New arrival and now switched sleeping patterns.

Last Saturday we adopted a seven year old black male (JC). We had him in the bathroom the first two days but he kept escaping and Pangur kept sneaking in whenever we would open the door so we gave up on the slow introduction. We were told JC was good with kids and other cats so we are hopeful the drama will end soon. We also really wanted to adopt JC because we knew his age, color, and 'cauliflower ear' made him less desirable whereas all we wanted was a family member that would fit in well.

At first it was just a lot of hissing/growling. Now a few days on there have been a few fights (four that I know of) with some fur flying but no blood. Pangur is declawed while JC is not. Mostly it is Pangur tailing JC all over the house and keeping and eye on him/nipping his rear until JC gets really annoyed and finally lashes out. Because JC seems to be a night owl Pangur has turned into one too. They spend the day snoozing under our bed (on opposite sides of course) or opposite one another in a small bay window we have turned into a 'cat room' with a bed and toys.

Yesterday I had taken JC our from under the bed and had him on top for snuggles/pets. Pangur hopped up and curled up so he was cuddled against JC's rear. It was a sweet moment or two. LOL.

I was encouraged this morning to wake up and see cat toys all over the house. I also saw JC run around quite a bit with a few balls before going to bed last night. I also saw them take turns eating out of a food dish this morning! They are both such sweet and good natured boys when they are apart. JC is just still so fearful. He has clawed me a couple of times and bitten me one of those times as well when startled while in my lap. JC still doesn't want much to do with the kids but will let them pet him.

From what I have written is there any advice or experience anyone can share? I am really hopeful the night owl thing will end in time. During most of the day if feels like we don't even have cats! Thanks.

Wow, i think it is great that they are getting along that well so soon with no slow introduction. I don't have any experience to share, but while cats are naturally most active at dawn and dusk, most adapt pretty well to their humans' schedule over time. Hopefully, yours will too.

@vball91, Thank you! Yes, they are starting to switch over to days more.

It has now been a little more than a week and the cats have started to become friends.They play together a lot and Pangur isn't tailing JC constantly anymore.

They do have occasional disagreements, usually when play starts to go a little too far. Pangur(1yr) is still learning how to play and JC(7yr) is very willing to give him a few whacks show him when to back off. Pangur then backs off and sits away a few feet kind of giving JC the stink eye for a couple of moments then they are back to playing.

Pangur doesn't sleep in bed often by likes to snuggle bit before going to his own bed, but JC is finally comfortable enough to crawl into bed for nighttime snuggles.

I know that we are very, very lucky and that these cats are not the norm. They are both very laid back and loving boys who don't mind the chaos of our kids and aren't very shy around strangers. I would never expect/be very surprised if something like this to ever happen again with other cats.