Hello everyone!
My wife and I had two cats for several months, Momo and Mimi. Momo--the seller says she is Persian/Himayalan but she doesn't have a flat face and there's almost no way to prove anything in this country--came first, about a month before we picked up Mimi (a so-called pure Persian Ragdoll??). Not much in the way of proof, but unless I want an alley cat in this country, I have to pay for whatever they want to tell me. I give this information in case there are hereditary traits that might be relevant.
Momo and Mimi "get along", I guess. Sometimes they play with each other, but Mimi is always the violent aggressor. Momo often growls at her during playtime. Sometimes Mimi climbs on top of Momo to give her a bath, then starts biting her ears. Mimi also demands attention from me (me!? why me? That's beside the point!) by sitting quite grandly and mewing at my feet. She loves attention and when picked up or placed somewhere, she will stay there as long as she's getting attention. Momo is more independent and--these days--only wants attention when she decides it's time, which is very rare.
So there's the brief history of our two kittens. They're about 7-8 months old, now. We decided to go out and pick up a male cat that was quite inexpensive. Once again, no way to prove a type of breed but the suggestion is Persian/Siamese, though the "siamese" had way too much fur in my uneducated opinion.
We brought home our black cat last night/this morning and let him out. Mimi hisses at him if they are in the same room, though she never makes any move towards him and he sits, staring at her until she finishes before he moves on to explore. Momo, on the other hand, is curious. In fact, when I took our new cat (Pot-Pot / Potty) into the 'cat room' for water, Momo followed us in at a distance and promptly laid herself next to the water and watched Potty drink. They smelled each other a bit and that was pretty much it. Whenever these two see each other, this is almost always their reaction. Momo stretches out and Potty approaches, they investigate each other, touch noses, then Potty moves on. However, after this interaction, Mimi will also hiss and growl at Momo. For the first time, Mimi also hissed at me after I interacted with Potty.
Potty's exploration of our house comes in three forms. One is sleep, as kittens do. The others depend on if I am with him. If I am not with him, he will cry loudly until I am within eyesight, then he will calm. He actually has the same reaction to Momo, and this lets me leave the room, if necessary, without worry. I haven't yet seen Mimi approach him when he cries, but with her violent attitude with Momo and her already aggressive behavior towards Potty, I'm not sure I want to leave them alone at all.
I don't really want to upset the dynamic of the house too much. We love Mimi and Momo as they are and we love Potty as he is, as well, despite being the new kid. These early behaviors exhibited by Momo and Mimi seem appropriate when taking their history into account, but I want to make sure that we don't do anything to really mess it up. Are there any suggestions or tips? I still give Momo and Mimi some attention, about the same as usual, and when Potty cries loudly I talk to him for a few minutes. Our house is probably considered small to most people here on the forums but it has six distinct areas and we never close doors inside the house.
Are there any warning signs I should watch for? It's been a very long time since dealing with introductions, since Momo and Mimi came so close together and they became "friends" pretty quickly.
Thanks for your time
My wife and I had two cats for several months, Momo and Mimi. Momo--the seller says she is Persian/Himayalan but she doesn't have a flat face and there's almost no way to prove anything in this country--came first, about a month before we picked up Mimi (a so-called pure Persian Ragdoll??). Not much in the way of proof, but unless I want an alley cat in this country, I have to pay for whatever they want to tell me. I give this information in case there are hereditary traits that might be relevant.
Momo and Mimi "get along", I guess. Sometimes they play with each other, but Mimi is always the violent aggressor. Momo often growls at her during playtime. Sometimes Mimi climbs on top of Momo to give her a bath, then starts biting her ears. Mimi also demands attention from me (me!? why me? That's beside the point!) by sitting quite grandly and mewing at my feet. She loves attention and when picked up or placed somewhere, she will stay there as long as she's getting attention. Momo is more independent and--these days--only wants attention when she decides it's time, which is very rare.
So there's the brief history of our two kittens. They're about 7-8 months old, now. We decided to go out and pick up a male cat that was quite inexpensive. Once again, no way to prove a type of breed but the suggestion is Persian/Siamese, though the "siamese" had way too much fur in my uneducated opinion.
We brought home our black cat last night/this morning and let him out. Mimi hisses at him if they are in the same room, though she never makes any move towards him and he sits, staring at her until she finishes before he moves on to explore. Momo, on the other hand, is curious. In fact, when I took our new cat (Pot-Pot / Potty) into the 'cat room' for water, Momo followed us in at a distance and promptly laid herself next to the water and watched Potty drink. They smelled each other a bit and that was pretty much it. Whenever these two see each other, this is almost always their reaction. Momo stretches out and Potty approaches, they investigate each other, touch noses, then Potty moves on. However, after this interaction, Mimi will also hiss and growl at Momo. For the first time, Mimi also hissed at me after I interacted with Potty.
Potty's exploration of our house comes in three forms. One is sleep, as kittens do. The others depend on if I am with him. If I am not with him, he will cry loudly until I am within eyesight, then he will calm. He actually has the same reaction to Momo, and this lets me leave the room, if necessary, without worry. I haven't yet seen Mimi approach him when he cries, but with her violent attitude with Momo and her already aggressive behavior towards Potty, I'm not sure I want to leave them alone at all.
I don't really want to upset the dynamic of the house too much. We love Mimi and Momo as they are and we love Potty as he is, as well, despite being the new kid. These early behaviors exhibited by Momo and Mimi seem appropriate when taking their history into account, but I want to make sure that we don't do anything to really mess it up. Are there any suggestions or tips? I still give Momo and Mimi some attention, about the same as usual, and when Potty cries loudly I talk to him for a few minutes. Our house is probably considered small to most people here on the forums but it has six distinct areas and we never close doors inside the house.
Are there any warning signs I should watch for? It's been a very long time since dealing with introductions, since Momo and Mimi came so close together and they became "friends" pretty quickly.
Thanks for your time