Topic: Advice needed... new cat (Read 4490 times)

furballmom · « **Reply #22 on:** May 17, 2008, 12:06:33 PM »

i know what you mean patch is currently asleep on my knee head on hand so i can only type with one hand.

zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) · « **Reply #21 on:** May 17, 2008, 10:14:47 AM »

her name was patch when she came to us and its stuck with her lol, she is so loving wont leave my partner alone lol i must try and get some pix of her up

furballmom · « **Reply #20 on:** May 17, 2008, 01:34:29 AM »

Quote from: tigertail on April 29, 2008, 22:57:09 PM

I have four cats and a one bedroom flat. It is a small territory but a felliway diffuser helps. We all live in harmony here - even phoebe. I do have a garden which i want to cat proof soon.

i too have four in a flat i know what you mean about room for the cat trees they take up so much room but needs must.
glad patch has settled in well, we also have a patch

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #19 on:** May 16, 2008, 20:34:40 PM »

Wonderful

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #18 on:** May 16, 2008, 18:35:56 PM »

What great news .. so pleased Patch has settled in so well.

Millys Mum · « **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2008, 16:26:45 PM »

Great news

zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) · « **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2008, 14:59:31 PM »

just an update on this,

Patch has been with us for a month tommorow and they have all settled down nicely, they are not seperated anymore and tiggy and patch sleep together and are always rubbing noses, they all play nicely together and eat in the same room next to each other, there will be pics soon

tigertail · « **Reply #15 on:** April 30, 2008, 16:39:00 PM »

Yes, the only problem is fitting in all the cat trees!

Kate · « **Reply #14 on:** April 30, 2008, 07:35:28 AM »

Four cats in a one bed flat! Blimey and I was worried about 1 cat in a one bed...that's it I am now getting four

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tigertail · « **Reply #13 on:** April 29, 2008, 22:57:09 PM »

I have four cats and a one bedroom flat. It is a small territory but a felliway diffuser helps. We all live in harmony here - even phoebe. I do have a garden which i want to cat proof soon.

zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) · « **Reply #12 on:** April 29, 2008, 17:57:34 PM »

Quote from: adelcatsprotection on April 29, 2008, 16:31:09 PM

That's really good for only a week in Zoe - well done you!!!

Hmmm.... three cats in a flat.... maybe I should take on more..... !!!

They all run around like crazy and seem quite happy to me, They have soo many toys that they have a little toy box

Dawn F · « **Reply #11 on:** April 29, 2008, 16:35:23 PM »

sounds pretty good Zoe!

wharfevalley catsprotection · « **Reply #10 on:** April 29, 2008, 16:31:09 PM »

That's really good for only a week in Zoe - well done you!!!

Hmmm.... three cats in a flat.... maybe I should take on more..... !!!

zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) · « **Reply #9 on:** April 29, 2008, 16:22:39 PM »

Quote from: Dawn F on April 29, 2008, 16:11:31 PM

how's the intro going Zoe?

Well patch (newbie) WAS shut in a room on her own but she decided that its quite easy to jump up the door handle and the door will open...

I still try and keep her in a seperate rom but its not very easy, They will all eat in the same room now which they do in the morning before i go to work, Pipin and tiggy are still slightly hissy with her but arent scared of her anymore, Tiggy and patch were rubbing noses earlier and they wil all stay in the same room without ant hissing or fighting. Pippin gets anooyed if shes on my lap and patch tries to get on theretoo.

I think its great really bcoz she has only been here just over a week!

Dawn F · « **Reply #8 on:** April 29, 2008, 16:11:31 PM »

how's the intro going Zoe?

wharfevalley catsprotection · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2008, 19:11:22 PM »

A one bedroomed flat is quite a small territory for three cats (I live in one as well!) and so it will take some time, but in 99% of cases, we find that new cats are eventually accepted. I would slowly introduce feeding time together. Start off feeding them at different ends of a room and once they can do that, move the bowls bit by bit every day until they can eat together (eating together is a cat socialble thing to do and so should create bonds beween them).

You also need to integrate their scents by swapping bedding around. You could also try a Feliway plug in diffuser which should help calm the cats down.

Good luck!

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2008, 18:19:12 PM »

OOOOH good luck with the intro's i'm sure they will all settle down soon enough.

Now you know the rules .... Where's the pics!!!?????

zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2008, 16:51:06 PM »

Thanks! Ill give it a go when i get home, As i live in a onebedroomed flat i don't have a spare room, So shall i shut patch (newbie) in the bedroom and let tiggy and pippin have the rest of the flat?

Dawn F · « **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2008, 16:48:39 PM »

that's the thing, they might be scared, there is a stranger on the sofa! if she is in a room they will get used to her smell and she won't be such a stranger anymore, there is a thing on intros here

http://wizz-catz.co.uk/introducing.html

zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) · « **Reply #3 on:** April 21, 2008, 16:45:39 PM »

Ok its very hard to keep her in a room on her own as she doesnt stop meowing, well she does but thats coz she ends up loosing her voice

they arent fighting with her just seem very scared of her its really upsetting me seeing tiggy and pippin the way they are

Dawn F · « **Reply #2 on:** April 21, 2008, 16:41:27 PM »

you should probably keep the newbie in a room on its own for now and take this slowly

zoe (tiggy + pipins mum) · « **Reply #1 on:** April 21, 2008, 16:34:25 PM »

Hi again everyone, Sorry im not abpout much but still no internet.

On saturday out of thr blue we got another cat lol Anyway she is 9 months old, slightly younger than tiggy and pipin, She is so placide and loving, Tiggy and pipin keep hissing at her and have spent most of the last couple of days in my bedroom (by choice they can get out if they want) they werent eating but i have now moved there food and water into my bedroom and they are eating fine, but havent been to the toilet properly, Should i be worried? Ive asked some of my mates and they say im just a worry guts (there right probably

)

How long do you think it will take for everything to settle down? She came from a friend and she said if things don't settle down she will have her back but im in love with her already and don't want her to go but it also really upsets me to see pipin and tiggy upset

Any advice much appreciated x

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