Hi everyone!
I recently adopted a new cat to (hopefully) play with my bb boi.
We've had him for about 18 days now, however for 16 of those he's either been mostly separated and had a cone on due to a surgery he had before I adopted him.
During his healing process my resident cat played with him, groomed him, and loved him.
So he's been "free" for two days now and the new cat is starting to growl over resources, toys and food, and my resident cat seems to stick to a small section of the apartment for the most part. Instead of playing with the new cat like he used to, he almost seems afraid of him, and he stays away from the cat tree and our bed that he used to love.
I'm concerned the new cat is being too dominant and I'm not sure if it will subside or get worse. I'm making sure to give him love and encourage him to come out into the main living area like he used to, but I adopted this second cat *for* him... Now I'm afraid it's becoming too intense for him. He's not acting afraid of his shadow, they aren't fighting, will eat next to each other. Will play a little sometimes, use the same box, etc. I just hope you all can ease my anxiety a bit or ground me into reality.
Sincerely,
Over thinking cat mom
I recently adopted a new cat to (hopefully) play with my bb boi.
We've had him for about 18 days now, however for 16 of those he's either been mostly separated and had a cone on due to a surgery he had before I adopted him.
During his healing process my resident cat played with him, groomed him, and loved him.
So he's been "free" for two days now and the new cat is starting to growl over resources, toys and food, and my resident cat seems to stick to a small section of the apartment for the most part. Instead of playing with the new cat like he used to, he almost seems afraid of him, and he stays away from the cat tree and our bed that he used to love.
I'm concerned the new cat is being too dominant and I'm not sure if it will subside or get worse. I'm making sure to give him love and encourage him to come out into the main living area like he used to, but I adopted this second cat *for* him... Now I'm afraid it's becoming too intense for him. He's not acting afraid of his shadow, they aren't fighting, will eat next to each other. Will play a little sometimes, use the same box, etc. I just hope you all can ease my anxiety a bit or ground me into reality.
Sincerely,
Over thinking cat mom