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We added a fourth kitty, ~6yo Thomas, to our household last week. I've allowed him pretty free access to the house since day 3. He seemed to be getting along okay with our other kitties (Delilah 3yo female, Blue 7mo female, Midget 5mo female - all fixed). He and Delilah did some hissing, but that was not surprising. Everything seemed to be going fine, until yesterday.
Blue got fixed yesterday, so I don't know if the smells of the surgery coming into the house set them all off or what. But Delilah is SOOOO crabby, and she and Thomas had to be seperated last night after some kitty fighting (no injuries). Now today, Blue seems to be picking on Thomas - won't allow him on one of the cat trees, and then I saw her confronting him as he tried to get to the litter box, and that was a growling, hissing, swatting match. I realize this is territorial stuff, but it's almost funny because she is tiny, like 5 pounds, and Thomas is over 15 pounds.
So anyway, Thomas is back in the bedroom. I think I will permanently add a litter box in there for him. I ordered some Feliway last week, so hopefully that will arrive in the next few days. I'm reading "Cat Vs. Cat" to get a better handle on how to smooth things over between the kitties. My biggest concern right now: In the book, the author writes that sometimes when trying to introduce a new cat, you hit a brick wall of "you just have too many cats". How do you know if that's the case? Just by the fact that nothing works and they never get along? I'm so worried Thomas won't ever feel comfortable and happy here.
Sorry this was so long - thanks for reading.
Blue got fixed yesterday, so I don't know if the smells of the surgery coming into the house set them all off or what. But Delilah is SOOOO crabby, and she and Thomas had to be seperated last night after some kitty fighting (no injuries). Now today, Blue seems to be picking on Thomas - won't allow him on one of the cat trees, and then I saw her confronting him as he tried to get to the litter box, and that was a growling, hissing, swatting match. I realize this is territorial stuff, but it's almost funny because she is tiny, like 5 pounds, and Thomas is over 15 pounds.
So anyway, Thomas is back in the bedroom. I think I will permanently add a litter box in there for him. I ordered some Feliway last week, so hopefully that will arrive in the next few days. I'm reading "Cat Vs. Cat" to get a better handle on how to smooth things over between the kitties. My biggest concern right now: In the book, the author writes that sometimes when trying to introduce a new cat, you hit a brick wall of "you just have too many cats". How do you know if that's the case? Just by the fact that nothing works and they never get along? I'm so worried Thomas won't ever feel comfortable and happy here.