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Okay, we've been working on introductions for around two months, and things are still pretty rough. We started doing encounters with the new cat caged, but doing them in a smaller space where Fatty, our original cat, couldn't simply avoid and ignore him. This actually started producing some...

We're keeping at it, but Fatty just doesn't seem to be getting used to the guy. In fact, he seems to be getting worse, with him now hissing every time he sees him and just sitting in the other rooms and hiding for the duration of the visit. We've tried to stick it out until he calms down and...

I don't know about the pooping (that definitely seems like he's trying to tell you something), but the hissing and agitation definitely sounds like redirected agression. Our cat started doing that kind of thing a year or two ago, after years of being fine with his adoptive brother. And just...

I forgot to add that we got some Feliway and some calming treats. They seemed to help, but Fatty is still very upset and very anxious when the new guy is in the cage. He's still hissing any time he stops and really studies the cage, and because he's not really food motivated these days, we...

Hello Jcatbird, and thank you for a thoughtful and substantive response! So, we found this helpful, and we decided to try out some of your suggestions. We did the sheet-covered cage in the living room, and the first encounter went really well. We started with the brushing, and then put the...

Howdy folks, I'm new to the forums here, but I came across this site recently and was impressed by it. My wife and I are looking for some advice about how to smooth out the introduction of our new cat to our current boy. So, here's where we are. We had two boys, Fatty Bolger and Flint, who...