First of all, I know there have been quite a few threads on this. But, I wanted to start one for me personally to get some good tips!
So, I thank you in advance!
Ok, as some of you may know me and my bf of almost 4 years just split up. (If you don't know the story you can check out the cat lounge- title of the thread is "how to break up with a boyfriend") I brought my cat PHX with me to live at my dads. Right now, PHX is locked up in my bedroom (with all necessities of course) and I would like him to be able to roam the house if he wanted.
The problem is my dad has 2 female Australian Shephards and 1 indoor-outdoor female cat. PHX is a male part siamese cat.. PHX has been the only cat, so is probably very territorial.
Well, he has already kind of met the dogs before. My dad went out of town and I brought the two dogs over to my house. PHX walked all over those dogs! He ruled them. It was so bad that he would like trap them in a corner, and not let them leave. He would lay in front of THEIR food and water. He watched their every second. Now, that's not right. PHX shouldn't act like that! But, he was in HIS house and HIS territory.
Now, we are on THEIR territory, and THEIR house. I wonder how that will go over? To add to the matters my dad has a cat! That cat is pretty laid back and calm, roams in and out of the house as she pleases...but I'm not sure if she's territorial of her property.
So far, PHX is in the bedroom- he can only smell the other animals through the door. They keep laying outside the door to see what's going on and PHX will just keep hissing through the door.
Weird cat. So, since PHX has been at my dad's he has NOT been introduced yet... this is only his second day here.
I tried taking a towel and rubbing my dad's cat with it, and then bringing it in to PHX... he acted like there was no difference. Didn't respond at all to it. Then I rubbed PHX with a towel and brought that to my dad's cat... she did the same thing. They had no response at all.
So, can someone run me through the steps of what I can do. Please remember, I do not have much money. I would try Feliway or the vanilla scent, etc. but I have no money. So please give me tips that I can do for free! hehe Thank you so much!
Ok, as some of you may know me and my bf of almost 4 years just split up. (If you don't know the story you can check out the cat lounge- title of the thread is "how to break up with a boyfriend") I brought my cat PHX with me to live at my dads. Right now, PHX is locked up in my bedroom (with all necessities of course) and I would like him to be able to roam the house if he wanted.
The problem is my dad has 2 female Australian Shephards and 1 indoor-outdoor female cat. PHX is a male part siamese cat.. PHX has been the only cat, so is probably very territorial.
Well, he has already kind of met the dogs before. My dad went out of town and I brought the two dogs over to my house. PHX walked all over those dogs! He ruled them. It was so bad that he would like trap them in a corner, and not let them leave. He would lay in front of THEIR food and water. He watched their every second. Now, that's not right. PHX shouldn't act like that! But, he was in HIS house and HIS territory.
Now, we are on THEIR territory, and THEIR house. I wonder how that will go over? To add to the matters my dad has a cat! That cat is pretty laid back and calm, roams in and out of the house as she pleases...but I'm not sure if she's territorial of her property.
So far, PHX is in the bedroom- he can only smell the other animals through the door. They keep laying outside the door to see what's going on and PHX will just keep hissing through the door.
I tried taking a towel and rubbing my dad's cat with it, and then bringing it in to PHX... he acted like there was no difference. Didn't respond at all to it. Then I rubbed PHX with a towel and brought that to my dad's cat... she did the same thing. They had no response at all.
So, can someone run me through the steps of what I can do. Please remember, I do not have much money. I would try Feliway or the vanilla scent, etc. but I have no money. So please give me tips that I can do for free! hehe Thank you so much!