I rescued an adult female a couple of weeks ago. I read up on bonding and followed all the rules. New cat (Bella) is still sleeping in her "safe room", but is allowed out a couple of hours at night when we can supervise.
Resident male (Marley) is very interested and friendly. Bella is not very receptive. She was hissing a lot at first, but now just growls at him constantly. Marley rolls over on his back in front of Bella (submissive, I assume?).
Last night I put some catnip out, thinking it might loosen Bella up. Instead, Marley got "high" and just annoyed her more.
I realize that all cats are not compatible, but I'd love more than anything for them to be friends.
Any suggestions?
Resident male (Marley) is very interested and friendly. Bella is not very receptive. She was hissing a lot at first, but now just growls at him constantly. Marley rolls over on his back in front of Bella (submissive, I assume?).
Last night I put some catnip out, thinking it might loosen Bella up. Instead, Marley got "high" and just annoyed her more.
I realize that all cats are not compatible, but I'd love more than anything for them to be friends.
Any suggestions?