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Hello. I had 3 rescue cats for 8 years, sadly 2 of them died at the same time leaving Lily aged 12. Normally I would have adopted whoever needs a home but because 2 went at once, lockdown and because I thought they would have been less of a threat to Lily I opted for kittens. Because of the time of year and lockdown it was difficult to get kittens so I adopted two 8month old brothers from abroad.
I have had them for 3 and a half weeks and have been trying to slowly introduce them to Lily. I have given them the dining room as a base, I have been site swapping them around, I have a plug in pet remedy, I have been using treats, stroking and toys. I volunteer rescueing chickens and used mini fence panels from that to put a screen over the dining room doorway - however one of them kept climbing it which made a noise and just scared Lily. I have tried feeding them at the same time gradually moving closer, with the door shut this is fine, but the boys are mega enthusiastic about food time, run to the bowl and eat their food really fast. Even with a screen barrier this just scares Lily and she runs off and waits till they have gone before eating.
Where I am at the moment is if they are in the same room as each other Lily will just sit there, they will constantly try to stalk her, hiding behind things to get near her then jump at her. She will hiss/growl if they come near her, they will jump on her, she will swipe them and then run off scared. So now I am stuck in a rut where I am sitting next to Lily holding a blanket/cushion/barriers trying to stop them from stalking her and removing them from the room if they get too pushy. Playing with them/distraction works until they get bored and go back to stalking. I have tried one at a time, I have tried putting them in a pen in the room with her - mixture of staring contest and how can I escape this pen and jump on Lily. The boys are lovely with each other and they got on well with other cats in their foster home. For the first couple of weeks there was gradual progress but now I don't know what to do next? Thanks
I have had them for 3 and a half weeks and have been trying to slowly introduce them to Lily. I have given them the dining room as a base, I have been site swapping them around, I have a plug in pet remedy, I have been using treats, stroking and toys. I volunteer rescueing chickens and used mini fence panels from that to put a screen over the dining room doorway - however one of them kept climbing it which made a noise and just scared Lily. I have tried feeding them at the same time gradually moving closer, with the door shut this is fine, but the boys are mega enthusiastic about food time, run to the bowl and eat their food really fast. Even with a screen barrier this just scares Lily and she runs off and waits till they have gone before eating.
Where I am at the moment is if they are in the same room as each other Lily will just sit there, they will constantly try to stalk her, hiding behind things to get near her then jump at her. She will hiss/growl if they come near her, they will jump on her, she will swipe them and then run off scared. So now I am stuck in a rut where I am sitting next to Lily holding a blanket/cushion/barriers trying to stop them from stalking her and removing them from the room if they get too pushy. Playing with them/distraction works until they get bored and go back to stalking. I have tried one at a time, I have tried putting them in a pen in the room with her - mixture of staring contest and how can I escape this pen and jump on Lily. The boys are lovely with each other and they got on well with other cats in their foster home. For the first couple of weeks there was gradual progress but now I don't know what to do next? Thanks