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I recently adopted a fem, 9 month old, spayed domestic shorthair (Demi) into my home. I already have a resident neutered male Scottish fold (Chester) who is 1 1/2 years old All of my searching the Internet gives me opposite results. Demi is very nasty to Chester. She growls, hisses, swats, and tries to pounce on him. Chester lets out little whines when this happens, but never is aggResive Is there anything that I can do for the kitten to accept my resident cat? he won’t act dominant at all
Updated On August 1st, 2020
Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 9 months old | 5 lbs
Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS 102
Veterinarian
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Yes, I have something that may help. I would separate the cats, and slowly reintroduce them to each other. Take the cat who is aggressive, and put her in her own room with her own food, water, and litter box. Keep the door closed, and for a few days, feed them both treats on other side of door so they associate each other's smell with a good experience. Then let the other cat in the aggressive cat's room while the aggressive cat is in a cat carrier. They can smell each other, but not be in contact. If either becomes upset or show signs of aggression, remove the second cat from the room, and try again later. Praise them when they interact appropriately. When they are interacting well with each other through the carrier, you can let the aggressive cat out of her room, and see how she interacts with the other cat. Praise them when they interact appropriately, and separate them with any sign of aggression or upset. I would get a cat tree with lots of shelves to give the cats vertical space to get away from each other. I would keep the cat in her room when you go out until they are comfortable with each other. Thanks for contacting Petcoach!
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