Help! This introduction is turning into a disaster and I don't know what to do.
We are now in the situation where every trick I try Lily clues into and shoots down. For example, scent exchange: after five days she started hissing and hiding when I came to her with the sock I was using. I even...
Yes, Watson was indoor/outdoor too. The two of them were kittens together which made the introduction easier although Lil was still pretty slow to accept him. I'm concentrating on scent exchange at the moment to plaster the kitten with Lil's scent. We've let him continue to run around the house...
I've found and read a dozen articles on introduction, done it successfully twice, located a bunch of great threads on here on the subject... but I'm still hesitant in my particular situation and would love some advice, practical tips (and maybe a hug, to be honest) from some of the wise old...
Oh, I wasn't going to cry today... but I found one of his whiskers and a tablet he must have secretly spit out hiding under the sofa cushion this morning... this is my darling boy Watson, as a kitten, trying to convince me that the dirt on his paws certainly didn't come from that houseplant...
Good morning!
First post here so I thought I'd say hello.
The two cat members of our family are Tigerlily (Lil is acceptable if you rub her tummy first), a high strung five year old tortie princess, and Oscar, a twelve week old rescue kitten. We had to let go of our big boy Watson in January...