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Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 02-18-2004 11:19 AM
Okay, it's a long shot, but I want to introduce Nala to the friend's cat that I am now responsible for, as mentioned in another post. If by some weird chance this cat likes dogs, I may be able to keep him. I highly doubt this will go well, since Beaker (the cat) has been very sheltered his entire life. He has had no contact with any other animals, except cats through the window (which does not go well - he does that horrid cat growling thing). He is also very shy with new people (new meaning everyone except me and his person). So. Should I bring Nala to his territory? They say neutral territory is best, but if I take Beaker out of the apartment and bring him somewhere else (where would be neutral??), he is going to be terribly stressed. He panics in a car/crate to the extent of hurting himself if someone is not controlling him. And he has only been out of the apartment twice in his life. And Nala is going to be going wild to go and sniff him. If I could get her to sit quietly and let him get used to her slowly, that might help. But there's no way she would do that. Maybe bring her in and crate her, and let him wander around? I guess bring a book and settle in to read for a while and see what they do? Or should I bring him to my house and do the "confine him to one room and let animals sniff him under the door" thing? And what (if anything) do I do about his claws? I will trim them first, but should I try to put soft paws on them, just in case? Can a vet apply them better than a regular person? (I may have to wander over to the cat side of things to ask that one.) Nala is not aware that cats come with front claws, so she will not be on guard about this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 02-18-2004 11:20 AM
LMAO. When I saw the subject of this post on the board, I thought "They are all laughing too hard to even open it and read it. What sort of idiot would want to introduce Nala to ANOTHER cat?!" Sheesh. I oughtta be committed.
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honeybear Member Posts: 926 |
posted 02-18-2004 01:00 PM
Yea, I thought the same thing! I would take Jimiya to the cats house and lekee pher crated and let the other cat exlpore. I dont know ow mauch time you have, but can you do this over a several day period and then let Nala out with her leash on, and slowly introduce them. I woul then bring the cat over and confine her to a room make sure she has something of hers that has her scent on it. and do the same thing introduce your cats slowly! I would then lock up all the pets and let her exlpore your house on her own and then if you have a pet gate, keep her in a room using a pet gate so the cats and dog can safely check her out. You also ahve to worry about your cats accepting her and if you do a search on the cat posts there are good advice about introducing a new cat into your home. Does the cat curretnly scratch furniture? MIdas doesn nto scratch our furniute so that has been a blessing good luck IP: Logged |
Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 02-18-2004 01:53 PM
He scratched up a leather chair, but his person didn't have any other furniture so I don't know what he would do with it now. Oddly enough, I think this cat must have been raised by dogs or something. He actually chewed up a couple things when he was a kitten like a dog would, and he sometimes pulls on your sleeve and shakes it in his mouth like a dog would. Who knows, maybe they will get along...
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