We are in the process of adopting a 2 yr old female bengal. We already have a 5 month old female bengal. I'm not sure how to intoduce the two of them. Any advice appreciated.
Thanks,
Amy
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Need advice on introducing 2 yr old cat to my 5 month old kitten.
amyy91
May 19, 2005 09:57 AM
Replies (3)
AstiLover
May 19, 2005 03:15 PM
I have a 7 year odl bengal (male) who does not take introduction of any new felines lightly. He seems to be more high strung than the other cats, even though he came into our home that was already a multi-cat home. At that point he was the 3rd and youngest and since the oldest one died and I've introduced a kitten (over 1-1/2 yrs ago) he still marks and will sometime urinate on the new cat's toys or sleeping spots. The two sleep together sometimes and play together so I truly believe it's partly due to his breed. Bengals are known for being very high strung, needy and easily excitable. SOemtimes seeing another cat our squirrell oustide will cause him to mark or spray and he has been neuterd since he was 6 months old! I'm still using Feliway spray, Feliway plug-ins and Petastic for cleanup. Make the introduction long, slow and give the current resident bengal lots of love and attention. Good luck and let us know...
amyy91
May 19, 2005 04:11 PM
Thanks for the advice. There both female so i wonder if that will make it easier than having a male. Both are spayed. There definately high energy cats. I knew it was best to introduce another bengal to our family then another breed cat. I needed one that was equally as playfull. Most cats wont be able to keep up with the energy level of a bengal. Atleast from my experiance.
Amy
PHMadameAlto
May 21, 2005 11:08 PM
I hope the new cat works out well. It sounds like you have thought out everyting and are trying to do things right. Just be patient and keep their time spent together under a limited basis right now!
Good luck!
>>Thanks for the advice. There both female so i wonder if that will make it easier than having a male. Both are spayed. There definately high energy cats. I knew it was best to introduce another bengal to our family then another breed cat. I needed one that was equally as playfull. Most cats wont be able to keep up with the energy level of a bengal. Atleast from my experiance.
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>>Amy
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