My mums boyfriends mother has recently been put into the hospital, and unfortunately she will not be returning home. Her son, my mums boyfriend, is currently taking are of her cat, Patches. But he lives on a boat starting in a few weeks and the cat has no where to go. (he is on the boat from april-oct/nov)
So I have offered to take her in. But I am and sort of regretting it.
From what I have been told, she does not like dogs. Her meowmy dog sat for a relative and she hid the entire time. I have 2 dogs, one of them being a quite large dog. As well as 5 cats.
It will be stressful enough for her to be moving homes.. let alone there be a hoard of other animals at her new home.
I am not entirely sure on how to work her into the family. All my cats I have gotten as kittens and they all adjusted very quickly. Even the adults to the kittens. (Gordito and Potpart came to me at 4 weeks old, and Cappy at 12 days old. So they all got along from the beginning) But my cats try to kill other adult cats.
I am wondering what I got myself into here.
I will have to keep her in my room for the first little while, I am sure. But my one dog, Mia, sleeps with me every night.. so I'm not sure how its going to work out.
Is there anything I can do to ease it along? I have heard about feliway and will try it if it will help.
I am hoping that one of the relatives will take her.. but right now I am the only place for her. Me or one last trip to the vets.
So I have offered to take her in. But I am and sort of regretting it.
From what I have been told, she does not like dogs. Her meowmy dog sat for a relative and she hid the entire time. I have 2 dogs, one of them being a quite large dog. As well as 5 cats.
It will be stressful enough for her to be moving homes.. let alone there be a hoard of other animals at her new home.
I am not entirely sure on how to work her into the family. All my cats I have gotten as kittens and they all adjusted very quickly. Even the adults to the kittens. (Gordito and Potpart came to me at 4 weeks old, and Cappy at 12 days old. So they all got along from the beginning) But my cats try to kill other adult cats.
I am wondering what I got myself into here.
I will have to keep her in my room for the first little while, I am sure. But my one dog, Mia, sleeps with me every night.. so I'm not sure how its going to work out.
Is there anything I can do to ease it along? I have heard about feliway and will try it if it will help.
I am hoping that one of the relatives will take her.. but right now I am the only place for her. Me or one last trip to the vets.