We just adopted a third cat, a one year old neutered male, and our two other cats, a twelve year old neutered male, and a three year old spayed female won't stop hissing at him. How do we get them to like each other?
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You can't make them like each other. You have brought a new cat into their territory and that scares your older cats. Give them time and let them work out their own "pecking order." As long as the older cats are not hurting the new addition to your family everything is ok. If you feel that one cat is getting to aggressive separate the aggressor for an hour in a room by itself. After the hour is up let the cat back out and reintroduce them. When one cat plays nicely with the new cat give that cat a treat. It could take several weeks for your older cats to become used to the new cat. Give it time.
It will just take time. It's the way of the cat and how they decide order in their home. Watch them and make sure no one is getting hurt but they will work it out and the hissing will eventually stop. They may or may not become best buddies but they will eventually get along.
Time and paitience. :o) They're still figuring out what the "new guy" is doing there, and establishing a pecking order. Just make sure everybody gets treated fairly--i.e. give just as much attention to the "established" cats as the new guy. Otherwise, all you can do is wait...
Eventually even if they never become friends, they will learn to tolerate each other. They need time to get used to the new cat and his new smell.
Time. I never thought my cat would stop hissing at the new kitten I adopted. But in a week, they were fine!
it will take some time. we had the same issue with the two cats we got. the first time, my husband's cat was really bad with his hissing and all, that we had to keep the cat in a separate room and when we brought her out to meet him, we had to put her in a carrier and introduce them that way. the same thing happened with our youngest one. we brought him home and the other two cats smelled someone new right away, both of them were hissing and growling... we kept him in the basement and occassionally brought them together. Our oldest is now 10, the middle is 5 and the youngest will be 3 in october... they get along perfectly and have fun chasing each other. i couldn't tell you how long it took, but as you can see from the ages, we did give them lots of time before someone new was introduced.
time and patience. Eventuallly they will find a was to coexist with each other. Every situation is different, it can take a week, it may take weeks.
It will take a long time and patience. It could take up to a month for the cats to get used to each other. Believe me, I just adopted a cat while I already had a cat too. I've had my new cat for about a week and my other cat is already getting used to her, but that's just my cat.
Try keeping the new guy in a separate room (with litter box, food, and bedding) for a few days. Then try cracking the door so they can see and smell each other, but don't have access to each other. Slowly introduce them, but supervise their contact for awhile to prevent fights. If things start up again go back to step one and try again. Some cats don't like any changes in their environment and they need to show the new guy whose in charge. Patience is key.
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