So, you want to make
sure your resident cat feels like:
Not exact matches
If you have a dog or a
cat at home and want to introduce your bunny to them, first make
sure you understand your
resident pet's personality.
After a few days of successful interactions, you can let your
resident cat get to know your dog while making
sure you keep your dog in the «stay» command or on a leash.
Place the new
cat in the cage and make
sure that the existing
resident cat can meet the other
cat face to face at all points of the cage including the upper levels.
And be
sure to say hello to our
resident cats when you're in the stores!
The first thing to do is to make
sure that your existing
resident cat can keep their usual food, water and litter tray locations, as well as their usual routines, as much as possible.
This process is best done with a human partner just to make
sure the
cats don't inadvertently get in each other's way while trading places; but if you don't have help, try putting the
resident in, say, a bedroom.
If you introduce new
cats into the household, make
sure that they are de-wormed and isolated for a while before they mix in with
resident cats to help prevent introduction of diseases and parasites.
Be
sure to spend plenty of time with your new kitty in their room, but don't ignore your
resident cat.
Be
sure to spend plenty of time with your new kitty in her room, but don't ignore your
resident cat.