I've read many scenarios about introducing a new cat to a resident cat, and am following the instructions. 5 days in and I don't think it is going to well. Please tell me what I am doing wrong:
New cat is 4 year old mixed tabby oriental short hair, and the resident cat is an 8 month old mix lynx point. New cat has been in the bathroom for the last 5 days. She is very shy and has started allowing us to pet her but she is still very skittish. On day 5 our resident cat finally would smell the door and not hiss so we decided it was time for a face to face introduction. We put the new cat in a carrier and placed the carrier in the kitchen. The resident cat came up and investigated the carrier. On first sight, the resident cat hissed over and over, and then swatted at the carrier cage door. At that point I decided the introduction was not going well and brought the new cat back to the bathroom. She hid in the corner for the next 2 hours. She finally came out and was requesting pets from me so I decided to try another introduction and this time through a slight crack in the bathroom door. Again a hiss by the resident cat, and then the resident cat ran away.
Will these two cats ever get along??? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
New cat is 4 year old mixed tabby oriental short hair, and the resident cat is an 8 month old mix lynx point. New cat has been in the bathroom for the last 5 days. She is very shy and has started allowing us to pet her but she is still very skittish. On day 5 our resident cat finally would smell the door and not hiss so we decided it was time for a face to face introduction. We put the new cat in a carrier and placed the carrier in the kitchen. The resident cat came up and investigated the carrier. On first sight, the resident cat hissed over and over, and then swatted at the carrier cage door. At that point I decided the introduction was not going well and brought the new cat back to the bathroom. She hid in the corner for the next 2 hours. She finally came out and was requesting pets from me so I decided to try another introduction and this time through a slight crack in the bathroom door. Again a hiss by the resident cat, and then the resident cat ran away.
Will these two cats ever get along??? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!