I adopted a new cat, Sully a intact male around 1 year old on Aug 15 and I'm having trouble introducing him to Luci a neutered 6 year old old cat. I also have a kitten Sushi who is almost 4.5 month old(Luci got along fine with his since he was soo much smaller), he already gets along with Sully and Luci.
Sully lived with 3 other cats while Luci was the only cat until I got Sushi in June. Luci is a bit skittish and he's the aggressor. Sully just lays down and meows sometimes. I think Sully being bigger than Luci makes it a bit harder too.
Sully has been living in his own room and been let out to roam the house when Luci is locked up in my room. His litter box is and there and gets fed in there.
First day my 16 year old brother thought it was a great idea to hold Luci and let him see Sully. Luci freaked out and ran into the room. Chase Sully around until I managed to catch Luci. Luci ripped one of his toe nails out!! His toe is much better now. Sully didn't get hurt just spooked.
Recently I have been letting Luci out on a harness with a leash (I tie it to something sturdy) to see Sully. Luci hisses and growls while Sully is scared and meows a bit. They actually got close to each other but than Luci tries to chase Sully when he leaves the room or runs away.
Sully just got neutered on Monday so hopefully that make it a bit easier to introduce them.
It is okay to put Luci in a harness when I let them out together? I don't want Luci to attack Sully but I also don't want it to slow down progress. Any other tips?
Luci's on the left, Sully on the right.
Sully lived with 3 other cats while Luci was the only cat until I got Sushi in June. Luci is a bit skittish and he's the aggressor. Sully just lays down and meows sometimes. I think Sully being bigger than Luci makes it a bit harder too.
Sully has been living in his own room and been let out to roam the house when Luci is locked up in my room. His litter box is and there and gets fed in there.
First day my 16 year old brother thought it was a great idea to hold Luci and let him see Sully. Luci freaked out and ran into the room. Chase Sully around until I managed to catch Luci. Luci ripped one of his toe nails out!! His toe is much better now. Sully didn't get hurt just spooked.
Recently I have been letting Luci out on a harness with a leash (I tie it to something sturdy) to see Sully. Luci hisses and growls while Sully is scared and meows a bit. They actually got close to each other but than Luci tries to chase Sully when he leaves the room or runs away.
Sully just got neutered on Monday so hopefully that make it a bit easier to introduce them.
It is okay to put Luci in a harness when I let them out together? I don't want Luci to attack Sully but I also don't want it to slow down progress. Any other tips?
Luci's on the left, Sully on the right.