Hello everyone. I am new here and I'd really like some help if people can assist me.
I saw a cat run in front of my car on Monday (6 days ago), and noticed it was limping really bad, so I pulled over. It was missing a foot (its hind leg) and so I grabbed it and put it in my car and drove home (luckily it was only about 200m up the road, if that). I took her to the vet and the leg had to be amputated. They checked her for diseases and vaccinated her, desexed her, etc etc and on Wednesday we brought her home. This is where it got a bit messy.... We have a four year old beautiful cat who we have had since she was 10 weeks old. She is a brat and loves us more than normal cats seem to, she adores us. We walked in with the new cat in our arms (who is about 6 - 12 months, the vet could not tell exactly because she is malnourished). That was fine with Kami (our resident cat) because she didn't realise at that stage that she was in fact a cat, she thought that it was a toy or something I think! We let them sniff and when the new cat (Trinity) moved, Kami suddenly realised it was a cat and started to hiss. We put the new cat in a separate bedroom and left her alone. We have sinced tried to let them see each other, but it has not gone well. We have tried about four or so times. We let Trinity have a brief walk around our yard, but Kami thought that wasn not on. When I tried to put Kami inside, she carried on and tried to swipe me (luckily, she knows not to use claws with me). Kami is very confused with this new cat being in our house and hisses and growls. But, she is also very scared, she runs away even through she is about three times the size of Trinity. Trinity is fine with Kami and has only hissed once at Kami and I think it was just because she got a bit scared. She looks like she's been around cats before. Kami, on the other hand, is used to us chasing other cats (of which there are plenty in our neighbourhood) away. She is really confused by it all and very jealous.
I want to keep both (but obviously, Kami, being my little baby, is my top priority here). How can I possibly get them to socialise now? I really don't think Kami hates Trinity, she is just confused and scared, as well as a bit threatened. I have separated them again now, with Kami having the run of the house.
By the way, Trinity only has three legs, Kami is a regular (slightly fat) cat, both are desexed females. Trinity still has her stitches at the moment.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Kim
I saw a cat run in front of my car on Monday (6 days ago), and noticed it was limping really bad, so I pulled over. It was missing a foot (its hind leg) and so I grabbed it and put it in my car and drove home (luckily it was only about 200m up the road, if that). I took her to the vet and the leg had to be amputated. They checked her for diseases and vaccinated her, desexed her, etc etc and on Wednesday we brought her home. This is where it got a bit messy.... We have a four year old beautiful cat who we have had since she was 10 weeks old. She is a brat and loves us more than normal cats seem to, she adores us. We walked in with the new cat in our arms (who is about 6 - 12 months, the vet could not tell exactly because she is malnourished). That was fine with Kami (our resident cat) because she didn't realise at that stage that she was in fact a cat, she thought that it was a toy or something I think! We let them sniff and when the new cat (Trinity) moved, Kami suddenly realised it was a cat and started to hiss. We put the new cat in a separate bedroom and left her alone. We have sinced tried to let them see each other, but it has not gone well. We have tried about four or so times. We let Trinity have a brief walk around our yard, but Kami thought that wasn not on. When I tried to put Kami inside, she carried on and tried to swipe me (luckily, she knows not to use claws with me). Kami is very confused with this new cat being in our house and hisses and growls. But, she is also very scared, she runs away even through she is about three times the size of Trinity. Trinity is fine with Kami and has only hissed once at Kami and I think it was just because she got a bit scared. She looks like she's been around cats before. Kami, on the other hand, is used to us chasing other cats (of which there are plenty in our neighbourhood) away. She is really confused by it all and very jealous.
I want to keep both (but obviously, Kami, being my little baby, is my top priority here). How can I possibly get them to socialise now? I really don't think Kami hates Trinity, she is just confused and scared, as well as a bit threatened. I have separated them again now, with Kami having the run of the house.
By the way, Trinity only has three legs, Kami is a regular (slightly fat) cat, both are desexed females. Trinity still has her stitches at the moment.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Kim