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Hey All,
So in January, after 30 days of trying to find it's owner, we decided to take in a cat that was around our home, as she wouldn't leave and even decided to try to keep warm under our umbrella cover out on the deck (talk about her trying to make us feel guilty leaving her out in the cold). She is a calico.
We already have Bootsie (male Tuxedo) and Bella (female White/Tiger Stripe) from kittens (same litter) they are now 4 (going on 5), Chloe, we are guessing is around 2 or 3, although the vets when we went to get her checked and chipped (and she was already neutered) couldn't tell us her age, they guess about the same.
We are using Comfort Zone With Feliway MultiCat which is supposed to help with aggression and tension, which, for the most part it appears to help, as when it's getting close to the bottom of the bottle, they start up again.
When we first took her in, we kept her in the office, with her own litter tray, food and water and of a night we closed the door. After about a month, I decided we needed to open the door and let them meet. For the most part, if Chloe is in the office, the other two are in the living room. If Chloe is in the living room, the other two are in the bedroom. Of a night time, Chloe usually spends the night in the spare room (close to our room) and Bootsie and Bella sleep with us (for the most part at the bottom of the bed, or on the bed side) but sometimes, one will decide to go to their water or food and Chloe may be awake and go after them, waking us up with a small fight (as they are still all nimble and run away). If we try to carry Bootsie around, he'll hiss and growl at Chloe, even in our arms. If Chloe is stopped from fighting, she sometimes hisses and swipes at us, as if to tell us off.
We are looking for other options to try, we've used compressed air to make a noise to stop stuff, we treat them all equal, they have separate cat litters and food and water bowls that are apart. We really, really want them to get along, as we don't want to give up on Chloe so soon, but with them all being young, we also don't want the next 10-15 years being the same as we are going through now? Are we expecting change too soon? will they eventually get one?
Can anybody help, we are open to suggestions. We can answer any questions put forward (that I may have overlooked in this novel of text)
Oh, and p.s, we have a dog also, but she's no concern to any of them, none of them are scared or bothered about the dog.
Also, pictures below
Regards
Paul.
Chloe
Bella
Bootsie
Bootsie and the dog (Coco)
Miracles Can Happen (once, that I was able to get a photo)
So in January, after 30 days of trying to find it's owner, we decided to take in a cat that was around our home, as she wouldn't leave and even decided to try to keep warm under our umbrella cover out on the deck (talk about her trying to make us feel guilty leaving her out in the cold). She is a calico.
We already have Bootsie (male Tuxedo) and Bella (female White/Tiger Stripe) from kittens (same litter) they are now 4 (going on 5), Chloe, we are guessing is around 2 or 3, although the vets when we went to get her checked and chipped (and she was already neutered) couldn't tell us her age, they guess about the same.
We are using Comfort Zone With Feliway MultiCat which is supposed to help with aggression and tension, which, for the most part it appears to help, as when it's getting close to the bottom of the bottle, they start up again.
When we first took her in, we kept her in the office, with her own litter tray, food and water and of a night we closed the door. After about a month, I decided we needed to open the door and let them meet. For the most part, if Chloe is in the office, the other two are in the living room. If Chloe is in the living room, the other two are in the bedroom. Of a night time, Chloe usually spends the night in the spare room (close to our room) and Bootsie and Bella sleep with us (for the most part at the bottom of the bed, or on the bed side) but sometimes, one will decide to go to their water or food and Chloe may be awake and go after them, waking us up with a small fight (as they are still all nimble and run away). If we try to carry Bootsie around, he'll hiss and growl at Chloe, even in our arms. If Chloe is stopped from fighting, she sometimes hisses and swipes at us, as if to tell us off.
We are looking for other options to try, we've used compressed air to make a noise to stop stuff, we treat them all equal, they have separate cat litters and food and water bowls that are apart. We really, really want them to get along, as we don't want to give up on Chloe so soon, but with them all being young, we also don't want the next 10-15 years being the same as we are going through now? Are we expecting change too soon? will they eventually get one?
Can anybody help, we are open to suggestions. We can answer any questions put forward (that I may have overlooked in this novel of text)
Oh, and p.s, we have a dog also, but she's no concern to any of them, none of them are scared or bothered about the dog.
Also, pictures below
Regards
Paul.
Chloe
Bella
Bootsie
Bootsie and the dog (Coco)
Miracles Can Happen (once, that I was able to get a photo)