tree from please? If you can, give us a tour of your cat place and tell us where you got those shelves, rug etc.
It's been an year. My new cat still hisses on old cat and then the war begins.
Two years later does it still happen?
3 years later?
Thank you so much we did it all it works ☺️☺️☺️
My 6 month old kittens has been a bit sad lately. A few days ago he saw some kitties in the yard and everyday he would go see them, but now they aren't there anymore. Me and my mum are getting another kitten so he can be a big brother. Hopefully it works out. He's such a playful sweet kitten, he deserves someone to play with
Cats in furry baskets: lovely!!
In case no one recognizes the background music, the song is “Snow Ticket” by P C III.
This is useful info. We brought a kitten into our house with an adult cat a couple of weeks ago. It is a process. The kitten is incredibly active, which irritates the adult cat at times, but they’re learning to play and chase each other. They’ll only hiss if they want to be left alone, get surprised, and occasionally when trying to get nose to nose. Still working out resources since the kitten wants everything it sees although she has her own and getting them to calm down when they’re in the same room. Again - it is a process. Cats are territorial predators. Give each cat their own space and let them act like cats (as long as they aren’t trying to kill each other, let them figure each other out).
Thanks!
I adopted two stray kittens
(Ginger)
Age- 6-7 weeks
Breed: Tabby
Bought: 1 week before Cookie
(Cookie)
Age: 2-3 weeks
Breed: Tabby Patch
Bought: 3 days after Ginger was bought
So it started from the first day, i thought they were fighting, so i always separated them. But for 4 days it started to go on and on the 4th day i literally gave up. But that same night i saw Cookie going to Ginger, so i thought "ofc they are fighting", but no i didnt hewr a sound from them, so i decided to go and check, so i peaked from the corner to check, and to my surprise they weren't fighting, and Cookie was eating her food and Ginger was just sitting and roaming, but after i went near them Ginger jumped onto Cookie to fight,
So i got out of there, and after 15 mins i checked again and they were silently sitting next to each other, so i thought "hmm... I think they are pretending to be enemies but they actually love each other". And i think they have improved their bond.
And it also reminded me of Tom And Jerry's line
It said "Tom never hated Jerry, He loved him, but he had to pretend to be enemies so that his owner shouldn't kick him out and bring a deadly cat which will kill Jerry"
Thanks For Reading My Comment
Maybe its bc they witness u only petting one cat at a time instead of the other so they feel like they have to fight for your affection?
you need to let them handle their relationship. messing too much with it will make either one or both react
When they first met:
New cat: Hi-
Og Cat: YOU DARE TO ENTER MY HOUSEHOLD MORTAL?
After 3 months:
New? cat: Wanna be fri-
Og cat: dont u dare go near me. you are a threat in my household.
New? cat: -casually goes near and play fights-
Its crazy how all have nearly all the mentioned items needed for my two male Scottish Fold, Duke & Miles. I guess I'm lucky because they were brought into my home at 7 & 8 weeks of age.
We have 2 cats. But, 1 of them is an outdoors cat and the other 1 is an indoor cat. They fight through the patio door and hiss at each other, try to claw each other, and meow LIKE CRAZY. If you try to pick 1 of them up to take her to a room or something, she will start attacking you instead. We found that using a BROOM to push them away WORKS REALLY REALLY GOOD.
I have a situation where I brought a year old male cat after my other male cat passed and now he’s being aggressive to my older female cat. Chasing her and causing her to hide. I genuinely cannot tell if he’s being aggressive or if he’s still young and is just too energetic for my older girl. I have decided to separate them and slowly reintroduce them after I wear out the younger one a lot. I just feel bad for my other cat always hiding
0:00 Intro
0:29 Potential Problems
1:00 General Problems
1:46 Two Room Policy
3:19 General Tips
3:41 Positive Reinforcement
4:29 Conclusion
Love it
...continuing comment - part of the house to both cats, may make it easier. I’ve done this with rescued/feral cats when introducing them to my cats 🐈🐈⬛ at home. Patience and consistency (PLUS lots of love), will pay off❗️🙏❤️🐈🐈⬛
My two cats got along, but then one ran away and came back after a week and now they don’t get along
are they doing any better?
That happened to me i believe it's amnesia because i heard cat fights that time
Same
It's probably because the cat had some new smells on them, and the other cat wasn't familiar with them; smells can change a lot between them.
Its becuse shes been gone for a week and haven't seen her in so long so that's why
My cat hisses at every cat we bring to our home,and just a while ago... my cat hisses at our new puppy...
I used to have two cats but sadly in September we discovered my one cat, Kitty had a tumour so we had to get her put down. Ever since then my other cat, Clover has been very hyper and needy, especially at night. So I plan on getting him a friend! He’s really friendly and has been around other cats ever since we’ve had him so I don’t think he’ll ever hiss or scratch at the new cat, but I really want to make sure they become best buds! Thanks for the video, these tips will be very helpful for when the time comes 😄
Where are the crates and cat tree from? So lovely.
My family have several cats and they all get on well 95% of the time. There's a mixture of male and female
Both of my two cats were originally strays, that we took in. Both of them are socialize, but not chipped, so we think maybe someone abandoned them. We've had them for about two years but they never really too close to each other. If Harriet gets too close to Ozzie, he'll hiss at her and maybe even swat at her. I think Harriet wants to be friends but Ozzie is still on edge. We have a big open house so this isn't a problem but I just wish I can come downstairs and see them grooming each other or something. I know both of them have their traumas but I'm still hoping that one day I'll see some love.
Six years I’ve been in your situation the two cats tolerate each other though there is no love as we humans call it. They don’t groom each other, that’s down to my 14 year old he’s never liked being picked up or petted more that his head ears chin. We have trouble getting him into the carrier to go to vets. Once a year, the six year old cat is very placid though because my other cat doesn’t like to be picked up she has copied his wa6s I can pick her up and carry her from a to b, then off she goes, not lap sitting since she was 13 weeks old and she wanted to go downstairs and see they other cat not just through the door she decided she’s going 8n the room the slowly walked to each other bopped noses and all was well, till kitten started to look around the living room the older cat just hissed at her every time she walked near him. They live this way, never drawn blood though have a bundle every day after dinner just chasing and wrestling, the two of them will sleep on my bed though miles apart. Some times if big one is on the bed first little one won’t come on to it. They have their own way of living with each other that’s strange to me not to them, both were given me or they would of been put in shelter, one full black was given as a 12 week old kitten out of 9 litter she didn’t get fostered so I kept her she’s got such a sweet protective nature, both are scardy cats when the door knocks they run to outside or go hide, both are beautiful cats just the eldest has special needs after he had a terrible accident with a road sweeping machine. When he was seven months, they were going to put him down so I took him and fourteen and a half years later I’m so glad I did. Give all cats a chance they will live together if not next to each other.😻😸😻😽🐈⬛
I've have adopted two female cats, and they are about the same age (1.5 yrs old). I have been trying many different ways to get them along to each other, but they still hate each other. Recently I bought the
FELIWAY Friends Diffuser Starter Kit, hopefully this will make a good progress.
Trying to relax my cat to the new kitten she's so huffy.
So the first time my two male cats ever met they fought. We were not expecting the resident cat to suddenly enter the house (he used to go out). That was the first bad fight. Its been 5 months, things have kind of improved but they still don't get along. It's really hard to live like this where we always have to worry about the cats facing each other and starting a fight. What are your recommendations on Feliway?
I’ve used it, it does work.
I have 2 cats (brought into the home at the same time) they used to coexist but for some reason my female cat hisses and sprays in a defensive like stance whenever the male cat gets near. Im not around the house 24/7 but sometimes i caught the male cat getting very aggresive in their “playfights” so maybe shes traumatized from it. I wonder if their relationship can ever mend like it used to be because they were so loving but now she growls whenever hes in a 5 ft radius of her. Any tips?
i would try using feliway to help with the spraying. it’s so simple but it’s really worked for me. you could also try giving them time apart and reintroducing them. check out Jackson Galaxy’s videos! they’ve been really helpful for me
I got two kittens and draco is such a rascal and Sebastian is the good angel. They are brothers. Draco however likes to growl or something at Sebastian and even swats at him while eating. They normal play fight without the growling
My cats are sisters of the same litter and while they don't hate each other and don't fight a lot, they also don't love each other. They almost never lie down at the same spot, they don't even walk by each other very often. It's like they try to avoid each other and they're way calmer if they know, the other cat is outside or just far away.
If a cat isn't social, then would they get along with another cat? My cat has barely interacted with other cats for his entire life. If we introduce another cat to him, would they get along?
GhostlyTUBE the cat that isn’t social probably won’t attack the other cat but the other one might if the not social one annoys him sorry you can’t understand this
Recently rescued a new cat. She growls and hisses ALL THE TIME at my two OG cats. My male has started to stalk/prey new cat and has not began attacking and chasing her... it’s only been 1 1/2 weeks... I feel like we are taking 2 steps forwards and 3 steps backwards everyday 😩
Im with you! Same here but with two females
we had 3 cats who all got along perfectly and got a 4th in december- after a slow introduction and a bit of work, they all got along just fine after about a month. However, now, the newest cat only gets along with one of the three cats. she isn’t aggressive at all, she is nothing but nice to the other cats, but our oldest cat suddenly hates the newest cat and hides in the master bedroom all day, and the youngest cat (not the newest) gets along with the newest cat better than the oldest one does, but still occasionally hisses and growls at her. they were getting along quite well and now they just aren’t anymore and i don’t know what changed.
heres my situation:
og cat: hissing and and hits
new small cat: calm and scared
I feel bad so I had to watch this. About a year ago we adopted 2 cats from a relative so they didn’t end up going to a animal shelter. They moved in, now our old cat is isolated to just mostly upstairs because she’s feral.., I was hoping to see a possible fix way.
Jake, have you found a method that has worked for you?
Look up Jackson Galaxy
I have had my cat since she was 5 months old. She is going to be 15 years old this September 2020. A friends cat gave birth to 4 kittens and after they started walking We decided to get one to keep my cat company or give her a friend. In 15 years I have never seen or heard my cat hiss. Now she growls like a dog and hisses like crazy ....god dam it....helpppppp
“Locking them in a room together will likely make it worse.’”
Does a entire floor count?
I have 2 cats. 1 that is already in the home and 1 recently adopted, and have severe anxiety. It might be the reason too of why my cats dont get along. However, I will be patient and see what happens in the next few weeks.
So my new cat just fought my old cat and I’m here now
I have two one year olds and we got a new cat that’s 8 months and they just hissed at each other, I need them to get along😪
I live in a one room apartment, so I don't have 2 separate rooms. I only have a playpen or wooden/glass cage. Will it still be okay if they can see each other but remain separated?
Try the bathroom just for some time for the new cat
I had three cats and I brought four more here i gave them all a bath and ive had them since yesterday its taking some time
I have two cats. I adopted them at the same time. They got along so well for one whole year. Very affectionate about each other. Suddenly a few months ago, my male cat started attacking my female cat. He hates her so much , attacks her whenever she gets into his sight. My female cat has a habit of hanging outside for a while. Maybe that would have been a reason? What I can do to make my cats get along.
Maybe he’s sick?
@@edinapaljevic8865 I see. I’ll take Him to the vet to check
@@karthikvelan6108 Hi Karthik, you should rather take the girl to a vet, may well be that she is the sick one. Often dominant cats do tend to attack sick cats to push them away from their group, to keep the rest of the group (family) healthy. I'd do a blood test on both of them. Another reason could be that your female cat has male friends on the outside and comes back in with their smell. If your male cat doesn't like that smell that could be a reason for attack. I would get a blood test for both and try syntetic feromones.
I had two females (castrated) living in our big house with access to outdoors and big yarden... they lived together for 6 years and still didnt accept eachother. The non-dominant girl was so stressed and peed in the whole housez we had to give her a new home (she’s happy there now). Just wanted to share this experience.. that not all females will accept each other - if we’d known this we might not have gotten a second cat..
Mellonia Mellani You did the right thing by trying. They deserve a loving home. They just didn't work. It's not reasonable to expect other animals to all get along, just as humans don't. Humans are animals, and no more special than any other creature.
I've had more issues with female cats, even spayed, than with neutered males. All my males seem to get along fairly well. The females either attacked the other cat (when larger) or performed anti-social behavior.
I just got another two cats because I thought my original cat would be lonley (she’s an indoor cat) and they keep hissing at each other. If they don’t end up getting along I’m gonna have to give them away :(
Jessica That was a bad idea to just bring 2 more cats in the house like that. Imagine if 2 humans just turned up in your home. You'd hate it. I don't know why people don't understand other animals think like we do.
If they can't get along, make sure they go to loving homes. They all deserve a happy life. And if they're siblings or friends, and knew each other before you adopted them, make sure they stay together. Splitting families up is disgusting. Don't give them to a shelter, they will end up being split up, and not having a good time. They deserve lives full of joy and happiness and contentment, not spending so much time in misery and fear.
Other animals shouldn't be bought and sold. You can't own another living thing. They're not consumer goods. They're not property. They're not toys for your amusement, or tools for you to use as you please. We're not their owners, we're their carers.
Pet isn't an insult. That's horrible. A pet is an animal of another species, in your family, that you care for. Species is irrelevant to family.
Humans are animals, and no more special than any other creature.
Ben Tarr of course, I think we all agree on making the best lives possible for our cats and animals, and that they are not toys for amusement! But I’m sure Jessica got more cats in all best wishes for her old cat, as company, and didn’t know they where not going to get along..
finally I found this video to stop getting scratched near the eye
i feel lucky, my sister got a new kitten today and my cat (who is now three) seems to be very welcoming, there have been a few instances so far were he bit the kitten to hard. i carefully removed them from each other. but my fur baby was raised since a kitten in this house with a husky. he never really learned, or forgot the lessons taught from kittenhood of what play biting is haha. but, all seems very good only a few hours in. caught my cat giving the kitten a bath, i really didn't expect that.
The amount of positive reinforcement cats need.....
Even my spouse doesn't need :P
This how my kittens went
New kitten (Male): Hmm seems like a good home they love me.... Wait who are you.
Og kitten (female): hey there
New kitten (male): get away *hisses* *growls*
Quite the opposite of everyone else my og kitten wants to play but new kitten doesn't like her does.
My cats have known each other all their life, brother and sister, and they used to get along very well, and played together. But as they grew up, they both seem to dislike each other and hiss whenever they pass each other.
Same…they got along fine in the first 2 years, but the past 3 have been almost daily fights. Sometimes really bad ones. I don’t know what to do.
Same
Do they attack each other more when they don't have enough food / water / clean litter? might have to get another litterbox, maybe make sure there aren't areas in your house like hallways where one can feel trapped (add shelves on walls so there is always escape routes, more than one route). Cats mostly only fight when they can't run away.
If 1 cat attacks the other one all the time, you have to raise the confidence level of the cat that acts like a pray, try to make him more cozy spots in the house that are elevated where he can run too instead of hidding in corners, etc. My cat from hell is a great show to help understand this all and the importance of catification
And for steph and everyone else, make sure you HAVE PLAY TIME with the cats, particularly with the one that is causing problems. you have to find a way to tire the kitten so he doesnt bully the older / disabled cat
You should have 1 litter tray per cat, plus one more. If you have 2 cats, you should have 3 trays. Hope this helps!
When cats are aggressively fighting a squirt bottle breaks it up immediately and safely in my experience
I got a new cat, my experience. The kitten stay in the bedroom for 3 weeks while my cat stayed in a hall( used same bowl and litter, make sure i clean litter very often). One day i just let them meet supervision and broke up possible attack and rough playing. Before i knew it male cat is glooming kitten.
We have a cat sanctuary with 35’ish. We have a room for a few that are very afraid of everything. The most aggressive one is sent to our one other location. This has worked for years. But we just got a wonderful 2 yr old boy, keeping him in our “domestication room” for a week, then got him neutered. After recovering from surgery, we started introducing him to the rest. He slowly walked the whole five room sanctuary, then stopped to play with a catnip toy. After a few minutes, he attacked a 5 month old kitten that was watching him closely. Not just a swipe, but a full on hair flying rolling fight which lasted maybe two seconds. The kitten got away before I reached them. I immediately tried calming the new cat, then let him alone and he walked 20 foot away and attacked an eight month old kitten in the same way, and that kitten got away within two seconds also. I calmed the new cat and was able to carry him back into the domestication room where he’s been for the last two days, while I try to figure out the best path for this boy. HELP PLEASE
What would happen if you covered both cats in catnip just before putting them together?
TiagoTiago they’d get high
But what about when the effect starts wearing off, and afterwards?
TiagoTiago brain damage lol
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Well my cats are normally nice to each other but when I give them catnip they kinda fight over the catnip so I don’t think that would work
I introduced a kitten in my house, the OG is also a kitten but slightly older. Here is my situation:
New kitten: Hey lets pla..
OG: Hisses and pushes it away.
A little frustrating since the newbie doesn't have someone to play with...
One time we had to go on a trip so we left them in a cage together and had people feed them and they were cuddling together when we got back
if there are any cat specialists in the comments, i’d appreciate your advice:
we just adopted another kitty yesterday, and thought it would be a good idea to introduce the cats in our new home as it would be a neutral area for them as neither of them had been there yet. the new one is a 3 year old, the “resident” is an 8 year old, both are female. both are having hissy fits (more so the 8 year old) but there hasn’t been any intimidation or scratching/swiping, so i think that’s a good sign? the 3 year old has explored the house a lot whereas the 8 year old has been scared to go anywhere after being moved from our old house that she was used to.
is there any way to help bond them or reduce standoffish behaviours between them?
For the older cat if this is their first move that could be overwhelming. When introducing a cat to a new home it's best to start with a bathroom/closet for 1 hr up to 7 days depending on kitty comfort and interest in what is outside the door. You can move on to a bedroom for an hour to a day or three then allow access to whole house. You can mix in time where the two new cats get to swap rooms so they can smell each other without the other nearby and then allow them to smell under a door.
What to do when my cats want each other DeAd?
Im here 11th
I might have the same problem with Susie on Tuesday;that's when I got a new cat
one day theyre relaxed another day the resident cat is constantly chasing and attacking the new cat
im here cuz my too cats are fighting violently i just got one.
Same
I literally do almost none of this and my cats are just fine
We have never had any trouble introducing cats to one another in 30+ years of cat ownership.
So lucky 😭
Lucky :( Just brought a new cat home yesterday and they are having a terrible time getting along and are having to separate them.
@@MeowMix517 That's to bad. In almost 40 years of cat ownership we've never had a problem assimilating "new" cats to the residents. They just move in and make themselves at home. Before you know it, they're playing together.
Brought in a feral kitten out of a litter of stray kittens livimg outside our home. We already have 2 cats, a tabby and siamese. The siamese became friends very quickly.. the tabby is still thinking about it
Brought home a kitten I found on the side of the road to find him a good home. My two cats not only did not like him but were angry with me and refused any attention even hissing at times until the kitten left. Was the only time they had ever hissed at me, they were pissed.
The answer is: catnip and lots of it.
First!
My cat is two years old, got another cat, both female. They growl at each other, day by day, they will sit across each other and sleep.
We adopted a now 1 year old female tuxedo a little over a month ago. We have a 3 year female ginger already. We introduced them slowly with each cat separated for at least 2 weeks. Our resident ginger isn’t exactly fond of our new girl and hisses and growls when they’re a little too close for comfort. Our little one is full of energy and while we spend a lot of time throughout the day exhausting her with play time, she tends to chase our resident cat. Despite the chasing she isn’t aggressive towards our resident cat but our resident cat nonetheless will hiss, growl and has swatted a couple of times all before trying to find higher ground. We have separated the two on each occasion but each time we try again, it escalates to the same scenario. We’re not sure if progress is really being made. Any guidance on trying to get our cats to speak the same language would be greatly appreciated.