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Hi everyone,
So we've been trying to introduce a cat we adopted a few days ago to our resident cat, Coconut. WE've had them separated for a few days, have been swapping socks, blankets and other items with their scents to each other. We have them eat while separated by a thin opening in a sliding kind of door that allows them to partially see, hear and smell each other while eating, and they eat with no problems.
Coconut is an incredibly sweet cat, but if cats all think themselves to be princesses, she thinks she is a queen. She values her own personal space and has a slow methodical way of approaching new cats. Our new cat, is also a pretty affectionate and well socialized(with humans) cat. His problem is that he seems to be such a clownish lord of derpdom, especially when dealing with other cats. Today I let Coconut meet him for the first time and they both seemed pretty curious and positive. Her tail was up, he was trilling as he approached her... However, he just keeps coming. Coconut cautiously slows down to sniff noses, but this guy is like a train with no brakes. He ends up with his face all in her whiskers prompting her to back up and complain a few times.. But he.just.keeps.coming. This made Coconut hiss and growl at him, prompting me to separate them again immediately.
I don't think there was any kind of aggression. The boy is 9 months old, smaller physically than Coconut and I think she sees no threat in him. I also don't think he is threatened by her because he seems to be just trying to head-bunt right away without the complicated protocols that her majesty coconut requires. The way he threw his face into hers is really identical to how he throws his face into our hands when he wants them all over his forehead.
Is it even possible for me to teach him how to approach her? Should I leave that to her? I am worried that she might be permanently turned off by him if I do that. Not to mention that she might teach him to always keep his distance from the scary bigger cat. I appreciate any advice!
So we've been trying to introduce a cat we adopted a few days ago to our resident cat, Coconut. WE've had them separated for a few days, have been swapping socks, blankets and other items with their scents to each other. We have them eat while separated by a thin opening in a sliding kind of door that allows them to partially see, hear and smell each other while eating, and they eat with no problems.
Coconut is an incredibly sweet cat, but if cats all think themselves to be princesses, she thinks she is a queen. She values her own personal space and has a slow methodical way of approaching new cats. Our new cat, is also a pretty affectionate and well socialized(with humans) cat. His problem is that he seems to be such a clownish lord of derpdom, especially when dealing with other cats. Today I let Coconut meet him for the first time and they both seemed pretty curious and positive. Her tail was up, he was trilling as he approached her... However, he just keeps coming. Coconut cautiously slows down to sniff noses, but this guy is like a train with no brakes. He ends up with his face all in her whiskers prompting her to back up and complain a few times.. But he.just.keeps.coming. This made Coconut hiss and growl at him, prompting me to separate them again immediately.
I don't think there was any kind of aggression. The boy is 9 months old, smaller physically than Coconut and I think she sees no threat in him. I also don't think he is threatened by her because he seems to be just trying to head-bunt right away without the complicated protocols that her majesty coconut requires. The way he threw his face into hers is really identical to how he throws his face into our hands when he wants them all over his forehead.
Is it even possible for me to teach him how to approach her? Should I leave that to her? I am worried that she might be permanently turned off by him if I do that. Not to mention that she might teach him to always keep his distance from the scary bigger cat. I appreciate any advice!