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Ok, please bear with me. We just took a new cat into our home, named Taz. He is sort of a foster I guess, but I'd like to keep him long term if possible. He belongs to my husbands best friend (D) and we took him in when D was kicked out by his crazy ex girlfriend, and she was threatening to kill Taz if D didn't take him. He couldn't take him where he was moving so we took him in. Taz actually belonged to the girlfriend, but since he was attached to D she didn't like Taz anymore.
So going into this we had 3 cats. We live in small apartment, but 4 cats who can live in harmony is do-able. 4 cats that don't get along is not working, and I'm at my wit's end. The big trouble makers are our 2 year old twins, Connor and Murphy. Amelia is our 4th, a 7 year old female, but she is keeping out of the way and is pretty neutral.
So to start with, the cats weren't properly introduced. They were kept apart for a day and then my husband (even though I told him not to!) let everyone out together. It was still ok at first, Taz was a little shy but things were pretty chill. Taz and Connor were even sharing a food plate. But now, it's chaos. Whenever Taz catches sight of any of the cats, he starts growling and hissing like mad, and his ears are flat back. I think it is fear and not agression, because he will shrink back into whatever place he is, and turns his head sideways, sometimes almost rolling onto his back. Connor especially will chase him, and the two of them get into loud cat fights. I think Taz may have gotten a couple nicks, but no major blood has been spilled.
I think the problem is that Taz runs. If he just stood his ground and stopped making all the hissing and growling noises, I don't think Connor would really be interested in him. When they are both in the cat tower (different levels) Connor will put his head up to Taz's level and give little mews. To me it doesn't sound agressive, more curious, but Taz freaks out. We have a Feliway diffuser. I am reading to start drugging them both with kitty Prozac or something, I'm getting desperate. We just need to get this worked out, because things can't stay this way. Please help with any advice.
So going into this we had 3 cats. We live in small apartment, but 4 cats who can live in harmony is do-able. 4 cats that don't get along is not working, and I'm at my wit's end. The big trouble makers are our 2 year old twins, Connor and Murphy. Amelia is our 4th, a 7 year old female, but she is keeping out of the way and is pretty neutral.
So to start with, the cats weren't properly introduced. They were kept apart for a day and then my husband (even though I told him not to!) let everyone out together. It was still ok at first, Taz was a little shy but things were pretty chill. Taz and Connor were even sharing a food plate. But now, it's chaos. Whenever Taz catches sight of any of the cats, he starts growling and hissing like mad, and his ears are flat back. I think it is fear and not agression, because he will shrink back into whatever place he is, and turns his head sideways, sometimes almost rolling onto his back. Connor especially will chase him, and the two of them get into loud cat fights. I think Taz may have gotten a couple nicks, but no major blood has been spilled.
I think the problem is that Taz runs. If he just stood his ground and stopped making all the hissing and growling noises, I don't think Connor would really be interested in him. When they are both in the cat tower (different levels) Connor will put his head up to Taz's level and give little mews. To me it doesn't sound agressive, more curious, but Taz freaks out. We have a Feliway diffuser. I am reading to start drugging them both with kitty Prozac or something, I'm getting desperate. We just need to get this worked out, because things can't stay this way. Please help with any advice.
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