Well,
As in my previous post. My new male black cat has been with me for 3
weeks. So far he gets along pretty good with the dog, so so with one
female cat but the other female cat, would just as soon chase him into a
corner. What I have done is erected a room, from floor to ceiling using
wire and a heavy plastic office mat. This keeps the cats apart while
still allowing them to see, smell and interact minimally. However I'm not
so sure its working. The smallest female cat seems to not like the new
guy out of his room. The other female cat ignores him as long as he does
not get to close. I realize that they are not going to get along just
great right away but
I am wondering if they will get along at all. I plan to swap the cats out
for awhile maybe an hour a day. (put the female cat in his room and let
him out of the room to explore the rest of the house.
Anna - 06 Feb 2006 03:22 GMT
> As in my previous post. My new male black cat has been with me for 3
>weeks. So far he gets along pretty good with the dog, so so with one
Three weeks isn't that long; it will probably take a lot longer than that for
them to accept each other. Even then, they may just learn to tolerate each
other rather than be loving toward each other. That's what mine do (1 boy
and 2 older girls). One of the females will play with the male but only when
and if she feels like it; if she doesn't and he wants to he gets hissed at.
The other just ignores him and if he gets too close she hisses and swats at
him. This has been going on for 7 years now. Sometimes if you can find
something they all like it helps. I've tried giving them all catnip or
sometimes cream on one plate to get them to have to be near each other if
they want the treat but some might fight over it. Don't worry; it'll work
out in time. The only bad thing is if they are really hurting each other; as
long as it's just little fights once in awhile that is normal. Sorry it's
not working out for you as quickly as you'd hoped.
Anna
Anna - 06 Feb 2006 14:50 GMT
I should add, if my females are sleeping the guy will go and sleep beside
them sometimes and they are so groggy that they don't even mind; in fact, I
think the skinny girl even *likes* it as his body keeps her warm in the
winter. Also, once when he was ill, the girls were very nice to him; it
even seems like they cared about him. The one who ignores him went up to him
and even started grooming him! But once he was well again, everything went
back to normal. So you see, sometimes they can even be affectionate to each
other. All in time though.
Anna
jfish - 07 Feb 2006 03:36 GMT
Thanks for the support. I know it will be ok in the end. It's just seems
to be taking awhile longer than I thought it would. They have made some
progress. At least they don't growl and hiss
all the time. My little female Nori is a tortise shell/calico. She real
sweet but also has an ornry side. The other female is a larger tuxcedo
cat. They weight 10 and 12 pounds a piece. The male cat is 17 pounds
part maine coon. So I do worry that he may feel cornered and attack them
back if they get into a frenzy. But do you think I'm going about it the
right way?
Rupert - 07 Feb 2006 02:25 GMT
> Well,
> As in my previous post. My new male black cat has been with me for 3
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> for awhile maybe an hour a day. (put the female cat in his room and let
> him out of the room to explore the rest of the house.
Wow I really admire your dedication to what you see as a problem.
It might appear cruel to just let them sort things out but It will happen
sooner than you think.
AFAIK the text books would not suggest keeping 4 Burmese females in a small
house and the addition of 1 male Siamese (very grumpy) would seem
impossible.
It was a question of "Needs Must" and although there are still occasional
conflicts it works fine.
The conflicts consist of much growling, howling and posturing but are
usually followed by a mutual licking festival.
Give it time and don't intervene.
Anna - 07 Feb 2006 03:49 GMT
> I plan to swap the cats out for awhile maybe an hour a day. (put the female cat in his room and let
>him out of the room to explore the rest of the house.
I think that's a great idea - get his scent out there on the furniture, etc
so the girls get used to it. Some kitty nip might make everyone a little
more relaxed too (if they like it). Wow the poor dude is just like mine -
has to deal with two queens in the house. As long as he remembers he is just
the lowly male (their words, not mine) it should be okay!
Anna
jfish - 10 Feb 2006 02:55 GMT
Thanks for the info. I'm going to just keep going with my plan.
morgenmarshall@hotmail.com - 15 Feb 2006 17:34 GMT
I don't know if I'd try catnip right then. The last post is almost a
week ago - how are things now?
Morgen the Cat Whisperer
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