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Hi All,
I've just adopted a third cat, Sowenna (f). Long story short, I didn't intend on having a third one but Sowenna was adopted a few weeks ago by my cousin from someone that was no longer able to care for her due to moving into a flat where pets were not allowed. My cousin found it very difficult to care for her and rather than see her go into a rescue centre, I agreed to take her on. I had two cats already, Harkin (m) and Delen (f) and was a little concerned about taking another one on as they are the best of friends. I have never introduced an adult cat to other adult cats before (I've always had kittens in the past) so this is very new territory. I've tried to follow what I have always done when introducing kittens to adult cats and everything (so far) seems to be going ok. We're just over two weeks in and I have had all three cats eating in the same space. I took it really slowly in the beginning so that Harkin and Delen got used to her smell etc first before meeting her face to face. My only concern is that Delen seems to be finding it more difficult to accept Sowenna and will hiss if she gets close to her. I really want everyone to get along so I'm just wondering whether I need to take a step back until Delen feels more comfortable in her presence? Any advice would be very welcome! Thanks so much
I've just adopted a third cat, Sowenna (f). Long story short, I didn't intend on having a third one but Sowenna was adopted a few weeks ago by my cousin from someone that was no longer able to care for her due to moving into a flat where pets were not allowed. My cousin found it very difficult to care for her and rather than see her go into a rescue centre, I agreed to take her on. I had two cats already, Harkin (m) and Delen (f) and was a little concerned about taking another one on as they are the best of friends. I have never introduced an adult cat to other adult cats before (I've always had kittens in the past) so this is very new territory. I've tried to follow what I have always done when introducing kittens to adult cats and everything (so far) seems to be going ok. We're just over two weeks in and I have had all three cats eating in the same space. I took it really slowly in the beginning so that Harkin and Delen got used to her smell etc first before meeting her face to face. My only concern is that Delen seems to be finding it more difficult to accept Sowenna and will hiss if she gets close to her. I really want everyone to get along so I'm just wondering whether I need to take a step back until Delen feels more comfortable in her presence? Any advice would be very welcome! Thanks so much