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Hi there. I was on this site a few years ago when we got a 2nd cat, and this forum helped immensely in my introduction problems with the 2 cats. Fast forward to now, and I have some general intro question because (drumroll please) we are considering adopting again, lol.
First, I would like to know your opinion on how many introductions actually fail vs how many succeed. I don't know why, but the possibility of the cats not getting along (long term) terrifies me. It's the only thing holding me back right now....the shelter we would adopt from (and we also volunteer at) has a policy that you can bring the cat back with no questions if something happens like they simply don't get along with your existing cat(s), but that to me would be on the bottom of my list of possibilities!
Second, how long (on average, I know it really depends on the situation) should it take to at least get the cats together after the initial time we bring them home? I think my first case was unusual, because it took about 4-5 months of having them separated until we could get them in the same room with each other. Of course now, they get along just fine and I wonder why we ever had the problem...but still, any ideas on the average time it takes?
I'm obviously looking for realistic (but also hopefully positive) answers! Not sure if it matters, but we would be adopting 2 bonded kittens and bringing them here with 2 existing cats (Breezy, 4 yrs; and Tundra, 3 yrs)
First, I would like to know your opinion on how many introductions actually fail vs how many succeed. I don't know why, but the possibility of the cats not getting along (long term) terrifies me. It's the only thing holding me back right now....the shelter we would adopt from (and we also volunteer at) has a policy that you can bring the cat back with no questions if something happens like they simply don't get along with your existing cat(s), but that to me would be on the bottom of my list of possibilities!
Second, how long (on average, I know it really depends on the situation) should it take to at least get the cats together after the initial time we bring them home? I think my first case was unusual, because it took about 4-5 months of having them separated until we could get them in the same room with each other. Of course now, they get along just fine and I wonder why we ever had the problem...but still, any ideas on the average time it takes?
I'm obviously looking for realistic (but also hopefully positive) answers! Not sure if it matters, but we would be adopting 2 bonded kittens and bringing them here with 2 existing cats (Breezy, 4 yrs; and Tundra, 3 yrs)