Hello all!
Everything has been going pretty well in the household now that we are about a year since we introduced the 2nd cat. The resident cat still shows dominance behavior like walking up and smacking the other in the face for no good reason. But they do chase each other around and play and hang out in the same rooms.
The one thing we have not been able to help is that every single time we try and give the 2nd cat a cat bed, the new one will take it over. And then 2nd cat will never use it again. For instance, we got this new cave bed. Encouraged the 2nd cat to lay in it. She did. And even slept in it one morning! The resident cat did go up and bat her at one point. That night, resident cat went to lay in it and this morning the 2nd cats refuses to go in it anymore.... we have lost 3 beds for the 2nd cat this way so far. And the resident cat has way more beds than she needs lol.
Is there a way to help the new cat reclaim territory? Or that’s just how it’ll be with them working our dominance?
Everything has been going pretty well in the household now that we are about a year since we introduced the 2nd cat. The resident cat still shows dominance behavior like walking up and smacking the other in the face for no good reason. But they do chase each other around and play and hang out in the same rooms.
The one thing we have not been able to help is that every single time we try and give the 2nd cat a cat bed, the new one will take it over. And then 2nd cat will never use it again. For instance, we got this new cave bed. Encouraged the 2nd cat to lay in it. She did. And even slept in it one morning! The resident cat did go up and bat her at one point. That night, resident cat went to lay in it and this morning the 2nd cats refuses to go in it anymore.... we have lost 3 beds for the 2nd cat this way so far. And the resident cat has way more beds than she needs lol.
Is there a way to help the new cat reclaim territory? Or that’s just how it’ll be with them working our dominance?
