Hello!!
Lola is a sweet and active white kitten who I have been feeding for the past month. Last night she took food out of my hand for the first time (she just can't resist bologna!). My husband and I have a done a lot of research to try and catch her and bring her in the house and I think we'll be able to catch her anyday as we have been trying to build up trust with her and she is fairly used to us now. However, she is still outside because we don't want to just grab her and scare her too much so we're trying to let her get used to us.
I read a great article about brining stray feral cats into our home and I have a good idea of what to do and how to make her feel comfortable my questions are these:
1. How long should I leave her in a seperate room from the rest of the house? I know she may need a few days to get used to being inside and me feeding her, etc. but we have another cat who is 3-years old and a male and he is NOT happy about the idea of another pet in the home (He's spoiled rotten & my baby). SO, I am wondering how long she should be seperate frmo him so they can learn that they will now be living together. I am really nervous aboutt his because I don't want to make my male cat really mad at me.
2. What is the best way to integrate the two cats together? George is a strickly indoor cat (he's terrified of being outside) and is declawed and fixed but he doesn't do well with other cats; he hasn't ever been around them really. Lola (our kitten feral cat), is small (I would guess maybe 2 pounds, and has claws). I worry George will hiss & growl at her and she won't understand because she's so little. I just want to make sure they don't hurt each other and instead learn to play with eachother and love eachother.
Any advice!? Thanks in advance!!!!
Lola is a sweet and active white kitten who I have been feeding for the past month. Last night she took food out of my hand for the first time (she just can't resist bologna!). My husband and I have a done a lot of research to try and catch her and bring her in the house and I think we'll be able to catch her anyday as we have been trying to build up trust with her and she is fairly used to us now. However, she is still outside because we don't want to just grab her and scare her too much so we're trying to let her get used to us.
I read a great article about brining stray feral cats into our home and I have a good idea of what to do and how to make her feel comfortable my questions are these:
1. How long should I leave her in a seperate room from the rest of the house? I know she may need a few days to get used to being inside and me feeding her, etc. but we have another cat who is 3-years old and a male and he is NOT happy about the idea of another pet in the home (He's spoiled rotten & my baby). SO, I am wondering how long she should be seperate frmo him so they can learn that they will now be living together. I am really nervous aboutt his because I don't want to make my male cat really mad at me.
2. What is the best way to integrate the two cats together? George is a strickly indoor cat (he's terrified of being outside) and is declawed and fixed but he doesn't do well with other cats; he hasn't ever been around them really. Lola (our kitten feral cat), is small (I would guess maybe 2 pounds, and has claws). I worry George will hiss & growl at her and she won't understand because she's so little. I just want to make sure they don't hurt each other and instead learn to play with eachother and love eachother.
Any advice!? Thanks in advance!!!!