Hi all,
I have already posted about the introduction phase and got many good tips.
For context, a month ago we got a new female kitten (now 4 and 1/2). We did stepwise introduction with safe room - place swap - visual encounter and now physical. We thought after about 3 days that visual...
Updates:
There are some good signs. We have established a sort of routine where they both sleep (or at least relax) during the night. We haven't had any issues. It is usually end afternoon, and late evening, that they can get rough. We try to mitigate by playing A.LOT. during these hours. They...
We will let them together as much as possible without separating. What has worked ok today was to get a towel and just (gently) disturb him with it when he is getting too rough. He is not the one hissing, he is quite the “silent killer”. She is the one hissing and growling when getting...
Thanks for the quick reply.
I think letting few licks but move them apart rather quickly is what we will consider. It isn't easy because he is very invested and gets frustrated when we do so. He also is frustrated when we isolate her in her safe room. He goes to the does and tries to open it...
While browsing, I came to similar situations.
The given tips are:
There seem to be a consensus that it is not unusual (we are not experience :))
Do not encourage excessive grooming as it is more about dominance than anything else
Some suggested to let her free (but supervised) to avoid the...
Hello all,
I am new to this forum, i browsed a bit around different websites and enjoyed your community.
After having read, watched, countless of articles, videos dealign with cat introduction et play-agression, my wife and I still have trouble. So here is the story.
My wife and I live in a...