Mannequin
Brilliant_Rock
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I am moving in with my BF over the weekend, and of course I am bringing my cat with me. My cat Chandler (nickname "Mad Cow") is about three, he's fixed but not declawed, and is strictly an indoor cat. I keep his front claws trimmed down, and though he hasn't had any shots recently, he was current on them as of the month I first adopted him. I've never seen him interact with other cats, so I am a little concerned about what to do when he gets to his new home.
BF has two cats living at his house right now. His roommate's cat Sisco does not go outside and is a very sweet male cat, fixed but not declawed. BF's ex left her cat at his house and now does not want to take her back, so we also have Chia over there. Chia is a declawed and fixed female cat, and has been at the house the longest. She's kind of weird as far as temperament goes, very vocal and bites when she doesn't want attention. She goes outside sometimes, never for very long. Chia and Sisco have their own territories staked out, and though Chia instigates disagreements once in a while, she just growls and bats at Sisco. They have not been fighting that we know of. They have separate litter pans, and they sometimes eat out of the same food dish.
I am worried about what to do once I get my little man over there. I know that when he first gets over there, he'll probably be most comfortable in a room where I will be setting up my office since all of the furniture and things will smell like home to him. I don't want to confine him to that room forever. Does he need to get shots again? How should we introduce all these cats to each other? I don't want my kitty to get hurt or to scare or hurt the other kitties!
Thanks in advance for your help.
PS - Here's a picture of Mad Cow! I hope his new friends like him...
BF has two cats living at his house right now. His roommate's cat Sisco does not go outside and is a very sweet male cat, fixed but not declawed. BF's ex left her cat at his house and now does not want to take her back, so we also have Chia over there. Chia is a declawed and fixed female cat, and has been at the house the longest. She's kind of weird as far as temperament goes, very vocal and bites when she doesn't want attention. She goes outside sometimes, never for very long. Chia and Sisco have their own territories staked out, and though Chia instigates disagreements once in a while, she just growls and bats at Sisco. They have not been fighting that we know of. They have separate litter pans, and they sometimes eat out of the same food dish.
I am worried about what to do once I get my little man over there. I know that when he first gets over there, he'll probably be most comfortable in a room where I will be setting up my office since all of the furniture and things will smell like home to him. I don't want to confine him to that room forever. Does he need to get shots again? How should we introduce all these cats to each other? I don't want my kitty to get hurt or to scare or hurt the other kitties!
Thanks in advance for your help.
PS - Here's a picture of Mad Cow! I hope his new friends like him...