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I adopted a 6 month old very sweet and playful female cat.
I took the gradual steps to introduce her to my also playful but bratty 3 year old female resident cat.
It went very very well!!!
I finally reached the next step to let the new cat out of the room and let her have freedom of the house .
My resident cat is now hissing and growling at her anytime she is close for the past 3 days.
I thought by today my resident cat would've made some progress with the newcomer but she seems to be getting worse!
I have tried sitting between them, giving them treats , and playing with toys.
I have a feliway diffuser in place.
My issue is that I don't want them to just co-exist, but to bond and get along.
My vet says if there is no progress from my resident cat in a week then most likely she won't accept the new cat.
I'm so scared of returning the new cat to the rescue...what else can I do to help my resident cat accept the new baby?
Should I continue to let the new cat have free range of the house? Or only a limited of time?
I feel like I'm doing everything wrong since my resident cat is backtracking.
I took the gradual steps to introduce her to my also playful but bratty 3 year old female resident cat.
It went very very well!!!
I finally reached the next step to let the new cat out of the room and let her have freedom of the house .
My resident cat is now hissing and growling at her anytime she is close for the past 3 days.
I thought by today my resident cat would've made some progress with the newcomer but she seems to be getting worse!
I have tried sitting between them, giving them treats , and playing with toys.
I have a feliway diffuser in place.
My issue is that I don't want them to just co-exist, but to bond and get along.
My vet says if there is no progress from my resident cat in a week then most likely she won't accept the new cat.
I'm so scared of returning the new cat to the rescue...what else can I do to help my resident cat accept the new baby?
Should I continue to let the new cat have free range of the house? Or only a limited of time?
I feel like I'm doing everything wrong since my resident cat is backtracking.