advice on starting a blended family

leah · Post by **leah** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:07 am

when i move to lincoln, i will be taking my cat :Boots: with me as well as my mom's cat frenchie (aka fatcat). since the big move is just two short weeks away, i decided it'd be a good idea to bring the cats together so they can get used to each other before the move.

it's not going well thus far.

any ideas for getting them to mesh together better, or at least to make it less traumatic? :Boots: seems relatively okay so far, but fatcat is FREAKING OUT. it's making me sad panda

Post by **Arlos** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:11 am

From the ASPCA: http://www.petcaretips.net/introduce_new_cat.html

-Arlos

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:12 am

Tie their tails together until they either get along or die.

Zanchief · Post by **Zanchief** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:15 am

We have two cats. One shy and neurotic and one is real easy going. The shy one still, after like 10 years of living with the cool one, does not get along with him. Some cats are just weird.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:38 am

cats are just little people with fur and fangs

you can't force them to be pals

Captain Insano · Post by **Captain Insano** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:22 pm

i thought for sure this thread was going to be about leah getting pregnant by a black guy...or perhaps a team of black guys freshly released from prison

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:20 pm

Cats just need time to become accustomed to another animal in their area.

Just don't force it upon them. Let them keep their distance and it usually works itself out after a few weeks.