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I joined this site mostly because of our "new" cat cupcake. She was a stray cat outside that I was feeding in the hospital parking lot next to our apartment. Eventually she got inside (I have absolutely no idea how that happened) and went to the vet. She had a massive flea infestation, skin infection, broken tail, and smashed in teeth.
We already had two cats, latte and melya, who are both large long-haired calico cats who do not like the new cat. I have had many cats and have never had real trouble introducing them. We kept cupcake in her own separate room for a month while her infection cleared, and then did slow introductions through the door, used food and treats, gave the big cats extra attention and love... etc. I bought a feliway diffuser. I put all of the litterboxes in easy to access places, and everyone has their own food bowls so there's no competition. We even did introductions all over again because it didn't work the first time. But the big kitties still gang up on the small cat and the small cat just flops down on the ground and cowers.
We've had to split our apartment in half with the big kitties on one side, and the little kitty on the other side. Now that she has had surgery, we will keep them separated until she heals, because I can't risk them hurting her. But once she is better, we would like to try again. Any off the wall advice would be appreciated
We already had two cats, latte and melya, who are both large long-haired calico cats who do not like the new cat. I have had many cats and have never had real trouble introducing them. We kept cupcake in her own separate room for a month while her infection cleared, and then did slow introductions through the door, used food and treats, gave the big cats extra attention and love... etc. I bought a feliway diffuser. I put all of the litterboxes in easy to access places, and everyone has their own food bowls so there's no competition. We even did introductions all over again because it didn't work the first time. But the big kitties still gang up on the small cat and the small cat just flops down on the ground and cowers.
We've had to split our apartment in half with the big kitties on one side, and the little kitty on the other side. Now that she has had surgery, we will keep them separated until she heals, because I can't risk them hurting her. But once she is better, we would like to try again. Any off the wall advice would be appreciated
