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So, my boyfriend and I decided to adopt a new cat almost 2 months ago. Her name is Willa, and she is about 2 years old. We already have another cat, Rakki, who is 15 years old (she is very healthy). Now, Rakki is a very skiddish cat, but she has lived with other female cats before and did fine. When we adopted Willa, the shelter said she was good with other cats and she seemed very laid back like she wouldn't bother Rakki too much.
We introduced them very slowly, having them separated, etc. At first Rakki was very mad at Willa. She would hiss and growl all the time, but gradually got a little used to Willa. Then one day, Rakki went into WIlla's room and started eating her food. Willa had been following her out of curiosity, and when she saw Rakki eating her food, she pounced her and chased her!! We gave them a few days of separation after that. During their next time together, Rakki was actually doing really great, as if she had completely forgotten that Willa had chased her. But then...Willa chased her AGAIN. And now, every time we let them be together, Willa will just stare and stalk and chase Rakki like some kind of mouse. But Rakki is not a mouse. She is the same size as Willa! Rakki is becoming very stressed from all this. She is now afraid of Willa.
During this whole introduction phase, Willa has never ONCE hissed or growled or shown ANY signs of aggression. She has been completely oblivious to Rakki's hisses and growls. She would just sit there and pretty much ignore Rakki. Sometimes she would seem pretty curious about her though.
Willa is actually as we have learned, a very playful cat. She LOVES chasing her string toy and the laser pointer. She will pick up the string with her mouth everytime she gets it and take it with her somewhere. So, I'm wondering, does Willa just think Rakki is some kind of prey for her to chase and play with? Or is Willa actually being aggressive with Rakki? I just can't imagine it because Willa is so sweet and I've never heard her hiss or growl before. We have tried wearing Willa out with toys and playing before they come in to contact. But that does not work. We have been spraying Willa with water immediately and separating them after she chases Rakki. That is not working either. Part of me thinks that if Rakki weren't such a scaredy cat, and would fight back instead of running away from Willa, then Willa would stop. Please, if anyone has any similar experiences or any advice at all, I would be so grateful. It's getting so tiresome keeping them separated all the time. I wish they could just get along! They don't even have to be friends, I just want them to ignore each other!
the black and white cat is Willa:
We introduced them very slowly, having them separated, etc. At first Rakki was very mad at Willa. She would hiss and growl all the time, but gradually got a little used to Willa. Then one day, Rakki went into WIlla's room and started eating her food. Willa had been following her out of curiosity, and when she saw Rakki eating her food, she pounced her and chased her!! We gave them a few days of separation after that. During their next time together, Rakki was actually doing really great, as if she had completely forgotten that Willa had chased her. But then...Willa chased her AGAIN. And now, every time we let them be together, Willa will just stare and stalk and chase Rakki like some kind of mouse. But Rakki is not a mouse. She is the same size as Willa! Rakki is becoming very stressed from all this. She is now afraid of Willa.
During this whole introduction phase, Willa has never ONCE hissed or growled or shown ANY signs of aggression. She has been completely oblivious to Rakki's hisses and growls. She would just sit there and pretty much ignore Rakki. Sometimes she would seem pretty curious about her though.
Willa is actually as we have learned, a very playful cat. She LOVES chasing her string toy and the laser pointer. She will pick up the string with her mouth everytime she gets it and take it with her somewhere. So, I'm wondering, does Willa just think Rakki is some kind of prey for her to chase and play with? Or is Willa actually being aggressive with Rakki? I just can't imagine it because Willa is so sweet and I've never heard her hiss or growl before. We have tried wearing Willa out with toys and playing before they come in to contact. But that does not work. We have been spraying Willa with water immediately and separating them after she chases Rakki. That is not working either. Part of me thinks that if Rakki weren't such a scaredy cat, and would fight back instead of running away from Willa, then Willa would stop. Please, if anyone has any similar experiences or any advice at all, I would be so grateful. It's getting so tiresome keeping them separated all the time. I wish they could just get along! They don't even have to be friends, I just want them to ignore each other!
the black and white cat is Willa: