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    Cat Introduction Not Going Well

    Yes, we have we have calming agents in the hallway and in the family room. Okay, we'll keep doing what we're doing and hope that Abby will start to settle down. This is much harder than I thought it was going to be, but we will prevail! (I hope :)) I never had this problem introducing cats...
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    Cat Introduction Not Going Well

    It’s been a few weeks since I posted so I wanted to give you an update on how the introduction is going between Abby and Freida. We still have the pet gate in place but the cats now have full visual access to each other. They are feeding about 5ft from each other. Both are still a bit nervous...
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    Cat Introduction Not Going Well

    So it’s a week later and we still aren’t letting Abby & Freida see each other, but there’s been some improvement during feeding times. We’ve been able to get Abby (14yr old resident cat) up close to the pet gate to eat her food. About 2ft from Freida (new 2yr old). We were at 7ft so this is a...
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    Cat Introduction Not Going Well

    Good point. I'll start weighing her and if I notice any weight loss, I'll go back to her normal feeding. Thank you!
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    Cat Introduction Not Going Well

    Thank you @lisahe and @Mamanyt1953 for your responses. All very good tips and articles. I agree that all cats are different and will respond in different ways so I'm not expecting all advice will work but I'm willing to try them. I especially liked the one about shy cats. It describes our...
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    Cat Introduction Not Going Well

    A little background first. A month ago, we adopted 2yr old Freida. Her previous owners surrendered her and her brother to the local shelter due to the owner's health. The brother, who was more outgoing, was adopted within a couple of weeks. So until we adopted her 2 months later, Freida was...
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