I would be ever so grateful if you have any pearls of wisdom to offer
Not sure about pearls of wisdom exactly
Following the recent loss of our darling angel Fred to kidney disease
, we were contacted by a wonderful local rescue to say they were caring for his lookeylikey Boris and would we purrhaps be interested in offering him a home? He will be 16 weeks old tomorrow. Couldn't resist of course so we are 1 week into introductions to our other 6 moggy cats ........
http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/index.php/topic,38494.0.htmlI have taken 2 weeks off work to "supervise".
Our cats have 24/7 access to catflap which I know is not everyone's cup of tea but Fred RIP and Dinah demanded/demand it.
Introductions appear to be going pretty well. Baby Boris will not of course be allowed outside until after he is neutered (around October) when he will slowly be allowed garden access.
Meanwhile I sleep with him in closed back bedroom and, when he is up and about the catflap is on "in only" setting. He was initially kept in his room from arrival around 5pm to the following afternoon then I left door ajar with my foot against it so the others could come and have a sniff for an hour or so then I followed him around the house to see reactions. Reaction from residents has been warning hissing and spitting if he got too close so he has backed off when that happens. There has been no fighting as such.
Groucho (13 month old very large fluffy black boy) did try and bat him a couple of times this morning. Think he was a bit jealous of me playing with Boris with Da Mousey but too wary to join in
(highly recommended for kitten play)
http://www.purrsinourhearts.co.uk/shop/best-cat-toys/cat-toys-other/da-cat-catcher-mouse-cat-toy-128I think interaction with play is very helpful with introductions.
to Purrs by the way