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I adopted a rescue cat this week to be a companion to my current cat. They are both neutered and the same age (11 months) and come from households where they had lots of dog and cat friends. He (new cat) is bigger than her. My original cat and I moved into a small apartment late last year which made her lonely because none of her animal friends could come with. My new cat is really friendly and purrs and trills whenever he spots my resident cat or hears her from his room and was known for adopting kittens at his foster home. However she is hissing and growling and sometimes putting her ears back. She was hissing at me if she smelled him in me and at the kennel I brought him home in.
I have them in separate rooms but there have been some accidental meetings when I had to move him from my bathroom into my laundry/closet room because it was too hot and when I move from room to room. I have been using treats at the doors and toys to try to get her used to him. She sits by his door watching and hissing when he tries to play footsies or meows for attention. Her ears are forward and her tail swishes a bit. She also has been weirdly vocal compared to normal and overstimulated easier.
I also have been scent swapping since before I brought him home. I put the cardigan that met him in near her tree and she started avoiding the lower levels until I moved it. I also switched their bedding today. I tried space swapping for a bit today but it is hard with how small my apartment is, and she kept hissing and slinking around the room he was in. My new cat just really wants to be with me and play with his new sibling and I feel bad keeping him locked away. He is such a lovebug and very social when he warms up.
He also does not seem to be eating, I leave food out for him and it is barely touched. I don’t know if it is just stress from a new home or a bigger concern. He is using the litter box though a bit and the food is from his foster home. He does come from a home though where cats are fed on a schedule so I don’t know if that is factoring in.
I have them in separate rooms but there have been some accidental meetings when I had to move him from my bathroom into my laundry/closet room because it was too hot and when I move from room to room. I have been using treats at the doors and toys to try to get her used to him. She sits by his door watching and hissing when he tries to play footsies or meows for attention. Her ears are forward and her tail swishes a bit. She also has been weirdly vocal compared to normal and overstimulated easier.
I also have been scent swapping since before I brought him home. I put the cardigan that met him in near her tree and she started avoiding the lower levels until I moved it. I also switched their bedding today. I tried space swapping for a bit today but it is hard with how small my apartment is, and she kept hissing and slinking around the room he was in. My new cat just really wants to be with me and play with his new sibling and I feel bad keeping him locked away. He is such a lovebug and very social when he warms up.
He also does not seem to be eating, I leave food out for him and it is barely touched. I don’t know if it is just stress from a new home or a bigger concern. He is using the litter box though a bit and the food is from his foster home. He does come from a home though where cats are fed on a schedule so I don’t know if that is factoring in.