Hi Everyone-
I am American, but just moved to Thailand. I have a unique case where I just adopted a stray cat that showed up at my door and found out that she is pregnant and will deliver in a few weeks. I also have a cat back in America that my husband is bringing to Thailand next week. I've never had two cats in the same household, so I'm not familiar with how to help them adjust to each other. On top of that, I'm nervous that one cat is about to deliver kittens at the same time the new adult cat arrives. I'm scared that conflict might affect the kittens or that mom will feel extra threatened by the new cat. Both cats are female. The non-pregnant one has been spayed.
Anyone have any experience with this kind of situation? I've heard that sometimes ferrel male cats will kill kittens to try and mate with the mother cat (happened to my neighbor in Thailand where there are a decent number of ferrel cats outside). So of course this story made me wonder if there would be any big problems in my case. I didn't know the adopted stray cat was pregnant when I decided to bring my other cat from the US, otherwise I might have waited. On top of that, I have a bunch of guests coming about the time the cat will deliver. Not sure if all of that is going to be just too much stress for mom and kittens. Any help or suggestions from people who have some experience on these issues would be highly appreciated!
Thanks for the help in advanced!
I am American, but just moved to Thailand. I have a unique case where I just adopted a stray cat that showed up at my door and found out that she is pregnant and will deliver in a few weeks. I also have a cat back in America that my husband is bringing to Thailand next week. I've never had two cats in the same household, so I'm not familiar with how to help them adjust to each other. On top of that, I'm nervous that one cat is about to deliver kittens at the same time the new adult cat arrives. I'm scared that conflict might affect the kittens or that mom will feel extra threatened by the new cat. Both cats are female. The non-pregnant one has been spayed.
Anyone have any experience with this kind of situation? I've heard that sometimes ferrel male cats will kill kittens to try and mate with the mother cat (happened to my neighbor in Thailand where there are a decent number of ferrel cats outside). So of course this story made me wonder if there would be any big problems in my case. I didn't know the adopted stray cat was pregnant when I decided to bring my other cat from the US, otherwise I might have waited. On top of that, I have a bunch of guests coming about the time the cat will deliver. Not sure if all of that is going to be just too much stress for mom and kittens. Any help or suggestions from people who have some experience on these issues would be highly appreciated!
Thanks for the help in advanced!