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Hi Cat Site,
Looking for some help/advice. It's been about a month since we have adopted a new cat, and the introduction process has gone poorly. I'm looking for your opinions on what to do next.
We have a resident cat, a tabby-mix, who is about 4 years old. She is incredibly sweet to humans but is territorial. We adopted a larger male cat, between 2-3 years old, who is very friendly, easy-going, playful and curious. We started off with him in his own bedroom, did scent-swapping, followed by short visual-only exposures, then moved on to him actually coming downstairs for a few minutes at a time. We have tried clicker training, hiring a cat behaviorist.
At every stage, our resident cat met with the new with hostility. Shriek-growling/hissing, striking at us, him, or even the air when she smelled, heard or saw him. She continues to be aggressive in this way.
Has this happened to anyone else, but had an eventual success story, or is this looking like an unsuccessful introduction?
Looking for some help/advice. It's been about a month since we have adopted a new cat, and the introduction process has gone poorly. I'm looking for your opinions on what to do next.
We have a resident cat, a tabby-mix, who is about 4 years old. She is incredibly sweet to humans but is territorial. We adopted a larger male cat, between 2-3 years old, who is very friendly, easy-going, playful and curious. We started off with him in his own bedroom, did scent-swapping, followed by short visual-only exposures, then moved on to him actually coming downstairs for a few minutes at a time. We have tried clicker training, hiring a cat behaviorist.
At every stage, our resident cat met with the new with hostility. Shriek-growling/hissing, striking at us, him, or even the air when she smelled, heard or saw him. She continues to be aggressive in this way.
Has this happened to anyone else, but had an eventual success story, or is this looking like an unsuccessful introduction?