I really need some help, and I think the behavior forum is the right place (as opposed to the Feral Forum).
We just took in an abandoned feral kitty, Lazlo. He's adjusted to us and home life really quickly. We've also kind of been a home to an older stray, Booger (who I was calling Rocki because I was embarassed of the real name we were calling her - was 1 1/2 years when she adopted us last fall). Booger / Rocki doesn't live in our home - she comes by when she feels like it, is VERY independent, but loves being cared for and groomed (we took her to have her spayed but found out she already had been, and we keep her vaccines current). She comes by once or twice a day for half an hour to an hour for eats and pets. It's only in a snow storm or a heavy rain storm that she'll come in to sleep in her bed near the door for 1 - 10 hours.
We live in a motor home, which is the equivalent of a 210 square foot studio apartment. It is on a 240 acre farm. Booger is a LARGE Maine Coon. Laz is a teenie-weenie 7 - 9 week old kitten. We let Booger / Rocki in to eat the first day we had Laz here (not too smart, huh?), and Booger / Rocki started hissing, and Laz FREAKED.
How do we get them used to each other? The home will become Laz's territory (we don't let him sleep in the bed she's been using, but...) - and I'm pretty sure that even though Booger / Rocki spends very little time inside, she thinks it's her territory.
All the stuff I can find on socialization between cats involves separate rooms, time, etc. It applies to indoor cats in a house. What can we do? Anyone have any thoughts?
We just took in an abandoned feral kitty, Lazlo. He's adjusted to us and home life really quickly. We've also kind of been a home to an older stray, Booger (who I was calling Rocki because I was embarassed of the real name we were calling her - was 1 1/2 years when she adopted us last fall). Booger / Rocki doesn't live in our home - she comes by when she feels like it, is VERY independent, but loves being cared for and groomed (we took her to have her spayed but found out she already had been, and we keep her vaccines current). She comes by once or twice a day for half an hour to an hour for eats and pets. It's only in a snow storm or a heavy rain storm that she'll come in to sleep in her bed near the door for 1 - 10 hours.
We live in a motor home, which is the equivalent of a 210 square foot studio apartment. It is on a 240 acre farm. Booger is a LARGE Maine Coon. Laz is a teenie-weenie 7 - 9 week old kitten. We let Booger / Rocki in to eat the first day we had Laz here (not too smart, huh?), and Booger / Rocki started hissing, and Laz FREAKED.
How do we get them used to each other? The home will become Laz's territory (we don't let him sleep in the bed she's been using, but...) - and I'm pretty sure that even though Booger / Rocki spends very little time inside, she thinks it's her territory.
All the stuff I can find on socialization between cats involves separate rooms, time, etc. It applies to indoor cats in a house. What can we do? Anyone have any thoughts?