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I'm sorry for my delay in replying! They are doing great. They are still separated at night and when they are unsupervised, but otherwise they share the house freely. They play fight a lot, usually in the morning or evening. It is mostly good natured. They are not truly aggressive with each...

Thank you all! Yes, he is neutered (that was one of our first orders of business, as he was unaltered when we found him). His name is Kuzma. We believe that he is about 15 months old now. Here he is with his new brother (he is the one on the right): @Kwik, he has been inside since late...

Hello, We rescued a stray last fall. We had been feeding him for a short while before bringing him in when the temperature dropped and he had developed an infection that clearly needed treatment. We tried hard to find his home, to no avail. He has become part of our family (introductions with...

I did not know that they do not go all the way under the skin - thank you! That makes me feel much better. I will most certainly still get it checked out, but this makes me think it is not an emergency and can wait a day or two (rather than me rushing to get him in to be seen on a last minute...

Hello, I have found a small, hard bump on the side of my cat's head. I am fairly certain that it is new. It is not red, there is no broken skin and no sign of pus. It seems to be flesh coloured. It is hard. Any ideas on what it could be? Could it be a tick, if the tick actually got under the...

Some pretty amazing progress this morning - they spent 1.5 hours or so together and were even lying peacefully beside each other at times.The newcomer seemed poised to try to bite him a few times this morning while sitting together, etc., but was he easily distracted and deterred. Otherwise...

I hear you. I hope you are right (that it is playful rather than true aggression). Either way, I am just worried about my older boy. I know they are not well matched (he chose us, not the other way around :) ). I'm just hoping we can get to a point where they can both live here, freely roaming...

The newcomer went straight for the senior boy's neck again this afternoon. I intervened before he actually bit him but it was very obvious what he was trying to do. He approached in a "stalking" manner and went right for his neck. *sigh*. I just don't get it.

That is a good idea, thanks! One of my kids does do something similar with him now. They play with him a ton when it is his turn out and about in the main part of the house. The favourite toys are a laser pointer and a feather toy on a fishing pole type thing. He plays so hard he pants...

Hello, back with a quick update and a question. :) Introductions are going very well, my resident boy is now quite comfortable around the newcomer (through the screen door, and even when I have recently let the two of them interact a bit without the screen). He used to be very nervous around him...

I have a similar, but not identical, situation. My resident cat is a senior with health issues. We took in a homeless boy who was in distress (nasty infection that made half his face swell up), who came around twice a day begging for food and to come inside. He is a lovely boy, about a year old...

Just wanted to add three things: 1. The vet's best guess is that he was about 11 months old when he was neutered. 2. We do not do true site swapping (at least not yet), because my older boy gets very nervous and stressed when I have tried that. My focus right now is on trying to get the new guy...

Hello, I am back with two questions. :) I have been keeping the newcomer in his room (my room) for the past week. I haven't let them see each other. I have however continued to scent swap (I rotate the blankets from their respective areas), and I let the newcomer have the run of the house a...

@teapartyon, can I ask how you and your cats are doing? I am dealing with an aggressive cat as well. Thanks!

That is very true. Hopefully I can desensitize him to the older guy's movements and presence a bit more. I'll also have the kids spend extra time playing with him so he has an outlet (which playtime he of course needs anyway). I'll take the reintroductions slowly. I can't think of much else to...

Today my older boy got up and walked around in the newcomer's presence - I had to restrain the newcomer and it was not easy to do. Every muscle in his little body tensed and he was laser-focused on my older boy, desperate to get at him. He could not be distracted or deterred. *sigh* It's...

Unfortunately that is probably not realistic for us. He is in our bedroom right now. Thank you. :) I have had and loved cats my whole life, but this guy is pretty special. He was also living outside when we met him. I'll keep trying with supervised interactions for now, but I'm going to try...

Thank you, @Furballsmom. He has been on a diet for a long time, with some limited success. His diet is also used to address health issues (idiopathic cystitis, and now only very recently, early signs of kidney problems) and his intake is as low as it can go according to his vet. Getting him to...

I am not so sure about the idea that the newcomer is looking for a surrogate mom anymore. Today he kept trying to go for my resident cat's neck. The first couple of times he was redirected/distracted easily before he bit, but at one point he did manage to really get him. My older boy...

Thank both you for the ideas and encouragement. :) I think you may be right and will keep letting them interact, just keeping a close eye on them for now. @Furballsmom, the toy you linked to fits very well since my senior boy is an orange tabby! I may get this. Thank you again.