How long until they get along? (cats)

My cat has went through some changes.

first surgery.
then moving into a new house.
her diet has changed (she eats more than she used to)

and now we have a new cat.

The new cat is slightly younger (both are around a year old and both are females) and is not a fighter AT ALL.

Since the new cat has come in , mine hisses for no reason.

what's the deal?

Are they jealous?


and will they EVER get along?


They never bite or scratch..they just hiss and moan, but i get worried.....




any advice or input?

 

Time will be the biggest factor. I've had cats who hissed & growled at one another and all it took was a little time untill they became used to each other. Some cats will never get along together. Something you can do to potentially speed up the process is making sure that when they are together it's accompanied by a positive experiance, such as getting special treats, encouraging play, etc.

best wishes

 

thanks!


i will keep that in mind

 

Cats are all about territory. But they will share.


x

 

so. update on the cat front.
(we switched where the new cats litter box was today and she didnt eat or go to the bathroom at all... she refused to go to the kitchen and get food and still refuses to go to the laundry room to go to the bathroom (any suggestions on the litter box situation??)

New cat (Pinky) is terrified of the kitchen, and would not go in there at all, now after extensive petting by her owner, she is soothed and is actually still laying in their as i am typing.

Also, after I was petting my cat simultaneously while my roomie was petting her's they both appear to feel soothed.

very odd, but i guess the positive association worked!!!!



thanks!

 

Some people don't believe cats can really be trained or conditioned... but if you feel comfortable with it, you could always correct either cat's undesirable behavior. I would only do this after they've been living together already for a couple of months and are still hissing at each other even after that time, in other words if it doesn't look like they are going to adjust, you may have to send the message to them that you and your roommate rule the roost and there will be no hissing going on. They don't have to like each other or play with each other, but hissing at each other only raises tensions, and they will learn not to do it if they are corrected for it, so that alone could help (just stopping the hissing). Don't correct them for this behavior using your hands and in fact if you can find a way to do it without touching them, it would be best. You want to send them the message that the behavior is unacceptable, not that they need to fear you. I don't know enough about cats and cat language to tell you how to speak their language to tell them it's unwanted, so you'll have to figure it out... I will say I am currently living with people who have 4 cats and their method of choice is a stern warning noise verbally, followed by being squirted with water from a spray bottle if they don't stop. I was uncomfortable with this at first, but 2 of those cats are very young and destructive and I finally ended up using the squirt bottle to stop the behavior that is unwanted, and it works, but doesn't affect them negatively.

 

hey thanks for the advice!!!!!!!!!