Hi Guys,
We found a stray kitten a week ago (approx 6 months old) and as it now looks like we "may" be keeping him (after looking at various local sites for lost kitties in the area).
Anyway, the main question at this venture is, integrating the new kitty into our household, where we already have a 12 year old resident cat. For the first few days, we kept the kitty in the basement, but are now slowly letting them see each other for odd half hour here or there.
Of course, there was a bit of hissing and growling at their first meeting, mainly from the kitty believe it or not, but we are seeing progress, as they curiously figure each other out.
The main problem at this point is food bowls!! ... how do you train them to go to specific dishes for their food? (again, the kitty is the problem here) ... the good news is, the kitty is litter trained, so he knows to trot downstairs to go to the bathroom (if he ain't already in the room where we keep him, litter and toys)
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Cally
We found a stray kitten a week ago (approx 6 months old) and as it now looks like we "may" be keeping him (after looking at various local sites for lost kitties in the area).
Anyway, the main question at this venture is, integrating the new kitty into our household, where we already have a 12 year old resident cat. For the first few days, we kept the kitty in the basement, but are now slowly letting them see each other for odd half hour here or there.
Of course, there was a bit of hissing and growling at their first meeting, mainly from the kitty believe it or not, but we are seeing progress, as they curiously figure each other out.
The main problem at this point is food bowls!! ... how do you train them to go to specific dishes for their food? (again, the kitty is the problem here) ... the good news is, the kitty is litter trained, so he knows to trot downstairs to go to the bathroom (if he ain't already in the room where we keep him, litter and toys)
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Cally
Perhaps if your 12 year old does not have to be on a specific diet, just feed them good quality food and then you won't have to worry about which bowl they are eating from
