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Oh, also... I'll see how Vinnie reacts if I move a cat tree to a different vantage point.  He does like being up on a perch. Thanks!

Thanks guys!  You are awesome to offer advice! CalicosRSpecial, Vinnie is so weird with treats!  He loves his dry kibble and I've been trying to use that as a motivator to walk past Natalie.  I pour a little bit of fresh kibble into his bowl and then pet him while he eats (he always likes it...

Just a quick update.  I know that with cats it can be one step forward, 2 steps back... The past few days, Vinnie has been acting more wary and skittish around Natalie when she's on her side of the baby gates.  He hasn't been playing with her under her door as he was previously doing.  He...

thanks for the continued encouragement and support CalicosRSpecial. It is appreciated!

Hi JennX, I don't have any great words of wisdom, but just thought I could at least commiserate as I am currently going through the same cat intro process.  My new cat has been the territorial, resistant one in my equation.  I feel that we've made some progress but its definitely been baby...

We had a minor incident this evening. I had Natalie's bedtime treat ready and took the baby gates down to put her away for the night. She is highly food motivated and usually heads straight for her room when she sees the treat packet in my hand. Tonight she came out into the living room...

The best investment I've ever made to save my furniture has been good quality scratch posts; the kind with heavy sisal fabric covering.  My guys seem to prefer the tall ones that they can stand up and stretch into. As long as I keep a post in the living room close to the chair they used to...

Hi guys, I've been busy with visiting family over the holidays and never had much free time to check back on the forum over the past few weeks.  I hope that both Tarasgirl06 and foxxycat will be able to overcome their own feline integration issues.  I guess if nothing else, there is some...

Thanks for the additional advice and encouragement, Calicos. I will keep doing what I've been doing with mutual scent swapping, nightly personalized play time, and positive rewards for good behavior. I'll also just let Chauncey proceed at his own pace. Natalie has actually been really good the...

Thanks so much for the relpy CalicosRSpecial!  I was a little worried that the length of my post would be off-putting for most people to want to read.  I wanted to include all pertinent information, but I definitely got a little long-winded!  Thanks for taking the time to slog through the whole...

Hi everyone, I've been reading through some of the posts here to add to tips I've already gathered from around the web for introducing cats.  It sounds like a lot of the regular posters here have multi-cat households so I'm hoping for some additional advice.   I recently rescued a cat from a...

I've started looking a bit online to get an idea of enclosure options. I have a totally screened porch/lanai area that looks out onto my back yard, and I do let the cats go out there every evening when I'm home from work, but maybe an option that would actually put them out in the yard would...

I appreciate the feedback. It would certainly be my preference to keep him inside. I need to figure out how to keep him happy and contented (and how to prevent him from destroying my house and driving me insane when he's in his restless "let me out" mode). Does anyone have suggestions for...

Hello, I've got a cat that I adopted as a stray about 18 months ago. My intent was to have him be an indoor cat because I don't like to let my pets roam around outside (too many dangers out there!). The problem is that he's got an insatiable desire to go out. He's always looking for a chance...

Thanks for the responses. I have read the aggression article and it offered some useful tips; although I think my new cat is motivated by an occasionally pissy mood as much as anything! The new kitty does seem to be mellowing out a bit. I've been letting him have run of the house at night...