As we are currently settling in a new cat, I thought I'd share this link to the Human Society's page. It's the best advice I've seen online on how to introduce a new cat.
We've had Mr. Guns since last Thursday evening. He's mostly been living in the upstairs bathroom. He's seen Mojo and Katie, but they have not yet formally met. He's been 100% ready to meet everyone and explore, but it's Katie I worry about.
Mojo is a little too eager to play with the new cat. Guns is a little unsure of our 63-pound lunging dog, so they still have to meet.
Katie knows the new cat is here and she's doing better than expected. The first night she exiled herself downstairs and didn't come sleep in the bed like she normally does. The second night she tentatively came upstairs and she's a little more cautious than normal, but still has full range of the house. (She RARELY came in the bathroom the new cat is in.) We've been making sure to give her extra treats and play time. She's up to her old tricks of knocking treats off the table so she can eat them and dunking her toy shoelace in Mojo's water bowl. She has also been spending a lot of time sleeping on her dad's lap.
She's seen the cat, through a cracked door, and once yesterday when Matt was carrying him back to his room. She's been sniffing spots he's been in (the bed room, dad's lap, etc). She has, at times, looked at the door to the room he's staying in. We've put a toy under the door so they can both play with it. Katie hasn't touched the toy yet. She did touch his paw that was clawing out from under the door once. She's also hissed at him (or his paw). Not too meanly. And she did a small amount of kitty growling. But normal stuff, nothing to worry about.
We plan to introduce this weekend when we are around.
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