What To Do If Your Cats Don't Get Along!

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Watch this video to learn how to encourage positive interactions between your cats! Thinking of bringing a new cat into your home? We will give you several helpful tips on introducing a new cat to your current cat. There is a lot of information in these videos, so please don't hesitate leaving any questions in the comments. Check out the links above for even more information! Thanks for watching!

[@FSD23384]

I have done everything in this video and more to get my resident 14-year-old female and my new male cat who is 18 months old to get along. It has been 6 months that the new cat has lived in my home. My resident female goes into defense mode as soon as she sees the new cat, hissing and growling, until the new cat back downs and she is able to hide. Both cats have a history of being socialized with other cats. It is heartbreaking as my new cat is so sweet and friendly. When I am not around, they have to be kept in separate living areas.

[@outofAlog]

Same here. I rescued a female kitten who was under a car , my resident cat is 8 yrs female and very much a nomad. It’s been about 4 months and there is slightly less aggression from resident cat but new cat is rambunctious and will be a bully sometimes Hope you have luck with yours, I just give them few minutes together until I feel the tension build up. But for now one up and one downstairs, they will break eventually. My resident cat hated me for almost a year and refused to come downstairs except to eat.

[@sgilmour47]

Same here, my 6 year old cat hates my 9 month old he hisses, growls, bats him and runs past him as if the kitten is going to attack him! Yet he has never once gone for him and rolls over and is submissive! No idea what to do at this point.

[@FSD23384]

@@sgilmour47 Maybe you will have better luck than me. It has been 9 months and there has been absolutely no improvement with my two.

[@escooby12]

@@FSD23384same here , it’s very stressful for everyone🥲

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Thank you to everyone who watched our video! Our dear clinic cat, Jack, crossed over the rainbow bridge at the beginning of February. He was almost 20 years old. We have had lots of comments regarding the litter box and water bowl placement in our video. We kept the litter box and water bowl right next to Jack's tower when he was still living. He was very old with a stump foot and had a hard time getting around. We did our best to accommodate him by keeping his water and litter box as close to him as possible. Our staff members gave Jack fresh water numerous times a day. He also had other litterboxes placed around the clinic for the days that he felt like getting a bit more exercise. We will do anything we can to keep our pets comfortable! RIP Jack

[@ciscornBIG]

I'm sorry you had to deal with pearl clutching idiots who think they know everything.

[@tee3219]

❤❤❤ I did wonder about it but didn't question it. I thought, "Oh, is this the new way of doing it"! I'm sorry you lost your fur baby. They become such a part of us ❤

[@marycarty5879]

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[@pommiebears]

My cats have been together for 10 years. Hate each other’s guts. Well, my boy cat doesn’t hate my girl cat, my girl cat attacks him, and he runs away. I wish he’d wallop her back just once, I think it would be enough to garner the respect she obviously doesn’t have for him lol.

[@4Zalweljoh]

My husband and I just got married and we are moving in together in our new home in June. We both have cats that haven't lived together as of yet. Mine is female and his is male. His cat is 6 years old and mine is 8 months old. I went to visit with my cat in their current home, and he absolutely hated her. He hissed and growled at her. She hissed back at him, but I noticed she was way more afraid of him than he was of her. It's gonna be a rough couple of weeks/months, but hopefully these tips will help us out.

[@standingupforwomen]

Unfortunately my two rescues will be enemies till the end. Female is 17, male is 10, and they've been together for 6 yrs, I already follow all of your suggestions, but anytime they cross paths in the house, it's full-on war. The female is a "growler" and sounds ferocious but is 1/3 the size of the male, who really wouldn't mind having a playmate but the female is old and grumpy so she won't change. I keep a water bottle nearby and just seeing it makes them disappear into different rooms.

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Sorry to hear that they still aren't friends. It can be very difficult, and sometimes their personalities just don't mesh well. It's good that the water bottle works to keep them apart.

[@catebartley9865]

Omg same, I got my mammaws rescue feral wen she died and she's grumpy and mean to my big male cat cheeto its rough he would be nice to her if she let him both fixed idk hes scared a lil

[@hanizanwanzan203]

Hi! I’m having the same problem too with my cats. I have 4 of them and i have to separate 2 and 2. The girl is the growler and she’s only 3. They’ve lived in the same house for 2 years now and are separated. I’m trying to get them to eat together, which they do. Then the girl starts to growl at the other two. I just bought an infuser for cats, wish me luck. Hope it’ll work

[@cribzzy]

@@hanizanwanzan203 did the infuser work?

[@effy.3730]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqS8hWqvfrSXp7M try this.💕 Jackson galaxy give useful and helpful tips !

[@meowiies]

Its been a year and a half with my 2 girls now and thankfully they are never violent but I have to keep them separate unless the "new" one has height. It's so stressful sometimes and I end up feeling super duper guilty having them this way :( I just have to keep trying and understand their boundaries with patience..

[@glamcat7948]

I'm so sorry. I'm in a similar situation. I brought a 7 month kitty (Dany) home to our 6 year old cat (Elphie) - this was more than 2 years ago - and Elph just will not accept Dan. It breaks my heart for both of them. We introduced them the right way, and very slowly, and they even have similar energy levels, but Elph really loved being an only cat and I didn't realize it 😞 I would do anything to bond them and make them both happy, but I just don't know what else to try. Wishing you good luck with your furbabies.

[@meowiies]

@@glamcat7948Yes glam we are in very similar boats at the moment. It has also been 2 years for them and I. I think all we can do is keep trying and give them lots of love through patience and play. Despite feeling guilty, it's good to know that our cats are in safe hands with all the care and love in the world (just not with each other lol). Eventually, hopefully, they can at least come to tolerate each other! I'm also wishing you the best for your little fur babies 💕 🐱🐱

[@dawnelambert1546]

Here’s another kitty owner in the same situation!

[@tee3219]

​@@CeeThecatmom See Jackson Galaxy's You Tube video on older resident cat Vs kitten: 1) He says to become the kittens play mate to take the burden off the older cat. 2) Feed them close together so they associate each other with a positive experience. 3) Put them on the same wake/sleep, eating schedule. He is an expert and has many helpful videos. Please watch 👁📲

[@lisalacy688]

​@@CeeThecatmomsame. Any improvements? I am at 4 weeks now.

[@Akerfeldtfan]

Thank you for this. My challenge is that now they eat together, and will chase treats or kibble bits for an extended period of time. But the moment the food goes away, they are back to making eye contact and getting ready for a throw down. No idea how to get them to just chill out.

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Thanks for watching! How long have you had both cats? It may be beneficial to schedule a behavioral consultation with your veterinarian.

[@Akerfeldtfan]

@@molitorpetclinicstaff4990 it's been about a month with the new 4 year old. Our resident kitty is 7. Our vet and shelter are sadly useless in this case- we've done everything people like jackson galaxy recommend, but they wont jump the final hurdle. Patience, I guess.

[@jeetsang1]

Did your cats end up sorting it out? I'm in the same situation, I'm not sure what to even do at this stage

[@Akerfeldtfan]

@@jeetsang1 Sadly no, we ended up rehoming the new cat and everything is much better now.

[@jeetsang1]

@@Akerfeldtfan ah I see, sorry to hear that but I'm glad things are better now. It is so weird as they cry for each other on the other side of doors and it's only the resident cat who is aggressive. Anyway glad your household is happy now!

[@marycarty5879]

I have a female Torti cat rescued from a shelter she’s beautiful and loving,followed Jackson Galaxy on KZbin about how to introduce them,it’s been a month and my new cat is a bully...I keep a cat harness on her and it’s the only thing that kind of helps to calm her down,and not want to attack my resident female cat or my young dog Boston Terrier...also have to use spray bottle sometimes OMG sometimes I want to surrender her,but my heart breaks just thinking about it...will give it some more time

[@58209]

this video had a lot of tips i hadn't encountered before in my searches for articles on introducing cats. thank you for the concise and informative video.

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Thank you for watching!

[@midnightcat6116]

My boy kitten is very extroverted and my girl kitten is an extreme introvert. They both tolerate each other.

[@alyssatortora7156]

I have 5 cats, of which only the 4 can tolerate each other. The other one is incredibly territorial. For background info, he’s 7 years old, as well as his companion who is a female. Anakin(male) and Asuna(female). They’ve been together since day one. When we got another cat, he could not get along with her. Super aggressive, possible introduction gone wrong. Soon after, we got another cat(a kitten this time). Same situation but when we introduced this new cat to the previous new cat, they got along just fine. So, we separated the four cats. Anakin and Asuna share one side of the house, and the other two have the other side. We had this dynamic for about 2-3 years. Now recently, we got ANOTHER cat(this time a kitten again). We have yet to introduce this one to Anakin due to previous outcomes with the other cats (extremely loud fights and chases, horrifying). Now we are genuinely considering putting him up for adoption. The only thing holding us back is the fact that we’d be separating his long-term companion(Asuna) from him. We feel like this would seriously impact both of them and we are not cruel enough to do that. So, we’re stuck :|. I had considered giving away this new kitty so that things could go back to the way they were, but my mother is too attached. I have no clue what to do and this is extremely frustrating.

[@JerBearTeo]

Nothing works with my oldest girl and my ginger boy. To be honest I think I may be the problem. All 3 cats in the household are more sticky with me and tend to seek my attention over my wife's. Since there's only one of me and those 2 don't like sharing property, it gets difficult when one sees the other getting more attention. Thankfully the middle child is more free and easy and often acts as a bridge by being friends with both.

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

It is difficult for cats to share their humans! I try to spend a little time with each of my cats individually every day. With three cats that can be difficult to achieve every day!

[@akeleven]

If the cat has a whole room, don't put the water bowl next to a litter box and don't put the food bowl next to either. No they don't want the water next to their food. Humans do it for human convenience. My problem cats are all boys and they are all fixed. One boy thinks he has to attack the girls because it's fun to chase them but they get upset. The other boy is happy to play with him but they get to playing too rough and it turns into a squall unless I distract one of them with the laser pointer or catnip.

[@ikigai47]

None of this works for my troubled cat. She was abused as a kitten by adult cats and has hated cats ever since. As a result, none of my 4 cats get along, they're always on edge because of my troubled cat's attitude. It's so tiring. It's been 10 years and nothing has changed

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

So sorry to hear this. It may be beneficial for you to have a behavioral consultation with your veterinarian.

[@farzana3233]

Have you tried reintroducing them? Jackson Galaxy has some really great videos about this process. I'm planning to try it on my own cats who haven't been getting along for almost a year now.

[@ikigai47]

@@farzana3233 Thanks, I'll check out some of his videos on the topic

[@femalefaceless]

Going through the same exact thing. Its been almost 2 years... vet just said "well maybe he needs to be the only cat" but as a TNR fail he has a lazy eye, FIV and an attitude problem that makes it impossible to place with anyone else.

[@aaron1shmim]

I am 2 and a half years in with my cats (1M:4yrs/1F:3years). I can sit in between them in the middle of the room and they just loaf and stare at each other. I even constructed a gate in my hallways to prevent the male from getting at my EXTREMELY shy female (it took me 6 months to pet her). We can feed them treats right next to each other without issues but as soon as the food goes away you can feel the tension rising. HOPEFULLY in the near future I can take the gate down, remove pet carriers/pens, and just allow them to coexist.

[@mom369222]

I had2 cats once and they ALWAYS fought! espically over a window in my hallway. My male was fixed, and also the female, and they acted like husband, and wife, though mymale was a mousr, and would climb into your lap, and go to sleep

[@laleema]

My two cats - mum and son- who are usually inseparable had a spat yesterday while I was sleeping. An electrical malfunction meant I slept in the studio for the first time, and I sense their territoriality kicked in. I woke up to a fight that I broke up with a loud sound. But the mom ( who is the tinier one ) keeps beating on the male catc every opportunity she gets. I have separated her in an enclosed balcony space with her own food, water, litter box and sleeping space. She likes the balcony, and usually sulks there when we come back from the vet. But it is just soo stressful to think of her out there. I really hope she calms down soon.

[@mscswanson4561]

Ive had 2 feral kitties (sisters from same litter but diff fathers) since birth on my porch. They were so protective of each other. They played and cleaned each other everyday. When they turned a little over 1yr old I moved to new apt. From that moment on they have become sworn enemies. I've done everything suggested but I'm worn out trying to reintegrate them in new space. They each get jealous over any time I spend with the other kitty. So I end up doing everything twice while the other one glares from sidelines. They have totally opposite personalities and I try to adjust my interaction to each one I've accommodated for all of it. I just really wish they could be the loving sisters they were or very least cordial...I feel like and they act like I'm betraying the other kitty when I spend time with her sister...if ANYONE has ANY advice on what might work...I would be eternally grateful and huge bonus will be stacked in your karma bank!

[@dianal3336]

I have the same problem! Except mine are a boy and girl. After I got them neutered/spayed the female cat just HATES the male cat. While the male cat does everything to just sit next to her, LOL. It's so sad because he wants to play but she just wants to be as far away from him.

[@mscswanson4561]

@@dianal3336 yesssss! 1 wants to be friends and the other 1 does not. Have you found any solutions? 🤞

[@briimarie2218]

Holy cow I swear you were writing my story. I have the exact same scenario except we haven't moved. But when they hit about a yr old they are sworn enemies and I'm losing my patience over it. Both are males.

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

I am not sure how long ago you moved, but it can take pets up to a year after a major life change to return to their normal behavior. When we moved into our new house 2 out of 3 of our cats developed behavioral issues/health changes. One of my cats shredded the garbage bag every single day. He would get in horrible fights with our other cat. It was difficult but we were persistent with breaking up fights, scolding our cat for shredding garbage bags, using scented bags and child safety locks to deter that behavior, among other things. After about 5 months, this behavior stopped. If you are still dealing with behavioral issues between your cats, it is a great idea to visit your veterinarian. They can make recommendations and prescribe medications when needed. You can also look into a veterinary behaviorist!

[@robertsullivan4773]

Jackson Galaxy suggests a few of these also. I have tried them all with my new arrival. I'm dealing with him at 6 months and two residents 6 and 11. The Older male the younger female. It's been a month and not there yet. 😕 but I'm determined to make it work

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Thanks for watching! Sometimes it can take awhile for cats to get along. Consistency is key. Keep working at it!!

[@Tmercy82]

Almost same situation my first cat is the 6 month old female and the new cat is a 3 year old male and they don’t get along my little one always picks a fight with him but they kinda get along their not always fighting when together in a room but hey progress is progress 🤞🏼🫠🥲👍🏼

[@Beth9228]

With my family we where so lucky with our 1st 2 cats. They were adopted a little bit over 2 years apart from each other. The 1st cat was laid back on another cat. Our 2nd was dominant but, was sweet and friendly to humans. When we introduced them to each other they did wrestled each other. They both became friends really quickly. They were both stay cats that came to our house. I do missed them both. They were such good cats.

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

It's always nice when cats become friends quickly! Sorry they are no longer with you. Thanks for watching.

[@Zuhrah2410]

Really need this because me and my family are going to get another cat wich is a female btw its a male rn we are still finding still this video will be really useful

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

We are so glad the video is helpful! Congrats on getting another cat.

[@van0tot100]

Thank you for your video. We have too cats really hate each other. Too bad they are mum and daughter, but they seem to have forgotten. We used to have a third male cat (Obama) and he was very peaceful towards other cats. He was the brother of the mum, but he was on good terms with both cats, and especially the daughter cat really loved him: when she was a kitten she only went to her mum for milk and then went to Obama. Interestingly Obama and the mum cat raised her kittens together, Obama made sure they didn't escape from the garden, groomed than and sometimes disciplined them if they were misbehaving. It was really cute to see how they were coordinating this, as they both seem to agree on rules for the kittens, such as forbidding them to leave the garden and to go out of their eyesight. We really did not intervene, the cats decided themselves when the kittens were ready for the next expansion of their territory. We kept one kitten, and unfortunately she never became friends with her mum, just with Obama. After Obama died, they got very hostile and are fighting all the time. Obama was not quite a dominant male; sometimes the two female get pushed him for food, and he would then just wait for them to be finished eating to show up in the kitchen. He always tried to avoid conflicts and did not seem to take a side when the two were fighting. I really have no clue why the two females are so hostile, nor do I know why the presence of Obama made sure they were calm. I guess they feared he would intervene if one would attack the other. They both like different food so there is not much of a competition there. They did not seem to be annoyed when we were giving attention to the male cat, but if we were petting one of the female cats the other one looks angry. The only thing I can think of is introducing two similar litter boxes, now we have two different ones. Aside from that, I have no idea what we could do. Introducing a third cat that is sociable to other cats may be an option, but I think because the female cats are quite old this will give them a lot of stress. Oh, all three cats were spayed or neutered. I wonder if someone has an idea of why they are so hostile and in what way they might feel they have to compete and most importantly what else we can do to make sure there will be peace.

[@ozma6918]

With my now ex we got two cats, something like two years in between them (and cat #2 is two years younger, too). Now, thing is, cat #1 was used to be always alone with humans, granted. But cat #2 was said to be friendlier and likes cats better than he does humans. He clearly doesn't act hostile towards cat #1, mostly seems to want to play is all. Cat #1, however, NEVER liked him, still don't. She'll tolerate him but he mustn't come closer than paw swatting distance, or there will be hissing and growling (to which, sometimes, cat #2 responds to by play fighting). It's kinda sad they don't get along any better, but then the personnality difference might just be it. Never saw cat #2 hiss or growl at cat #1, not even once in about 4 years of them being together, it's always cat #1 doing the hissing and growling (sometimes to the point of screaming).

[@linhdoan7266]

1:26 I just wanna say: Who puts a drinking bowl next to a little box?

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Thanks for watching! The video was filmed at our clinic. The litterbox and water bowl that is shown is placed in our front lobby for our elderly clinic cat, as it is hard for him to walk to the back of the clinic where additional water dishes and litter boxes are. We change his water dish out several times per day to ensure he always has fresh water. Unfortunately, there is limited space in our front lobby so having the litter box and water dish next to each other is the only option.

[@calmyourcat]

I was wondering that!

[@calmyourcat]

@@molitorpetclinicstaff4990 Awh fair enough, bless him!

[@lindakjell5334]

But seriously, shouldn’t a pet clinic know to keep litter box and water bowl apart. Surely it’s not impossible to keep bowl and litter a foot apart? We even manage to do this in the tiny quarantine rooms/boxes we have at the shelter, surely it would be possible in a lobby. Also, pretty sure most cat behaviourists advices against using a spray bottle.... I found it a bit hard to hear what was said in some parts of the video so I have a question: did you say that cats are more aggressive when they are clawed?? (The fact that there’s even another option than that is mind boggling to me!)

[@moa.spring]

my 2nd cat's adoption couldn't be timed sadly. He was a stray so it was pretty hard for them to get along for the first time, especially because the male wasn't spayed. Now they're fighting less but their relationship isn't the best, mostly the female cat is scared😅😔

[@maiyeeenCadile]

my new kitten (2 months) is crazy about my adult cat. he follows him where ever and keeps on playing with my adult cat. The problem is my adult cat will get annoyed easily because the kitten will not stop playing with him. I dont know what to do anymore

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Is there a place in your home that can be available to your adult cat to hang out without the kitten? I have two adult cats and just introduced an 8 week old kitten into my home. I don't allow my kitten to go in my bedroom because that is my adult cats' "safe place". As my kitten gets older and all of the cats become more comfortable with each other, I will no longer need to have a "safe space" for my adult cats. I hope this helps.

[@maiyeeenCadile]

@@molitorpetclinicstaff4990 thats the mistake that i had made. Bringing the kitten inside the bedroom. I hope this will pass and everything will be ok.

[@SAJK0KAT]

Have same problem.. :( Do you still have this issue?

[@daripaola_]

we have the same white/brown cat😍

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Awe, that's awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@yaroo_5542]

Hello! I hope you will reply :’) I have a 5 years old cat that won’t accept the new kitten that is 4 months old (pumpkin). The 5 years old cat (Diana) has really bad experiences with meeting new cats and she’s VERY afraid and angry when she sees the new kitten, she doesn’t attack at all just hisses at him. and when she attacks the kitten lets her hit him. The new kitten (pumpkin) is really sweet and really playful when he saw Diana he was ready to play with her even tho it was his first time meeting her. They already met but we didn’t do any steps or anything :( I know that's the problem. for some reason pumpkin doesn’t like to eat from his bowl he likes to eat from Diana’s bowl, the same thing with the litter box he usually goes to HIS litter box but I noticed sometimes he goes to Diana’s litter box. every time he sees Diana he runs after her he really wants to play with her but he plays aggressively and Diana thinks he’s attacking her. we got pumpkin 2 months ago so when we first got him, he was 2 months old, he was abandoned that's why we got him at a really young age. they’re still like this to this day it’s been 2 months!! :c i don't know what to do now! Diana hides most of the time because he’s around. pumpkin is not around all the time because he's with my mom that works out of town so he comes at the weekends and holidays only. sorry if my English is bad, its not my first language ^^;

[@jilljacobs5319]

Do not ever keep food bowl and water bowl next to cat box that is very bad

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Thank you for your concern. We can assure you that the water bowl is cleaned and refilled with fresh water multiple times a day. The litterbox is also cleaned immediately after it is used. As we stated in our previous comments, our clinic cat is elderly and does not always feel up to walking to the back of the clinic where his other water dish and litter box is kept. We have limited space in our front lobby to keep both water and a litter box. Jack is a happy and healthy cat who appreciates the convenience of his water dish and litterbox being close by. Have a nice day. :)

[@LaDouch]

You guys seem like a professional and actual answer comments, can you please give me any help on my cats, I have multiple cats, but these two males I have but heads sometimes but I mean sometimes like they eat,lay and sleep next to one another but they will random hissy and chase and do all that not nice stuff, but another thing is that they never really make contact they swat the air more then anything

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

This is very common with cats. I have three cats in my home and they get along very well 85% of the time. The will get in spats with each other a couple times a week. Sometimes they are just playing with each other, but if it seems like they aren't playing I will break up the fight and they go their separate ways. If you are really concerned you could schedule a behavioral consult with your vet.

[@LaDouch]

@@molitorpetclinicstaff4990 thank you I appreciate it, I’ve had many cats before and stuff, just I’ve never seen two house cats live together and act like they don’t know one another at random times, but thank you again I highly appreciate it

[@lawrencepjaramillo3979]

Our male cat was introduced as kitten to our two adult cats and got along fine we have had them together for 10 years now and found a kitten outside and brought her in now out male cat hisses fights and screams or yells at the kitten they get along a little but mainly fight and hiss I dont know what to do

[@sinikkha]

my two male cats rukio and guts used to be best buddies, then we got both of them neutered and now rukio will always attack guts. why is that?

[@looksirdroids9134]

There is no way in hell you're seeing me put food or water that close to a litter tray

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

You can put your pet's food, water, and litterbox wherever you like :) If you read our previous comments you will see why we need to do that to accommodate our elderly clinic cat. Thanks for watching.

[@olga8p1]

What knucklehead put water bowl and litter box together????

[@staceydelbucchia2576]

❤😊

[@tramarherrera6685]

That's my problem, they are half brother and sister. They hate each other. This has been going on for nine years.

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Unfortunately we can't force our cats to get along as much as we wish they would be friends. Hopefully your two can coexist without too many issues.

[@brandyyolidio4213]

Oh boy, I have 2 boys, 10 and 5 months. The kitty hates my 10 year old and my 10 year old is scared out of his wits. I may have to let kitty go to a shelter soon, my big cat is pooping everywhere and he KNOWS better. I may get the baby neutered and see what happens

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

@@brandyyolidio4213Neutering would definitely be a good idea. Sometimes it does not resolve all behavioral issues, but it is a great place to start.

[@rifkamr6463]

Or should we do one step every day week or month time

[@rifkamr6463]

Introduce scent how many time should i do in a day and should I do all the time

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

You can try giving your cat a toy or blanket from your new cat to introduce their scent. You can keep it with them for several days, until it loses scent of the other cat. There is no perfect solution, unfortunately. It requires a lot of trial and error when introducing cats to each other.

[@Rita-yw2tn]

My sister passed away so I have her cat and she’s never been outside and I’m pet sitting for my daughter for a few days and I don’t know what to do ! I have her locked in the bedroom because my daughter has two cats here so what can I do ? I don’t want to leave her locked in the room . 😢

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

So sorry for your loss. Can your sister's cat and your daughter' cats take turns being able to run around/in the bedroom? Remember to always consult your veterinarian before trying anything new. Your veterinarian should be able to give you some more ideas as well. Thank you for watching!

[@Rita-yw2tn]

@@molitorpetclinicstaff4990 thank you .. I just took her back home today because I couldn’t handle her being locked in the all day so I’m going back and forth checking on her numerous times a day . I appreciate you for responding that means a lot to me God bless you.

[@rifkamr6463]

Ok how long did you cats explore the house since your residents cat was in room just say how many days does it take to your cat i will do the same method

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Personally, I kept my new cat in a separate room for about three days. After about three days I let her out into the rest of the house during the day time when she could be supervised. She would still be in her own room during the night time. I kept this up for about a week.

[@2Zmom]

It has been more than a year we adopted this new deaf cat. But he has been attacking our 4 older cats from the 2nd day of his arrival. We have tried several ways to introduce them slowly. Nothing worked. He kept attacking others. My older cats have never shown sign of aggresiveness but it has been 3 vet visits for stiching them and 1 ER visit for stitching my hand after trying to separate and save my older cats. It is so stressfull for all of us. And I have to keep this new cat on cage 24h and he is howling almost every night and I have to apologize to my neighbours. When I release him around the house, I have to keep my older cats in another closed room. He is affectiones to human only. Can anyone suggest how to approach this? We want them to get along and want him to roaming free in the house. Animal advisor has suggested us to open addoption on him. But no one comes due to his deaf. And we do love him regardless.

[@2Zmom]

He was spayed also 1 week after his first attack.

[@rifkamr6463]

Each step how many time should I do all the step every day week or month

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Many of the steps you can incorporate into your cat's routine all at once. For example, providing multiple hiding spots and litter boxes is something to start right away. Keeping your cat's separate at meal times and slowly easing them into meal times together is a process that will depend on each individual cat. Some cats start to get along very quickly, while others may always need to eat their meals separate from one another. A lot of it is trial and error as well as monitoring your pet's behaviors. I hope this helps!

[@cindyjackson9628]

Wait... who washes their hands between petting-?

[@tkucey8689]

I'm a little surprised that as a professional you are still advocating the use of spray bottles. The majority of experts believe that it is a punishment and will create a negative association, so breaking up a fight has that but then you are also creating a fear state. Not only are the cats going to be unhappy, they're not going to trust you anymore

[@MH-ro1lg]

Meowdome! 2 cats enter, 1 cat leaves.

[@huskyking420]

ok so what if two of my three cats get along but yet my eldest cat dose not get along with one ? and news flash a spray bottle tp a cat they do not care just putting that out there

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Does your eldest cat get into fights with your other two, or do they just avoid each other? Some cats, especially as they get older, like to have their own space. If they are fighting with one another, have you had any success with any of the tips in the video?

[@huskyking420]

@@molitorpetclinicstaff4990 no the second youngest gets along with the eldest as they lived together and the second youngest also gets along with her sister but my eldest cat and her do not get along at all and it's been about four months now idk what else to do

[@rifkamr6463]

Let the kitten explore the house how many time should i do can you say better than saying do this for this much days i need a perfect answer you should say your cat is being coexist right sam for other people you should say the cats will get along i thought you have more experience but your saying like this say the correct answer let the kitten explore how many days does it take or should i do al the time or week or month time

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

As we said in our previous replies to you, there is no perfect answer for introducing cats or an exact amount of time it will take for them to get along. Every cat has their own personality. We made this video to provide tips and tricks, based on our experience. It is up to each pet owner to test out what works for them, and their pet. Thank you.

[@SCdreamdrawer]

Now I just wish my housemates cared as much about their cats as I do... be nice to have an ESA! 😑

[@cristinacalymayor8768]

Miy gata. Nikita. Mekiyere. Mucho. Llolakiyero. Ella

[@larryrobinson6914]

Buy them a soundproof mobile home in desert

[@steve21061]

water bowl right beside the litter box??

[@patriciamvisnofsky6107]

🐱🐈 good afternoon all🐱 I was luck all my cats got alone 🐱Fred Rick pass he was so down had get a kitten for him name Felix the Flash their are buddies 😘🐈🐱 I was in the bathroom both cats was using the box had to laugh🐱🐈🐈

[@ClaudineBJimdar-RoweCV]

It happens . . . 🙄

[@henriettasamuel3320]

my bitch is very bad, i found a sick cat and brought it home, my bitch will froth at the mouth and i hear her grinding her teeth, I never saw anything like this and she is super unfriendly till i had to give the sick cat back if not there will be fur flying, i feel like giving her up and taking a more docile pet

[@joej19]

I locked my sisters two cats in a dog kennel for a week because they did not get along and it became very annoying. It took 3 days for the hissing and spitting to stop then on day 6 they were laying together peacefully. Because of that I let them out and problem solved. Now when they walk by each other there’s no hissing or spitting. That way worked for me but maybe not other cats.

[@rifkamr6463]

Plz dont think anything am tension in introduce them

[@LordGhost.]

I am not spaying or neutering my cat. My female cat unfortunately is spayed but she was like that already when she got given to me somebody else and my kitten on the other hand, absolutely not neutering him.

[@aleishalankshear4773]

This is won't I need

[@weirdodujour]

Anyone else bothered by the water dish next to the litter box?

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Thanks for watching, if you are curious about the placement of our elderly cat's litterbox and water dish, please see our previous comments. :)

[@MysteStorm]

Yes. I was. The cat would never use the water bowl ... it already had granules from the litter tray making it unclean.

[@paulsawczyc5019]

I could never imagine having my cats castrated - you gotta be a real sick control freak.

[@treering8228]

Not helpful

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Sorry to hear that. There are lots of other videos on KZbin that cover this topic. I hope you can find a video that you find helpful. Have a nice day.

[@yasladakaya]

DO NOT SPRAY YOUR CAT WITH WATER. lord.

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

Water does not harm your cat. Thanks for watching.

[@yasladakaya]

@@molitorpetclinicstaff4990 not the point. But thanks for replying. 🙏

[@diwi1942]

All I have to do is lift the bottle and the unwanted behavior is immediately stopped. I used it to keep them from the front door.

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

@@diwi1942 My cats are the same way now. Just by seeing the bottle, they know to stop the unwanted behavior. It is a great tool for training.

[@CarmelQueenHere]

I have sprayed water on my cats to break up a fight. I would rather do that then see them hurt one another. I don't drench them. Just enough to distract them and it works for me.

[@LB-nm2yf]

You don't promote the trash you see on YT or tictok showing cat fights!!!? Which p do to get the damn likes & views!!!! It is the same as domestic violence!!!! It is Sickening!!!!!

[@molitorpetclinicstaff4990]

We do not promote any violence. We want our animals to get along. :)