During the final three weeks of pregnancy the mother should be separated from
other cats in the household as well as cats from outside the family.
The most common triggers for urine marking include a
new cat in the household, free - roaming cats outside, or social conflict between family cats.
As cats age, like people, sometimes it's even more important to have quick accessibility to a litter box, so keep that in mind with
older cats in your household.
The first step in creating harmony between your new cat and the
existing cats in your household is to pick the best possible new cat for your household and lifestyle.
Your older cat is establishing their role as the
dominant cat in the household and the kitten is being taught where their boundaries as the new cat are.
She is definitely the
alpha cat in the household and I don't know if she is feeling territorial even though I have 4 litter boxes.
If you have
multiple cats in your household, you may not have enough litter boxes — some cats prefer to have one box for number - 1 and one for number - 2.
They can be spread to any
other cat in the household by cat to cat contact, so it is safest to screen any new cat before exposure to other cats.
(ref) When more than one
cat in a household develops FIP, each is likely to have had a mutation event of its own, not transmission from one cat to another.
When two
cats in the household who have gotten along well togeth er suddenly become aggressive toward each other, the problem is generally fear - induced aggression.
A 2009 Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) article noted that «annual family income was the strongest predictor of
whether cats in the household were neutered.»
Especially in cases in which D. gatoi is suspected, it may be helpful to perform skin scrapings on other
cats in the household since asymptomatic cats may be less likely to remove this potentially contagious mite from the skin as a result of overgrooming.?
Feline Leukemia / FIV testing is highly recommended for any new kitten or
adult cat in the household or outdoor cats that have not been kept up to date on their Leukemia vaccines.
She's a 4 year old tabby and is slowly getting used to all of us because we have another 18 y /
o cat in the household.
Having your veterinarian check for FIV and FeLV is important to find out if your cat has a weakened immune system and is especially important if there are other
cats in the household as it can be transmitted to them.
Because felines are finicky and possessive when it comes to litter boxes, a good rule is one box
per cat in the household.
Provide an adequate number of litter boxes (usually one more than the number
of cats in the household), and keep them clean.
FELV / FIV Testing: We recommend testing kittens and adult cats that are new to your household for feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus before introducing them to the
existing cats in your household.