Hello All -
It has been one month since I introduced my new kitty (Tessa) to my 2 original kitties (Rogue and Angel). At first Tessa was very scared/mean, hissing and clawing at them if they came ANYWHERE near her. So I did some of the tricks on here to acquaint them. Now, she will let Rogue come up to her, they touch noses every once in awhile, I can definitely see an improvement in her getting used to Rogue. However, Angel would NOT leave Tessa alone the first couple weeks, always kind of "stalking" her, causing her to be defensive. NOW that Tessa is more comfortable with us and her home, SHE is stalking Angel and "harassing" her. She will chase after her until Angel is cornered somewhere and they will both just sit there. I think Angel is scared of her now (Tessa is quite bigger) and I don't know what to do.
They will all eat by eachother, they can all sleep on the same bed usually (although not right next to eachother) - but they don't play together or interact like normal yet. And I can tell they all kind of want to - tessa will always follow wherever the other 2 cats are - she'll lay on the floor and watch them do whatever - but I'm concerned about her scaring Angel.
We took Angel and Rogue's bells off this morning and left Tessas on, to kind of give them an upper hand since Tessa is more aggressive and likely to scratch and hiss than they are - do you think that was a bad idea?
HELP!!!
It has been one month since I introduced my new kitty (Tessa) to my 2 original kitties (Rogue and Angel). At first Tessa was very scared/mean, hissing and clawing at them if they came ANYWHERE near her. So I did some of the tricks on here to acquaint them. Now, she will let Rogue come up to her, they touch noses every once in awhile, I can definitely see an improvement in her getting used to Rogue. However, Angel would NOT leave Tessa alone the first couple weeks, always kind of "stalking" her, causing her to be defensive. NOW that Tessa is more comfortable with us and her home, SHE is stalking Angel and "harassing" her. She will chase after her until Angel is cornered somewhere and they will both just sit there. I think Angel is scared of her now (Tessa is quite bigger) and I don't know what to do.
They will all eat by eachother, they can all sleep on the same bed usually (although not right next to eachother) - but they don't play together or interact like normal yet. And I can tell they all kind of want to - tessa will always follow wherever the other 2 cats are - she'll lay on the floor and watch them do whatever - but I'm concerned about her scaring Angel.
We took Angel and Rogue's bells off this morning and left Tessas on, to kind of give them an upper hand since Tessa is more aggressive and likely to scratch and hiss than they are - do you think that was a bad idea?
HELP!!!