Hi,
i'm new here, hope you don't mind me just diving in- i have read some other threads and see that the people here are serious about their cats and seem to know quite a bit, too, so perhaps you can help me.
i am cat-sitting my sister's 15 year old cat Mickey. i have an almost 4 year old cat Kali- these two cats have met previously and kali spent time at Mickey's home on several occasions.
So, these two girls know each other, and Kali is very interested in being freinds with Mickey (or ANY cat! i rescued her from a home over run with cats) Mickey is more concerned with food, comfort and attention- from a human.
We (my sister and i) were most concerned that Mickey would be extrememly upset about leaving her home (i should also mention, her sight is failing) she had been in the same home all her life!
but, she came into my place and quickly staked out all the spots she wanted, hissing my cat away....
fortunatley my place is set up for the care and comfort of the cats more than anything else! there are at least 3 soft cat beds, a tall 3 tiered carpeted cat "tree" and all the soft furniture they could want, plus many windows to sit in and watch the birds less than inches away....hey, my daughter grew up and moved up, i have to nurture someone else, and kitty it is!
ANYWAY- sorry i got off track! Mickey has settled in far better than we could have hoped (there is a good reason she needs to be here BTW- we wouldn't put her thru this at her age if there weren't)
However, she has intimidated my cat a bit- Kali will make sure that Mickey is not nearby cuz sometimes if Mickey is started (prob cuz she can't see) she will automatically hiss- other wise she has stopped hissing at Kali, she seems to realize that Kali is not a threat to her at all.
it seems that Mickey is FINE! but i am not so sure about MY cat!!
Mickey finally played with her the other nite- which is what Kali has wanted so bad!!!
Kali doesn't seem to be distressed by Mickey's being here, i mean, she didn't lose her appetite or go and hide, she doesnt' cry, she continues to do most of what she did before, except that there are times when my attention is divided between the two....
How do you ask a cat, are you happy???
A year after i got Kali, i got a 5 mos old kitten. The two of them got along pretty well and played all the time, but the kitten had some habits that were difficult to deal with, so my daughter took her in as her cat (nice, cuz i get to see her still!)
Kali seemed to be happy to see Sita go, but lonely too- and wanted me to play with her, but would get frustrated because i could not play like a cat!!!
Maybe that is what i am sensing- mixed feelings?
i just hate to think of either one of them being unhappy.
Sorry to have gone on so long, i worry about my "kitties"
i'm new here, hope you don't mind me just diving in- i have read some other threads and see that the people here are serious about their cats and seem to know quite a bit, too, so perhaps you can help me.
i am cat-sitting my sister's 15 year old cat Mickey. i have an almost 4 year old cat Kali- these two cats have met previously and kali spent time at Mickey's home on several occasions.
So, these two girls know each other, and Kali is very interested in being freinds with Mickey (or ANY cat! i rescued her from a home over run with cats) Mickey is more concerned with food, comfort and attention- from a human.
We (my sister and i) were most concerned that Mickey would be extrememly upset about leaving her home (i should also mention, her sight is failing) she had been in the same home all her life!
but, she came into my place and quickly staked out all the spots she wanted, hissing my cat away....
fortunatley my place is set up for the care and comfort of the cats more than anything else! there are at least 3 soft cat beds, a tall 3 tiered carpeted cat "tree" and all the soft furniture they could want, plus many windows to sit in and watch the birds less than inches away....hey, my daughter grew up and moved up, i have to nurture someone else, and kitty it is!
ANYWAY- sorry i got off track! Mickey has settled in far better than we could have hoped (there is a good reason she needs to be here BTW- we wouldn't put her thru this at her age if there weren't)
However, she has intimidated my cat a bit- Kali will make sure that Mickey is not nearby cuz sometimes if Mickey is started (prob cuz she can't see) she will automatically hiss- other wise she has stopped hissing at Kali, she seems to realize that Kali is not a threat to her at all.
it seems that Mickey is FINE! but i am not so sure about MY cat!!
Mickey finally played with her the other nite- which is what Kali has wanted so bad!!!
Kali doesn't seem to be distressed by Mickey's being here, i mean, she didn't lose her appetite or go and hide, she doesnt' cry, she continues to do most of what she did before, except that there are times when my attention is divided between the two....
How do you ask a cat, are you happy???
A year after i got Kali, i got a 5 mos old kitten. The two of them got along pretty well and played all the time, but the kitten had some habits that were difficult to deal with, so my daughter took her in as her cat (nice, cuz i get to see her still!)
Kali seemed to be happy to see Sita go, but lonely too- and wanted me to play with her, but would get frustrated because i could not play like a cat!!!
Maybe that is what i am sensing- mixed feelings?
i just hate to think of either one of them being unhappy.
Sorry to have gone on so long, i worry about my "kitties"
