New Cat

37chief · Oct 17, 2012

We are down to one inside cat. We have had more. Wife, and myself like cats. We decided to get a new cat. The new cat is around 4 months. We have a large tiger striped cat that is around ten years, and over 20 lbs. The old can't stand the new cat. We kept them apart for two days, and just bring the new cat out for short times. The old cat just growles, and hisses when he is in the same room with the new cat. The new cat gets along great with the dog. Anyone had any experiencwe introducing a new cat to the family? Stan

DeltaRed · Oct 17, 2012

With cats,It just takes TIME.Give em a while,the oldewr one will eventially come around.....

JerryS · Oct 17, 2012

I'll never forget the time the new tomcat met the old tomcat. They began their new relationship in the kitchen when the new tomcat (one my daughter brought home) came through the door. They got acquainted under the dining table, then moved to the living room, on and behind the couch, down the hall and under the bed. I finally persuaded them to take their discussion outside, where they continued it vigorously. Meanwhile I was back in the house cleaning up cat crap, fur and blood and enduring that god-awful pee smell that tomcats can make.

It has been my experience that male cats might tolerate each other for a while, but eventually one or the other has to leave.

In my opinion, ounce-for-ounce, pound-for-pound, there are few if any creatures in this world badder than a big, battle-experienced tomcat.

Stephen Newell · Oct 17, 2012

I agree that time will cure the problem. The old cat is just letting the youngster know who's boss. My wife takes in every ferrell cat that comes around. At one time we had 20 but were down to 12 now.

VADAVE · Oct 17, 2012

I agree there very few other animals badder then an experienced Tom.
But they can be persuaded to get along and it just tkes time and consistancy

Anonymous-0 · Oct 17, 2012

(quoted from post at 03:25:11 10/17/12) I agree there very few other animals badder then an experienced Tom.
But they can be persuaded to get along and it just tkes time and consistancy

Tie their tales together and throw em over the clothesline til they settle down :shock:

SweetFeet · Oct 17, 2012

37Chief,
Ageed they will get along given time.

I would feed them out of seperate dishes for a bit, just to make sure they don't fight over it. We had a female cat reach out to claw a younger cat we tried to introduce... she clawed the cats eye. Ended up losing the eyeball - a cat with an empty eye socket is not a pretty sight.

JDseller · Oct 17, 2012

Given time they usually will get along after time. Especially where you only have two. My wife has anywhere between 5-10 cats at any given time. She sometime gets one that will not get along. It usually is one that gets beat up by the others. She has one real nice smaller female that every cat we have will beat her up. All day long one fight after another. So we keep her in the wife's sewing room by herself. She fine that way.

Just watch that older cat if it is a male. Even fixed they will still mark if they feel another cat in in their territory.

ericlb · Oct 17, 2012

it just takes time, but you got to keep a watch, the older cat will get the kitten if its allowed to, the kitten is an intruder in what it considers its domain and it doesnt like it, it will establish its dominance after awhile but may be mean if it can, only one here now inside and it has to deal with 2 dogs, it took a lot when it was a kitten then got tired of it, now its about 3 and it doesnt take crap from dogs lol even the german sheppard knows not to get withing range of its claws

James Howell · Oct 17, 2012

Back in the day when I was a kid, we had over 20 cats "occupying" various locations in the yard.

There were 3 tomcats - one on each side of the house and one in the back yard.

There was a mimosa tree near the front of the house where one of the young female cats was "feeding" her new kittens.

When each tomcat came by to check on the kittens, she would run him up the mimosa tree.

Finally she managed to get all three of them in the mimosa tree.

Never seen so much catpee and catshit fly from a tree in my life.

DanR · Oct 17, 2012

They will never get along unless they are neutered.

El Toro · Oct 17, 2012

It will take time for the kitten to be accepted
by the older cats. We got this black cat that had been rescued several years ago. He had been neutered and our other two cats are female. At first they wouldn't associate with him. Now they sleep together. The Russian Blue in the picture belonged to a neighbor. At first I thought he was a stray, but he was very friendly and he hung around our garden. Sometimes he showed up at the front door and sometimes I would carry him into the house. At first we were
hesitant about letting him in with our black male cat. It surprised us that they became instant friends. Even ate together, but last Dec he hadn't been around for a visit that seem odd. I wrote a note to his owners and the young man showed up at the door with tears in his eyes. His cat was struck by a car and killed. We had told him not to let that cat roam around. There's foxes and coon behind us and a lot of traffic near the road where they lived. Hal
PS: I made those shelves out of scrap lumber and I covered them with left over acrylic sheeting. I grow my plants on there and I have to cat proof it until the plants can be transferred to my mini green house.

wilson ind · Oct 17, 2012

Lost our semi inside outdoor cat to a fighting stray last week

rrlund · Oct 17, 2012

My daughter had the same experience about 4 years ago. Still has both of them,they still don't get along.

pete black · Oct 17, 2012

Heres a photo of our new cat, a 6 month old female. Raising as an outside cat but fast moving indoors.

pete black · Oct 17, 2012

Now, thats better.

pete black · Oct 17, 2012

Heres a photo of our new cat, a 6 month old female. Raising as an outside cat but fast moving indoors.

pete black · Oct 17, 2012

Heres a photo of our new cat, a 6 month old female. Raising as an outside cat but fast moving indoors.

Nancy Howell · Oct 17, 2012

I agree with the others. Give it time.

We took in a new cat about 2 months ago. 4 indoor cats were not happy. Now she is buds with the one male (neutered). The other 3 females tolerate her.

Case e · Oct 17, 2012

Part of me wants to tell you to shoot em both and get two more....(Maybe I am more of an outside cat person) I would just give them time. A cat is teritorial.

TMo · Oct 17, 2012

This is a common scenario. Older cat likes it the way it has been, has his/her territory laid out, everything in the house smells like him/her. Then a new juvenile cat comes into the house with a new smell and disrupting the day to day routine of the older cat.

It can take months for the older cat to accept a new buddy. And, it is quite possible he may never accept the other cat.

My suggestion is to let them work it out. They will define the territory and establish a pecking order.

37chief · Oct 17, 2012

Gee, I wonder why I didn't think of that? Stan

W_B · Oct 17, 2012

Have to agree, we had an old tom at home that used to bait dogs. He'd let them bark and jump around and get closer and closer. They'd get their nose close enough and he would rear up with claws out on both front paws and just shred the poor dog. And then just sit down like nothing happened while we tried to catch the dog and get him cleaned up. He didn't tolerate other cats on the property either.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 17, 2012

Bill, are you sure you lost your cat to a stray or a Chinese resturant? I hear they compair cats to chicken.
George

kevinj54 · Oct 17, 2012

(quoted from post at 07:47:47 10/17/12) Ended up losing the eyeball - a cat with an empty eye socket is not a pretty sight.

I dunno, isn't he kind of cute?

A before pic, he is a Farmall cat

Stephen Newell · Oct 18, 2012

Since were posting pictures, what do you think about an old cat with attitude?

kevinj54 · Oct 18, 2012

Kinda reminds me of my deceased shop cat!!!!

Will Herring · Oct 21, 2012

Scully seems to love sitting on the old WD. Had it out today working the garden and parked it in the back yard, and not five minutes later guess who was out snooping around!

I even had to give up discing the field as she was out snooping for mice in the freshly cut earth.

Sweet cat though; if not a bit skittish.

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