Intro
welcome to this animal wise video where we discuss the happy cohabitation of cats this is something much easier said than done and many cat Guardians will have some doubts over the best way to do for tunately we show you how to introduce new cats to each other by looking atfe line behavior and understanding what it takes to help them get along there
Potential Problems
are many potential problems which can arise when two or more cats cohabitate they may have set each other have one cat reject the other or fight overdominance while cats are more loving than many give them credit for they can be quite independent and territorial how ever this doesn’t mean cats can’t happily live together in the right circumstances we just need to make sure we do everything we can to engender a positive environment for everybody the first way to do this is to look at there sident cat the one already living in the home and understand whether they are able to socialize with other cats
General Preparations
although cats are not necessarily competitive we need to ensure both cats have all their needs met this mean sreducing the chances of conflicts of referred water and objects around the home here are some general preparations you will need to make the first and most important thing is to know that each cat will need their own food ball water ball and litter tray even if they end up sharing them later on we should ideally have an extra litter tray when housing two cats together we will need to have plenty of spaces for them to play and rest these should be shelves and structures in which the cats can play they also create more space so cats can get away from each other when they needsome downtime you will need scratching posts so that they can both keep their nails in condition and mark their territory you can also add a water fountain as most cats love this feature
Two Room Policy
not all professionals will follow this technique but in the majority of cases most will implement a two-room policy this requires preparing a room for the new cat where they will spend the first week or so this helps the resident cat know there’s a new individual as their smell will start to spread through the house slowly rather than all at once when presenting the new cat things get alittle trickier it’s important that it takes place in a quiet place with fewstimuli and under supervision from usgenerally the cats will sniff each other and we will probably witness some hissing and Swiper unless one or othercat appears to be an actual danger we must not intervene as we need to respect their way of communicating if they feel uncomfortable you will need to have spaces for the new cat to hide and seek refuge while we should provide as littl eintervention in this process as possible we should reinforce positive behavior and kind with treats or encouragement aswe have said over the first few days and weeks the cats may tick swipes are trying to intimidate each other we need to avoid this time for them to test their boundaries and adapt to each other this may take time even as much as a few months but in the long run we should seethe cats tolerate each other more or less positively in some cases the cat simply do not get along they continue tobe uncomfortable and aggressive with each other the causes of this problem are varied and include genetics improper socialization past trauma and other sit’s not always possible to know what happened to the cat before they arrivedin our home we can try to improve the situation
General Tips
guidelines and solving behavioral problems among cats very depending on individual cat available resources and prognosis from an animal specialist for this reason you will likely need anassessment of individual cats involved and not all behavioral modificationswill work for every cat how ever these general tips to help cats cohabitate may prove beneficial the use
Positive Reinforcement
of positive reinforcement can encouragepositive behavior in the presence of the other cat such as being calm or smelling them without fighting if we aresupervising the cats being together and we see one attack the other while playing we can stop the session so that the resident cat knows this will not be accepted and the fun is over this does not mean we should shout at them as this could do more harm than good keeping our cats both physically and mentally stimulated allows them to keep a positive frame of mind it promotes well-being as well as providesenrichment and learning on the petmarket we can find synthetic pheromonesfor cats these reproduce the pheromones emitted by lactating cats which cause the kittens to feel relaxed we can use this product to promote relaxation at home with both of the felines avoid using
Conclusion
water or spray bottles to frighten cats chase them around lock them in a room orother wise try to force an introduction these methods are only likely to make the situation worsevi siting a specialist may be needed if you find your cat still can’t get along these specialists include felineorthologous and behaviorists they are best to do to helping your cats get on with each other neither you’ve seen our tips to help cats cohabitate peacefully do you have any experiences you want toshare perhaps you have some tips which have worked well for you leave us acomment to let us know and don’t forget to Like and subscribe for more enjoya bleand helpful content and we’ll see you next time