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Hello,
I adopted a cat about a month ago estimated to be about five years old although she acts much younger. I currently have one other cat that I have raised since she was a kitten. She is now fourteen and has always been a very gentle but skittish kitty. She had always lived with my Siamese, whom we lost this winter to a stroke, and she adored her. My older cat tolerates the new cat but is very wary of her and sometimes groans or cowers when she gets too close. The new cat is not at all bothered by other cats and is generally very energetic and curious. I’ve noticed that she often claims places that my older cat is very fond of, like a favorite bed or the top of the couch. After she has been sitting there, even if only for a few minutes, my older cat seems to become wary and won’t use the spot anymore, but she will stand a few feet away and watch it like she would like to. I was wondering if I can do anything to encourage the cats to best get along. Should I dissuade the younger cat from using places that the older cat sees as a safe spot, or is it better to let them work it out gradually on their own? I don’t want the older cat to feel like she is being displaced in her home.
I adopted a cat about a month ago estimated to be about five years old although she acts much younger. I currently have one other cat that I have raised since she was a kitten. She is now fourteen and has always been a very gentle but skittish kitty. She had always lived with my Siamese, whom we lost this winter to a stroke, and she adored her. My older cat tolerates the new cat but is very wary of her and sometimes groans or cowers when she gets too close. The new cat is not at all bothered by other cats and is generally very energetic and curious. I’ve noticed that she often claims places that my older cat is very fond of, like a favorite bed or the top of the couch. After she has been sitting there, even if only for a few minutes, my older cat seems to become wary and won’t use the spot anymore, but she will stand a few feet away and watch it like she would like to. I was wondering if I can do anything to encourage the cats to best get along. Should I dissuade the younger cat from using places that the older cat sees as a safe spot, or is it better to let them work it out gradually on their own? I don’t want the older cat to feel like she is being displaced in her home.