Hi,
We recently took in a stray 4 to 5 year old female cat. We already had a 9 year old male cat namer Kittie (who was also a stray). Kittie is neutered, and the new cat was spayed. After a trip to the vet, the new cat was put into a bedroom so she could get use to the new surroundings. After a while we let her out to explore the rest of the house, and put the Kittie in her room, so that they would get use to each others smell. After there was no hissing or growling when they smelled each other, we brought the new cat down in a carrier to meet Kittie. They did not hiss or growl when they saw each other. Next we let the new cat out of her room, and into the same room as kittie. They touched noses, and did not act aggressive the first time. The second time the new cat hissed and tried to scratch kittie, which caused him to run and hide. The next time she hissed again, when Kittie tried to come up to her. Kittie really wanted to be friends. He is never aggressive to her, no matter what she does. After a bunch of meeting, things are not getting any better, I have tried feeding them together, and playing with them together. One moment she will be nice to him, and the next hiss and try to scratch him. kittie is now hiding a lot of the time, and is upset. The new cat seems upset too. She was using the litter box, now she will sometimes go on the floor by the litter box.
Is there anything more I should do? I do not want Kittie to be scared all the time. Also, I do not like forcing the new cat to stay in one room most of the day, but I am afraid to leave them alone together. I sense that she is unhappy confined in one room.
The new cat does not just hiss at Kittie, but hisses at people a lot. She can be the most friendly cat one minute and the next hiss at you.
Any help would be appreciated.
We recently took in a stray 4 to 5 year old female cat. We already had a 9 year old male cat namer Kittie (who was also a stray). Kittie is neutered, and the new cat was spayed. After a trip to the vet, the new cat was put into a bedroom so she could get use to the new surroundings. After a while we let her out to explore the rest of the house, and put the Kittie in her room, so that they would get use to each others smell. After there was no hissing or growling when they smelled each other, we brought the new cat down in a carrier to meet Kittie. They did not hiss or growl when they saw each other. Next we let the new cat out of her room, and into the same room as kittie. They touched noses, and did not act aggressive the first time. The second time the new cat hissed and tried to scratch kittie, which caused him to run and hide. The next time she hissed again, when Kittie tried to come up to her. Kittie really wanted to be friends. He is never aggressive to her, no matter what she does. After a bunch of meeting, things are not getting any better, I have tried feeding them together, and playing with them together. One moment she will be nice to him, and the next hiss and try to scratch him. kittie is now hiding a lot of the time, and is upset. The new cat seems upset too. She was using the litter box, now she will sometimes go on the floor by the litter box.
Is there anything more I should do? I do not want Kittie to be scared all the time. Also, I do not like forcing the new cat to stay in one room most of the day, but I am afraid to leave them alone together. I sense that she is unhappy confined in one room.
The new cat does not just hiss at Kittie, but hisses at people a lot. She can be the most friendly cat one minute and the next hiss at you.
Any help would be appreciated.