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Introduction to cats: How to bring home a new cat when you have other pets

8/8/2019

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You’re bringing home a cat you adopt from a shelter, but you already have an adult cat or a dog at home. When you put the two together in the same room, they are immediately hissing or growling toward each other. No matter what you do, it seems that they cannot get along really well. Frustrating, right?
Well, there are some steps you can try yourself for for introducing cats to a new home.

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  • 1. Adopting a Cat
    • 1.1. Be Picky About the Shelter
    • 1.2. What to Buy Before Adopting a Cat
    • 1.3. How to Tell How Old a Cat Is
    • 1.4. When are Cats Fully Grown
    • 1.5 How to Get a Cat to Like You
  • 2.  Natural Behavior of Cats
  • 3. Assessing Your New Cat and Other Pets Behavior
  • 4. How to Deal with Aggressive Cats
    • 4.1. How to Calm Down an Aggressive Cat
    • 4.2. Understanding Cat’s Body Language
    • 4.3. Spending Time with Your Cat
    • 4.4. Ask for professional Support
  • 5. Jackson Galaxy’s Way to Introduce Your New Cat to the Other Cat
    • 5.1. Setting up a basecamp
    • 5.2. Other Side of the Door Feeding
    • 5.3. Introducing the Two
    • 5.4. Play Together with Both Cats
    • 5.5. Warning Signs when Introducing Cats and Resolving the Conflict
  • 6. Introducing New Cat to the Resident Dog
    • 6.1. Pet’s State of Mind
    • 6.2. Setting Up a Safe Haven
    • 6.3. Introduction
    • 6.4. Reward for Calmness
    • 6.5. Play together with Both Cat and Dog
    • 6.6. Resolving Conflict
  • 7.    Conclusion
Article submitted by our friend Lily Clark
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