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Hey guys. You might remember Sasha and Kyubi from http://www.thecatsite.com/t/290242/integration-thread-for-kyubi-and-sasha-long.
Basically, Sasha is the resident cat. She is spayed, in good health, 8 years old, and has been a single cat all her life.
We are trying to introduce Kyubi. He is neutered, healthy, and about 11 months old.
Kyubi is very playful and seems to really want to get along with Sasha. Sasha is extremely territorial and hisses/growls/chases. We've gone through all of the slow intro steps including separate rooms, scent swapping, visual familiarization, play therapy, etc, etc. We have even gone back to repeat steps.
I've tried calming liquids and Feliway.
We are stuck on visual. Anytime Sasha sees Kyubi she will at least hiss if not worse. Do you guys have any advice? I know it can take up to a year or longer but 4 months has felt pretty long. Kyubi still sleeps in his safe room alone and they both take turns being in the main space during the day.
We will be moving in a few months. Will being in a new apartment even out the playing field? Sasha has been at our current apartment before Kyubi so maybe she built up territorialism. If things don't get better in 4 months I might ask the vet to prescribe some calming medicine. Finding new homes for either cat is out of the question.
Any advice will be welcome. Thanks.
Basically, Sasha is the resident cat. She is spayed, in good health, 8 years old, and has been a single cat all her life.
We are trying to introduce Kyubi. He is neutered, healthy, and about 11 months old.
Kyubi is very playful and seems to really want to get along with Sasha. Sasha is extremely territorial and hisses/growls/chases. We've gone through all of the slow intro steps including separate rooms, scent swapping, visual familiarization, play therapy, etc, etc. We have even gone back to repeat steps.
I've tried calming liquids and Feliway.
We are stuck on visual. Anytime Sasha sees Kyubi she will at least hiss if not worse. Do you guys have any advice? I know it can take up to a year or longer but 4 months has felt pretty long. Kyubi still sleeps in his safe room alone and they both take turns being in the main space during the day.
We will be moving in a few months. Will being in a new apartment even out the playing field? Sasha has been at our current apartment before Kyubi so maybe she built up territorialism. If things don't get better in 4 months I might ask the vet to prescribe some calming medicine. Finding new homes for either cat is out of the question.
Any advice will be welcome. Thanks.