Advice on Reintroducing Cats
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:29 pm
About a month and a half ago, I took in a friends cat. She couldn't take her with her for her move and needed to rehome. Now I already had two cats and two dogs, but I agreed anyhow and said cat (Meanky) is an absolute sweetheart.
She has, however, been hanging in the basement most of the time and seems to be coming up at night to explore around the house. (I've spooked her several times when I come out of my room at night).
My dogs... have always been ones to sometimes chase the cats. Their relationship is more a tolerating one as are the other two cats to them. My other two cats Honey and Rusty also do somewhat get along, but in general they leave each other alone. Most of the animals haven been adapting to Meanky except for one... That one being my other female cat, Honey.
We recently brought a litterbox upstairs for Honey to use on her own, so she wouldn't have to go downstairs where they usually are. Since she showed some displeasure in having Meanky here in the first place. Now I feel she's going downstairs for the sake of harassing Meanky. She has no other reason. Her own litterbox and food are all upstairs now and she has her own room as well. A couple of weeks ago, blood was drawn from poor Meanky possibly by Honey, although we not sure. (She could've hurt herself trying to get away) It wasn't anything serious, but enough to try and get me thinking about what can be done about this.
We don't really have a room upstairs for her. I actually just came back up from chasing Honey off from the basement (And some fur on the floor from Meanky), but neither seemed to be hurt. Despite all this Meanky is certainly a trooper.
So I'm asking for possibly advice. My last resort is to rehome her if I have to. So I'm asking you lovely Petopians if you have any advice to at least help make Honey... less of a prick. Rather, let her tolerate the presence of another cat.
She has, however, been hanging in the basement most of the time and seems to be coming up at night to explore around the house. (I've spooked her several times when I come out of my room at night).
My dogs... have always been ones to sometimes chase the cats. Their relationship is more a tolerating one as are the other two cats to them. My other two cats Honey and Rusty also do somewhat get along, but in general they leave each other alone. Most of the animals haven been adapting to Meanky except for one... That one being my other female cat, Honey.
We recently brought a litterbox upstairs for Honey to use on her own, so she wouldn't have to go downstairs where they usually are. Since she showed some displeasure in having Meanky here in the first place. Now I feel she's going downstairs for the sake of harassing Meanky. She has no other reason. Her own litterbox and food are all upstairs now and she has her own room as well. A couple of weeks ago, blood was drawn from poor Meanky possibly by Honey, although we not sure. (She could've hurt herself trying to get away) It wasn't anything serious, but enough to try and get me thinking about what can be done about this.
We don't really have a room upstairs for her. I actually just came back up from chasing Honey off from the basement (And some fur on the floor from Meanky), but neither seemed to be hurt. Despite all this Meanky is certainly a trooper.
So I'm asking for possibly advice. My last resort is to rehome her if I have to. So I'm asking you lovely Petopians if you have any advice to at least help make Honey... less of a prick. Rather, let her tolerate the presence of another cat.