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Gizzy asked:
I have a 4 year old male himalyan. I adopted him about 3 years ago from a shelter. On his adoption paperwork it states he is good with other animals, but for the past three years it has been only him. Now I want to adopt another cat, but I am not sure how accepting my curret pet will be. Any suggestions on how to introduce another into my home? Oh and my current cat was declawed in the front when I got him, so I am a little worried about fighting.
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cats don’t really fight to injure each other.
don’t worry, he’ll get used to the other one
BE CAREFUL!put the cat sortof close to thev dog and if he startes to sniff him then it is o.k. but if he or she startes to growl or open its mouth then its bad and dont get him close to him for a little while and let the dog see him for awhile ornot get close for a-while.Then the dog will see its not dangerous or anything. bye
I’m currently dealing with the same issue. I’ve found a few good websites on how to introduce new cats to the household slowly:
well, I’m currently in the process of looking for asecond cat and the suggestions I got from my vet, local humane society, and from Y!A were as follows:
1) try to keep them in separate rooms and let them meet in the doorway under your supervision until you trust them together (may take a couple weeks)
2) try to establish places and things for both your cats to have their scent on (lots of toys so no fighting, two separate litter boxes, two separate beds, two separate food bowls, etc…)
3) take the cat you have now with you to go pick-out a new cat
4) try to get a cat who is near your cats age or younger
5) remember that cats have an adjustment period of five minutes to five months! meaning they could get along instantly or it could take half a year
good luck!
Adult cats are much more accepting of kittens than older cats. A new kitten is probably the best way to go.
I also introduced a little kitten to my four year old cat and there was hissing and spitting from both sides but when I moved into my new house the next day both my cats were scared in their new territory and huddled together, that was the end of the hissing and spitting although they do box now and again, but its fun for them.
Cats are so resilient and they will always come to a compromise in the end but now that your older cat has no claws the younger energetic cat will probably eventually be more dominant.