I Want to Adopt Another Cat...
By Mercedes
@mercedes2053 (136)
Davao, Philippines
December 15, 2011 2:17am CST
I have already five cats in the house, all males and four are neutered. But when I tried bringing into our house one additional cat, my five cats 'protested'...and they would fight the new cat, in an act of trying to drive the new cat away. I pity this new cat member. The resident cats would unite and fight him that would result him wounds and bruises...one time, I thought he has already left, but he returned to my surprise. What will I do to let my other cats accept this new cat I would like to adopt?
4 responses
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
15 Dec 11
A cat loves to live alone! That is normal.
So it's not abnormal a new cat is not accepted. I think the territory your cats are living in already is full.
The only thing you could try is to let the new cat be the first in your home (so the others have to leave for some period to ...). After that you can introduce the older ones.. one by one and the trouble maker the first. There is always one not accepting.. if he does the other will follow.
If this doesn't work you better forget about the whole idea. What counts is that the animals you have feel happy. Not that you force them into a living situation that looks ideal to you.
@mercedes2053 (136)
• Davao, Philippines
15 Dec 11
I was so amused with your comment. Yeah, you're right, cats are much concerned of what they consider as their territory, and so they are hostile to a newcomer. That gave me the idea to separate my new adopted cat and place inside a temporary cage until these 5 original cats of mine will get used to the new one...I'm happy to have encountered here in myLot somebody who is also a cat lover like me. Thanks for your comments and advice.
@writersolutions10 (497)
• India
16 Dec 11
cats are really good and we need to grow them carefully. They are silent and we need to be careful with it. Don't grow any other pets like birds this is because they dont like them.
@Arieles (2473)
• United States
15 Dec 11
Many people like cats, they're easy to train to their kitty litter and if you need to leave home, you can pretty much do that and just have someone come in and feed them. They are territorial though. I would imagine that yes if you have five cats, they might resent having another feline added to the household. I think the best thing would be just to get the cat, and the other cat would just have to accept that you have six cats! I don't think I could handle even one! Good for you.
