{"id":143637,"date":"2010-01-06T02:13:06","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T07:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=138228"},"modified":"2010-01-06T02:13:06","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T07:13:06","slug":"introducing-a-new-cat-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/143637","title":{"rendered":"Introducing a New Cat: Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I noted in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/introducing-a-new-cat-part-1\/\">first post on introducing a new cat<\/a>, I&#8217;m sharing the experience for nervous kitty introducers everywhere. Before we got a second cat, my husband was convinced Choco would hide under the bed and never come out.<\/p>\n<p>That hasn&#8217;t been the case. While Choco is nervous, he&#8217;s too curious to hide. It&#8217;s been funny and sweet to watch. Aside from a bit of hissing and a couple of raised paws, it&#8217;s going nicely. Funny though, the kitten, Oscar, is chasing Choco around. Watch the short video for some chasing and hissing action. That was actually the worst of it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"itpgallery_embed\">\n<ul id=\"itpgallery_list\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/introducing-a-new-cat-part-2\/gallery-page\/1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/files\/2010\/01\/new-kitty-intro-b-53x72.jpg\" alt=\"Approach\" title=\"Approach\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/introducing-a-new-cat-part-2\/gallery-page\/2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/files\/2010\/01\/new-kitty-intro-a-72x50.jpg\" alt=\"Relaxing a bit\" title=\"Relaxing a bit\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/introducing-a-new-cat-part-2\/gallery-page\/3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/files\/2010\/01\/new-kitty-intro-d-53x72.jpg\" alt=\"Oscar\" title=\"Oscar\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/introducing-a-new-cat-part-2\/gallery-page\/4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/files\/2010\/01\/new-kitty-intro-c-72x53.jpg\" alt=\"More staring\" title=\"More staring\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<link href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/b5-galleries\/css\/embed.css?t=1262823903\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.sociable {\n\t        float: left;\n\t\t        clear: both;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p>While I kept the two cats totally apart for the first day, I did allow them to smell the other cat&#8217;s scent via a towel. On the second day, after Choco stopped growling at the towel, I let them see each other through the door briefly. At first, Choco hissed, but by day 3, Choco was just sitting there staring at Oscar who was confined to a crate.<\/p>\n<p>On the third day, I removed Oscar from the bathroom and allowed Choco to sniff out the room where Oscar had been chilling. By day four, Choco was calmly staring at Oscar sitting in his carrier.<\/p>\n<p>On day five, the cats came close to each other with no touching. On day six, the cats finally ran around together! (Sigh of relief.) Choco is still a bit afraid of the new kitten, but they chased each other around and played hide and seek. I allowed the two cats to have three supervised play sessions, but Oscar has gone back to his bathroom for the night so that both cats can rest up!<\/p>\n<div class=\"vidembedwrap\"><object width=\"590\" height=\"442\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2xjHCEpNec8&#038;ap=%2526fmt%3D18\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2xjHCEpNec8&#038;ap=%2526fmt%3D18\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"590\" height=\"442\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n<p>Of course, lots of new routines will be formed and the resident feline, Choco, still has to adjust to having another cat around, but it seems like he&#8217;s accepting little Oscar.<\/p>\n<p>(Images via Peggy Rowland)<\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/introducing-a-new-cat-part-2\/\">Introducing a New Cat: Part 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I noted in my first post on introducing a new cat, I&#8217;m sharing the experience for nervous kitty introducers everywhere. Before we got a second cat, my husband was convinced Choco would hide under the bed and never come out. That hasn&#8217;t been the case. While Choco is nervous, he&#8217;s too curious to hide. 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