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    New cat mom introducing new kitten to shy resident cat

    We have not done the site swapping much but we definitely want to do it more often. Usually when we do, one of us is with each cat (is that what you meant ?). This is tricky, because we use two old baby gates that don't fit into the doorway well. We stand the bottom one up against the...
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    New cat mom introducing new kitten to shy resident cat

    Hi @duncanmac! I think Misha is a little unsure also. He watches Lois play a lot, especially if it's with a toy he really loves. Sometimes he sticks his paw under the door as she's playing and grabs it for himself! So then I take it from him and explain that he already has plenty of toys...
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    New cat mom introducing new kitten to shy resident cat

    Oh my goodness! Big Boy is definitely a big bundle of love! It's awful that he had a rough time of it, but I'm sure he's glad to have you. :) Misha always runs and hides in the corner by our couch where there are curtains, or on the other end of that same wall behind the curtains and one of...
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    New cat mom introducing new kitten to shy resident cat

    Hi @FeebysOwner! Thanks for replying! Yes, we've done this, and we did it for a bit this morning after feeding them. :) I think he understands this on some level, because even though he's visibly impatient about moving forward, we still haven't put them together in a room unsupervised yet...
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    New cat mom introducing new kitten to shy resident cat

    Thank you for the welcome and your reply @doomsdave! Six cats? Wow! Can you tell me a little bit about how you introduce new cats and integrate them into the family? How long did you keep the mature kitty you mentioned separated from the other cats? We did a short site swap with Misha and Lois...
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    New cat mom introducing new kitten to shy resident cat

    Hi all, I'm glad to be part of the forum and hope you can help. My fiance and I are in the introduction process and not quite sure where to go from here. A little bit of background: I never had a pet of my own until my fiance and I adopted a cat in 2018, so I'm relatively new to being a cat...
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