I have one cat (four years old) who's never been very good at relating to other cats. She was bottle-raised, and very rarely cuddled, played with or groomed her sister whom she'd lived with her whole life. She, however, adores people. We recently moved, just the two of us.
Right now I'm fostering a cat who's been at the shelter for quite some time- months and months. She's made HUGE strides-- she went from glowering and growling in a carrier to only moderate glares when someone tries to pet her. She likes to be talked to. I suppose because no good predator would blather on while trying to eat her, eight? I just brought her home today, and she let me scratch her neck through her crate-- she just closed her eyes and turned her head away.
The thing is, she really likes other cats. They have a calming effect on her. But my cat's not having any part of it. Both of them are confined to the same room (there are dogs who have free reign of the rest of the house), and while neither of them are fighters, I wonder how to get them friendlier. So far my cat just hisses at the foster, who was trying to hide behind her when I came looking for them.
Can cats be trained to get along?
Right now I'm fostering a cat who's been at the shelter for quite some time- months and months. She's made HUGE strides-- she went from glowering and growling in a carrier to only moderate glares when someone tries to pet her. She likes to be talked to. I suppose because no good predator would blather on while trying to eat her, eight? I just brought her home today, and she let me scratch her neck through her crate-- she just closed her eyes and turned her head away.
The thing is, she really likes other cats. They have a calming effect on her. But my cat's not having any part of it. Both of them are confined to the same room (there are dogs who have free reign of the rest of the house), and while neither of them are fighters, I wonder how to get them friendlier. So far my cat just hisses at the foster, who was trying to hide behind her when I came looking for them.
Can cats be trained to get along?