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Cat Forum / General Topics / May 2007Young and old and fighting :(
For 11 years I've lived with Maeve, a female declawed honey. My roommate recently brought home a month old male. It's been about one week, and Maeve tolerates Dashiel, but Dash likes to fight. Recently, Dash runs at Maeve and goes for the throat immediately. Is this normal play fighting? Both cats' ears are up and perky, and Dash's tail is flicking, but Maeve barely tolerates it, spitting and hissing while throwing right hooks ;) I'd hate to give up Dash -- I really want another cat for Maeve to play with, as well as for me. Mark > For 11 years I've lived with Maeve, a female declawed honey. My > roommate recently brought home a month old male. It's been about one [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Mark How did you introduce them I followed the humane society guidelines, which seemed a little rushed. We let them meet with Dash in a carrier, then after an hour let dash out. The progress of acceptance is normal, I'm just concerned that Dash is bullying Maeve. >> For 11 years I've lived with Maeve, a female declawed honey. My >> roommate recently brought home a month old male. It's been about one [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >How did you introduce them That is way wrong those guidelines are way out of date or someone did not know what they were talking about You take and separate the new cat for a couple of days let them get used to smelling each other under the door. There will be hissing and possible fur raising. After a few days they will hopefully starting reaching under the door to play with each other. It takes time by that rushing that those guidelines suggested it has caused territorial aggression which is what you described it has to be nipped in the bud now or it will just continue Read this this is Phil's site he hangs in another group http://www.maxshouse.com/introducing_cats.htm >I followed the humane society guidelines, which seemed a little > rushed. We let them meet with Dash in a carrier, then after an hour [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >>How did you introduce them |
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