Hello,
The wife and I are trying to save a male Tortoise cat from an unliveable situation at her suster's house, where four dogs are making his life miserable. Kitz (his name) has a history of getting along with dogs that can get along with him and has lived with other cats.
Our concerns are probably obvious to some here. The two brothers, Rosco and Groucho, have been living with us since kitten-hood and are now almost eight-years-old. We're concerned that the introduction of another male cat (fyi: the brothers and Kitz are altered) to our Rosco and Groucho may cause a violent reaction in them as another cat "invades" their territory. We're concerned that they may "gang" up on the new kit and make his living situation as miserable as it is already (we have a dog, but I don't believe he will cause much of a problem).
What can we do to make the introduction go as smoothly as possible? Of course, we realize there is going to be some initial spats, but I want to prevent "spats" that lead to irreconcilable differences between the cats. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
David
The wife and I are trying to save a male Tortoise cat from an unliveable situation at her suster's house, where four dogs are making his life miserable. Kitz (his name) has a history of getting along with dogs that can get along with him and has lived with other cats.
Our concerns are probably obvious to some here. The two brothers, Rosco and Groucho, have been living with us since kitten-hood and are now almost eight-years-old. We're concerned that the introduction of another male cat (fyi: the brothers and Kitz are altered) to our Rosco and Groucho may cause a violent reaction in them as another cat "invades" their territory. We're concerned that they may "gang" up on the new kit and make his living situation as miserable as it is already (we have a dog, but I don't believe he will cause much of a problem).
What can we do to make the introduction go as smoothly as possible? Of course, we realize there is going to be some initial spats, but I want to prevent "spats" that lead to irreconcilable differences between the cats. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
David