Hi guys, I have been on this site a while ago but now I need some advice about introducing a new cat to our home. For background we live in Kiev Ukraine and have a 120m2 apartment with 2 bedrooms and glazed balconies front and back. We started with Belle, a Scottish fold we adopted about 5 1/2 years ago, a year later we adopted a homeless black cat from our local vet and the introduction went very well so now Aza and Belle have been living together happily for over 4 years. Fast forward to a month ago and we now have brought home a young female cat we found on the street. Cora is extremely affectionate with us although a bit bitey when excited but she has twice accidentally encountered the other 2 cats, one time was very shocking and I got quite scratched seperating them and again today Cora got past my wife and stood in the the hall screeching at Belle. There was no physical contact and all 3 cats now seem relaxed.
My plan is to keep Cora separate from Aza and Belle for a minimum of a week, feeding either side of a closed door, site swapping on a daily basis and massaging all cats with the same cloth to spread the scent around. The next step would be to cover the window and glazed door to the balcony and then feed them either side of the tilted door for about a week before trying one on one introductions on leads and with treats.
How does this sound to you guys?, am I missing any tricks? I have told my wife Alina that ABC is enough and we are not going to complete the English alphabet and certainly not the Russian alphabet which has a bunch of extra letters
Thanks
Paul
My plan is to keep Cora separate from Aza and Belle for a minimum of a week, feeding either side of a closed door, site swapping on a daily basis and massaging all cats with the same cloth to spread the scent around. The next step would be to cover the window and glazed door to the balcony and then feed them either side of the tilted door for about a week before trying one on one introductions on leads and with treats.
How does this sound to you guys?, am I missing any tricks? I have told my wife Alina that ABC is enough and we are not going to complete the English alphabet and certainly not the Russian alphabet which has a bunch of extra letters
Thanks
Paul