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We brought home my mother's cat to live in our home in August.
We are able to have the cats see each other from a distance. We are also able to feed them close together. My mom's cat is hesitant to eat, but with much encouragement, she will. Both cats seem very afraid of each other. My moms cat has always been curious, so at times we've had issues with her approaching the other cat. She has never made a sound. Our cat hisses and growls. We "think" that since my mom's cat was spending all of her time in our bedroom/bathroom, out cat feels that she can't be in the rest of the house so we've been bringing her down to spend time with us. Last night, for example, they were sitting on furniture across the room from each other. But when mom's cat walked down the stairs and ours saw her from a couch, she went hissing and all. If we pet our cat, she often calms down. If she sees mom's cat sitting, it is ok, but not so much walking around.
Mom's cat is completely declawed and our cat is not. They are both over ten. Ours did live peacefully with our other cat (who now prefers outside) and we just plunked them in the room together because we didn't know any better. We had minimal fights, but he always ate second and he was so docile, we could not keep an dog we tried to adopt because she would chase him and he would not scratch.
Any suggestions?
We are able to have the cats see each other from a distance. We are also able to feed them close together. My mom's cat is hesitant to eat, but with much encouragement, she will. Both cats seem very afraid of each other. My moms cat has always been curious, so at times we've had issues with her approaching the other cat. She has never made a sound. Our cat hisses and growls. We "think" that since my mom's cat was spending all of her time in our bedroom/bathroom, out cat feels that she can't be in the rest of the house so we've been bringing her down to spend time with us. Last night, for example, they were sitting on furniture across the room from each other. But when mom's cat walked down the stairs and ours saw her from a couch, she went hissing and all. If we pet our cat, she often calms down. If she sees mom's cat sitting, it is ok, but not so much walking around.
Mom's cat is completely declawed and our cat is not. They are both over ten. Ours did live peacefully with our other cat (who now prefers outside) and we just plunked them in the room together because we didn't know any better. We had minimal fights, but he always ate second and he was so docile, we could not keep an dog we tried to adopt because she would chase him and he would not scratch.
Any suggestions?