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My Mavis had some redirected aggression towards my second cat Kevin when I got a third. I was very worried about how it would go, and there have been a lot of tears on my part, wondering if I did the right thing. I’m here to say it will get easier as they get used to each other’s scent, and if...

I got Kevin two weeks after Mavis. I had planned of getting two from the beginning, as I was told that kittens need companionship. The reason it took two weeks was because I was wanting to make sure their personalities fit and would suit each other! I’m pretty sure the shelter I got Kevin...

Happy update: a little more than three weeks in, and all three cats can be around each other supervised without major incident!!!!!❤️❤️ Kevin and Izzy are fine together, and now Mavis can be around Izzy with minimal hissing/growling. I can tell after a few minutes that she’s had enough and is...

My Izzy was very shy and frightened when I first brought her home. She is still in her sanctuary room while I introduce her to my resident cats. She hissed at me and hid for the first couple days. All I did to finally get her trust was sit in the middle of the room, and talk to her/myself and do...

My ginger tabby is named Kevin, because I find regular human names for cats are kinda funny, and now it suits him completely. He just looks like a Kevin! And when you have to say his name in exasperation, like when he knocks things off the counter or steals food off my plate, it sounds funny, so...

I first adopted Mavis, who seemed calm and very docile as a kitten. The foster home she was at had a little boy who used to carry her around like a baby. When she came to my house, she immediately walked in like she owned the place, and was very confident right off the bat. The only time she...

Just wanted to give an update and ask another question: Update: Mavis is no longer redirecting anger at Kevin! (I'm not sure how much of this is the feliway diffuser, but I don't care, I'm just glad it's not happening!) The introduction process has been slow going, but for I'd say 90 % of the...

Yeah, that was the answer I knew was probably correct, just not an encouraging one right now. But it’s the truth, and I just need to be patient and calm and keep trying. I’m trying to be positive and believe that they will at least tolerate each other and they will each carve out a little...

Actually I do have a question: how long did it take before your resident cats stopped hissing at each other?

I’m having a very similar situation myself, the only difference being the new introduced cat is the same age as my other two. My resident cats had a spat this afternoon, the one hissing at the other as well. I separate them when it happens, I bought baby gates for when i’m At work, to keep...

Bit of an update on the introducing process: I added feliway again, just to try since last time I attempted to use it they were less than 6 months old and I’ve heard that it doesn’t work well on kittens. I thought it was working, Mavis hisses and growls less at the door. Today I swapped scents...

Thanks very much for the links, I’ll be reading those:) To answer your question, yes, so far the only thing Mavis has done is hiss at Kevin, when he “talks” and when Mavis and Kevin are playing. I have been trying to distract her with food and play, to try and remind her I still love her...

Yes! Lol that's totally Mavis, and now that I think about it, that's probably why she demanded she meet Kevin right away. As far as the situation with Izzy (I might be attributing too much human thought here), my first thought, when she would hiss at Kevin when he would try to communicate with...

Hi All, I am experiencing some redirected aggression from my female cat. here's the situation: Mavis, 1.3 yrs old, female, adopted 1 yr ago. She is the queen:) Kevin, 1.2 yrs old male, adopted 2 weeks after Mavis. I had planned to introduce them slowly, as suggested by most cat behaviour...