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Hi all!
I've read a lot of forum posts about resident cat being aggressive towards new cat, but not the other way around, so I'm hoping to find some shared experiences here with this post.
My husband and I have been slightly busier with our work and felt like our loving cat, Igor (1y 8mo), could be lonely from having to spend more time alone in the house. He meows a lot and follows us everywhere, so we figured it might be time to get him a friend. We decided to adopt a new girl, Ginger (8mo).
I'm current trying to follow Jackson Galaxy's method in introducing our cats. We currently have Ginger in her base camp (2nd floor bathroom), and she seems a bit timid and stressed so we think she will need some time to adjust. Igor has come by and investigated a lot, and seems pretty nonchalant. He also spends most of his days downstairs with us. However, he comes upstairs at night and meows nonstop and I think it's scaring her (heard her hiss once in response and lots of clanging and banging like she's running around). I'm so worried that this might be stressing her out and preventing her from adapting to her new home. Does anyone have tips on what I should do to help Ginger (or quiet Igor down)? We do not let our cats into our bedroom but we have 2 floors with plenty of space to explore.
I've read a lot of forum posts about resident cat being aggressive towards new cat, but not the other way around, so I'm hoping to find some shared experiences here with this post.
My husband and I have been slightly busier with our work and felt like our loving cat, Igor (1y 8mo), could be lonely from having to spend more time alone in the house. He meows a lot and follows us everywhere, so we figured it might be time to get him a friend. We decided to adopt a new girl, Ginger (8mo).
I'm current trying to follow Jackson Galaxy's method in introducing our cats. We currently have Ginger in her base camp (2nd floor bathroom), and she seems a bit timid and stressed so we think she will need some time to adjust. Igor has come by and investigated a lot, and seems pretty nonchalant. He also spends most of his days downstairs with us. However, he comes upstairs at night and meows nonstop and I think it's scaring her (heard her hiss once in response and lots of clanging and banging like she's running around). I'm so worried that this might be stressing her out and preventing her from adapting to her new home. Does anyone have tips on what I should do to help Ginger (or quiet Igor down)? We do not let our cats into our bedroom but we have 2 floors with plenty of space to explore.