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Hello, I came onto this thread hoping that I would be able to get some sort of suggestions. I recently brought a new cat home, and the resident cat doesn't like her at all.
The Details:
Things went alright, Precious was grumbling/hissing, but Hannah wasn't doing anything. For a few days they were able to share the couch, and Precious was fine as long as Hannah didn't get too close. If she did, hissing was prone to occur.
In the time that they've been out, they have had two cat fights. Precious instigated both attacks, trapping Hannah against the corner. Fights have gotten pretty bad, but fortunately we had been able to get the cats to stop long enough to put Hannah back into the bathroom. Since the second attack, that is where she has been residing.
I was wondering if I could get advice or help on the following topics:
The Details:
- Precious is six years old, she isn't spayed, and she's part-Siamese. She's the resident cat and has been here for a few years.
- Hannah just turned four years old and she is spayed. She's new. She suffers from stress of being in the shelter, and part of her hair was missing, but it's been growing back in nicely.
Things went alright, Precious was grumbling/hissing, but Hannah wasn't doing anything. For a few days they were able to share the couch, and Precious was fine as long as Hannah didn't get too close. If she did, hissing was prone to occur.
In the time that they've been out, they have had two cat fights. Precious instigated both attacks, trapping Hannah against the corner. Fights have gotten pretty bad, but fortunately we had been able to get the cats to stop long enough to put Hannah back into the bathroom. Since the second attack, that is where she has been residing.
I was wondering if I could get advice or help on the following topics:
- How to lower the chance of fights occurring?
- How to stop cat fights? (I know you can't just throw yourself in-between, but I also know you can't just let them "fight it out", as things will only escalate).