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Octorawk

3y↑249

My cats merely tolerated each other after they were properly introduced (it took a month), and while they're still not buddy-buddy 8 months on, they've grown to be completely comfortable in each others presence and personal bubbles. They even play on occasion - and their relationship is still making noticeable improvements!

But while it was totally worth it, I honestly don't think I could do it again. xD I remember VIVIDLY how stressed I was during the introduction process.
I have no roommates, so splitting my time between two cats that had to be kept apart stressed me out so much - especially since the little one (7 months at the time) would often cry if I left the room. I felt bad for her because all she wanted was company, felt bad for my resident cat because I couldn't spend enough time with her, and was constantly worried that my neighbors would hear the meowing and complain.

We got through it - though after these two, any future cats I have will either be adopted in pairs, or I'll be a single cat household.

So you are not alone! And I was at the end of my rope after only a month, I can only imagine how tough it's been for those of you on month 4, 5, 6 and so on.
Keep at it folks, you're doing better than you think you are.

Abelardusca

3y↑2

Hi Jackson, Thanks for the wonderful videos. If you can please give me some tips to improve an introduction gone wrong, it’ll be great.

I have a four year old maincoon for a year and I’m introducing another seven months maincoon type. Both cats are male. I’ve been trying to intro them by separating them through a fairly clear screen that divides two living-rooms.

Unfortunately, they had eye contact from the beginning through the screen so, my older cat keeps searching for the other even now that they can’t see each other through the screen. I added a second layer so they can’t see through the screen screen. Now, the oldest cat jumps over an almost three meters ‘fence’ from the floor to get to the kitty. He tries to attack the kitty with bits and scratches so, I separate them enticing him with food or, when the attack is strong, I take him physically away.

I feed them on each side of the screen so they can smell each other, but still the oldest wants to catch the other. He tries to break the fence, jump over it, or find other entires.

He’s got through about three times trying to bite the kitty which keeps hiding inside a small sleeping cave or his litter box.

I put a leach on the oldest during the night to restrain him since it is the time when he tries the most to jump over the fence (he does it during the day too), but manages to remove the collar and gets over the fence. I found him sleeping in the area of the kitty and this poor duty in his litter box hiding.

Any tips to know what else I can do to get them live together will be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Jackson!

Anna

Nastu6e4ka

Hi Jackson! I have a similar problem: 2 female cats aged 1.4 and 2.2 years old living in a 1-room apartment (a big kitchen and a big room). The first cat (Mira) is crossbred of British cat, taken from a shelter 7 months ago. My husband's love at first sight.

After Mira spent with us 2 months it became clear that a) she might have been mistreated by her previous owners as she would often get scared when we tried to pet her; c) she has overall "easy to get scared" personality: any noise would make her alert; d) she was not properly socialized by the shelter staff before the adoption. On the other hand, she is playful and she is a good companion (would sit close to us and follow us in the apartment). We decided to work on her personality and consider bringing another cat of more friendly and relaxed character. Despite our efforts to "socialize" Mira (we were being advised online by a cat behaviour specialist), she did not become a Mojo cat, however, she did become more relaxed.

Three weeks ago we brought another cat - a crossbred of Norwegian cat of 2.2-2.5 years old, a very confident, friendly, thankful and playful cat called Musiia.

Unfortunately, on the very first night, my husband accidentally opened the door to the kitchen where Mira was sleeping in her place. Musiia had become confident enough to start exploring the room so they met that night. Mira got scared, Musiia - not so much. We kept them separated for another 3 days, fed them together close to the kitchen door. Mira seemed to be fine, although still cautious. During the first week, Mira seemed to be cautious and curious, but not aggressive. Musiia behaved quietly and would show Mira her friendliness.
I don't know what happened, but after 7 days Mira started being aggressive towards Musiia. She would yawl and growl and would start fighting with Musiia. At first Musiia tried to avoid conflicts as much as possible, but after 1 week Musiia started defending herself.
And now we have a situation when both the cats are stressed out, I am stressed out and we do not have enough rooms and doors to keep them separated for a long time. I tried introducing them again, the result was the same, but now I had two cats growling.

I am wondering if there is a chance to fix this problem ((( I have become attached to the second cat Musiia and I don't want to give up on her. On the other hand, both the cats are stressed and may develop health issues due to the stress, which of course is not what we want for them. Please let me know if there is a sign that the situation is unlikely to get better and we should make a decision. I would also be grateful for any piece of advice from those who have had a similar experience. Thanks!

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Hunter-SICS

3y↑1K

If it’s any comfort, my two cats took almost a year to not fight as soon after they see each other, after a year and a half they were walking together around the house and after almost three years we finally found the magic toy that is teaching them to play together. So there is always hope.

C Love

3y↑114

you can't mention a magic toy and not drop the name...

Hunter-SICS

3y↑55

@C Love it’s nothing special, it’s SmartyKat Hot Pursuit Cat Toy Concealed Motion Toy a cheap toy, but it is the one that finally got the interest of both to play together, since they usually don’t like the same type of toys

Carina Woodmansee

3y↑43

I have four cats all rescued at different times. It takes a while to introduce older cats but it's very possible. My first cat still hisses and scratches the other three but no ears are back and no one running to hide. They all act like siblings that need to fuss and make noise. I feel like that's normal and I think sometimes we get worried over nothing 👍🤣👍 GOOD LUCK

toriless

3y↑7

I advise allocate 1 month. Jackson?? What do you say?

Nastu6e4ka

3y↑19

Thanks a lot for your comment, as I was starting to become desperate about the situation with my two female cats! Could you please specify if you kept them separated during the first year?

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Lina Gregoire

3y↑579

I was getting really frustrated with reintroducing my cats. You seem to always know when to talk about things. Thanks Jackson you've changed my cats lives.

Carie S

2y↑14

How did you get them to like each other again. Ours have had to be separated now for over 2 yrs after a bad attack when they used to love each other. We have tried so many things and even calming meds from the vet to try to reintroduce them...nothing has worked in over 2 yrs.

Fried

@Carie S any update?

Carie S

2y↑3

@Fried nope . We still play musical cats...swapping rooms.

Mel Schez

2y↑2

@Carie S This is literally me. I have two cats and 1 year has passed but they don't get along! Im swapping rooms/attention time.

Zenith Marshadow

1y↑5

Im also having trouble with reintroducing 2 cats with my alpha cat again. They used to be fine with each other, but now the alpha is just chasing them when we turn our backs for one second. We tried eating together in the kitchen(but in different corners) and we have a divider board just in case of the staredown. But during this holiday season, I think this is my chance to focus on getting them back together, even if it means sacrificing my own free time for them.

malaiqa

3y↑560

I want to share my story of my two cats to give you all some more hope. For reference, Miko: 5 years old, we have had her for a year, shelter said she hated other cats so much that they had to speed her adoption process up to put her in a room without any visual access to other cats. Tenshi: 4 month old kitten, loves other cats.
When we started introducing them, although the door was fully closed and there was no gap under the door, miko stayed awake the whole night sitting by the door of a room that she rarely ever went in before, because she knew something or someone was in there. There was so much hissing and so so so much growling from miko throughout the whole introduction process and we couldn’t even do it right because miko refused to eat anywhere within a 10 foot radius of the door although we were giving her her favourite food. Miko’s temperament/personality had completely changed, she was very isolated and very angry all the time. i cried so many times because i thought they were never going to get along and it was so stressful having to leave miko alone because if i wasn’t with tenshi, she would meow until i came back. once we had finally removed the barrier between them (4ish weeks after beginning the introduction), there was so much fighting and growling. miko would attack tenshi if she was in a 10 foot radius and tenshi shows stalker behaviours. tenshi was scared but curious and miko was very angry. however, slowly by slowly, her boundaries shrunk and she let tenshi go closer to her. now (2 months after beginning the introduction), they spend most of their time together, they clean each other, they play and play fight, they sleep near each other and they search for each other. you guys got this !! be patient with your cats and pay close attention to their body language.

Tuleen

3y↑38

Honestly my cat was just fighting my kitten and I started panicking but reading this calmed me down a bit thank youu 💗💗

Moona Liza

3y↑10

Wow I'm so glad , that gave me hope but I got a 4 years old female cat and a 9 month old male cat😅 the female is so scared from him that the sight, scent or voice will make her all alert. Even tho the male is not so offensive but the dew fight they had has just worsen it

galaxigirl1

3y↑10

So you didn't have them separated since the introduction? We just finished a year of separation and exercises. Tried reintroduction last month and still my 17 year old resident wants to kill the kitten - even though kitten is now twice her size!

Juliet Marie

3y↑10

Thank you for sharing your story. I just introduced a kitten and it's not going well with my 4-year-old female Blookie. I was surprised because she shared this space with another cat we had but sadly lost. Were two days in and my Blookie won't let the baby near her 2 feet or less without hissing or growling. The growling has subsided some. They both eat from the same area at different times. Blookie seems to be getting a little more comfortable but she still has boundaries. I think she doesn't want to share me and feels jealousy. I thought she'd love the baby since the cat we lost Blookie would lick him, and snuggle him? Anyway thanks again for sharing give me hope.

Subcoder

3y↑26

@galaxigirl1 Going on 8 months here too. We have two 8-year old females and got a another female kitten when she was 2 months old. Our older Siamese cat just wants to kill the new kitty, and we've literally done EVERYTHING, with the homebase, the door, separated parts of our apartment, pheromones, hiding spots, feeding times, gated doorway, you name it - we've done it. Our other older cat is okay being in the same room after many months, but our Siamese hasn't simmered down a bit. We've been sleeping in separate rooms since this all started so nobody feels left out at bedtime. It's extremely frustrating trying to find help too, every damn thing we find starts off at the "Intro" phase or says start over from the beginning - which doesn't work because they already know each other lives here. We can start over with the door completely shut and blocked off, but then they both go to the door and mess with each other, so we block off the door but they still hear each other. I swear if I hear "Introduction" phase one more time...

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C H

3y↑104

I got 2 cats within 2 months of eachother. Getting them integrated was the biggest stressor and it took 4-5 weeks to get to equilibrium. They are now friends... and I'm so happy!

InGreed666

2y↑3

I'm trying to get mine back together for 16 months. Still no success. They've lived happily for 3 years before it all started

Madison Rose Blanchard

I am doing now

dcwatashi

31w

@InGreed666 any luck

Rosemarie OBrien

29w

I have also used a closed in pourch at someone’s home…not mine. I have found if I introduce my Original cat w a new cat in a confined area which is unknown to both of them, the introduction has been smooth.

Octorawk

3y↑249

alessandra souza

3y↑5

This described my experience exactly, except without the happy ending. I’ve been on this process for seven months. 😞

Vrna D.G.

3y↑9

Thank you. This is helping alot. I am 2 months into the introduction. Went very slowly and also started again, because the first round was to fast.
They now coexist. They spend time in a room together but not close. It's fine i guess. The only thing is that she (new cat) hits and hisses at him (resident Cat) when he gets to close.
But I am stressed too. I live with my bf but he's not that much help. I kinda feel alone as well. I also wouldn't do it again.

Vrna D.G.

3y↑1

Margo Taux

3y↑15

I got another kitty 3 days ago and I wanna give up already😔

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DoubleComplex

29w↑1

My cat has been separate from my roommate's cats for the entire 2+ years we've lived together. Working up the courage to introduce them by rewatching these introduction vids.

hunched_monk

3y↑9

My cat Lila was exactly like Tosha, in hunting mode all the time. What made the difference was a clear piece of hard plastic to separate them (when eating or relaxing) so that Lila could get used to the new cat without getting defensive and aggressive. Thanks Jackson for the advice :)

Jennifer Bullard

Our best progress yet has been for our resident cat to observe the new kitten from behind the screen door of our balcony. our resident cat loves chasing bugs on our balcony at night. So we closed the screen door for a bit to let our new kitten explore the rest of our apartment. My husband was out on the balcony with our resident cat to monitor her mood. He said she seemed relaxed and happy (tail up). We were hoping it would give our resident cat a chance to observe the kitten to become more relaxed in its presence. Our resident cat is not comfortable playing in the same room with the new kitten. But, it's only been a week, so we will just need more repetition of certain steps of the introduction?

hunched_monk

2y↑2

@Jennifer Bullard Hey Jennifer it’s been a year now, and my cats are “introduced” but still not buddies. I thought they would be pals by now. The screen door, a pet gate that you can cover, separate living spaces, separate beds, etc. and then swapping blankets with their scent helped them at least get used to each other. Scent is really important, but I think sight is too. I don’t have the answers, would suggest a cat behaviouralist if you can’t find the info you need online. Hope it doesn’t take your resident cat too long though! It helps that he’s older, mine were both kittens (3 months!).

Bella Bunny

3y↑26

Hi Jackson! You have taught me so much about cats and about the animals in shelters that need our help. Soon I'm going to start volunteering at my local shelter because of you. Me and the my animal family thank you for everything you do!😻

Steven Anthony

Hello Bella how are you doing today

Rajan Bhasin

40w↑4

So glad I found this video. Fairly similar to the issues we're having! We've followed the introduction guide to the letter (other than site swapping, as our resident cat bawls when he's shut in a room - but we have found a way to ensure both cats have good amounts of space) - and when we do the gated introductions the new cat just wants to be friends while our resident cat is more interested in hissing at him! Looks like we might have to find a way to do some site swapping in order to get them back on track!

Rabies

3y↑19

I brought home a second cat on Nov 11, took the intro phase slowly, and tonight my furry first resident climbed into the basket the newcomer was sleeping in, and began grooming him! I am so stoked to see them bonding--keep with it, the method really does work. I did notice something JG didn't mention about the play in this video. At one point, she waved a toy in-between the cats, and I think it was the little guy who lunged for it--directly at the other cat! That probably didn't end well. I find it challenging to play with both at once, but have managed to do so with two wand toys, keeping the cats on opposite sides of a large piece of furniture, like a sofa.

PennieLane666

28w

We recently added a Sphynx kitten to our home as a buddy to our 3.5 year old Sphynx. We followed the introduction process and are now 3 weeks in with pretty good results (they've slept together, eat together (even sharing food sometimes) and they do chase each other a bit). I can see that we're on the right track BUT our kitten sometimes will jump on and bite our older cat. Our older cat is fine being around the kitten but runs away as soon as the biting/attacking starts. He will give some light growls to warn the kitten off but of course the kitten is clueless so we separate them when it happens haha. We have been playing with the kitten to the point of exhaustion but he still does the play biting/attack routine a few times a day. How can we stop the kitten from being too aggressive in his play with our 1st cat? I am afraid that if we wait for the kitten to "grow out of it," he may have already broken the trust with our older cat by that point

Katie

3y↑9

:) i followed your advice to introduce my two cats. Katniss, female age 13, and hugo, male age 2 or 4 idk, he's the new cat. It took me 2 weeks to introduce them, but it went relatively smoothly. Katniss wasn't very aggressive toward him, she eventually accepted him, occasional swats and hisses. Now they can be in the same room together, even on my bed. They dont cuddle like i want them too, but they tolerate each other and play sometimes. :) I'm so happy to have 2 cats now.

spineczkasmile

3y↑25

I said it under another video previously, but after almost three weeks of introductions, we put a bit butter on each kitten and it worked like a charm! They were too busy licking it off themselves and it helped them get used to being in the same room etc.

Caitlin E

2y↑1

Thank you, I am going to try this but with pumpkin puree!

Proinseas Ni hAnluain

1y↑3

Oh this is a wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing :)

Екатерина Чуракова

1y↑17

Jackson's struggle to pronounce the cats' names was endearing, so
here's a fun fact: "Marusia" and "Tosha" are VERY common Russian names that can be used as pet names for animals, as well as for people 💛 They are sweet, diminutive forms of "Maria" (that name is obviously popular worldwide in different forms - Maria, Mary, Marie, etc.) and "Anton". And don't know about the diminutive forms, but the full forms are VERY common in a lot of countries, not just in Sweden or Russia 😊
*
I tried to introduce two of my cats as people advised on the internet, but something went wrong and now, 2 years later they still quarrel sometimes and they feel as 5 of them formed some sort of a "pack" and they care for each other and play, while they isolate the 6th slighly older cat who's aloof and gets agressive at times. I hope Jackson's tips will help me to try and "right the wrongs" to make the 6th cat part of our big cat family 😅🤍

Shannihilator

1y↑1

tosya reminds me of the spunky lady cook from the old soviet movie devchata lol. when jackson was like "i'm not swedish" i was like lol those are Russian names Jackson!

Shinchata

3y↑4

Your videos have really been helping me to be a better cat parent. I have 3 cats, one of whom is a newly integrated kitten. Your tips about slowly introducing the kitten to our other two cats have been a godsend. My new kitten is now getting along so well with the other two cats, and is actually now a great buddy with the younger cat! They even groom each other and sleep in the same cat bed.

radishpineapple74

3y↑4

This was a good episode. Very nice editing and production. I hope we'll see more like this!

Sasha Boucheron

3y↑7

I've started fostering cats last year and really got passionate about socializing. Your advices have been so helpful, so thanks so much :3

Kurt Young

2y↑9

I would love to send you a video of our two cats as I followed your introduction protocol pretty much to a tee. Almost three weeks. We experienced everything that you said would happen but at the end of the introduction time we have two cats that are Best friends and thick as thieves! Thank you Jackson! We are huge fans! Also. Awareness, be aware, pay attention, as nobody knows your animals like you do. That's my tip of the comment section!

Steven Anthony

Hello Kurt how are you doing today

W Green

3y↑4

Thanks for these videos! I introduced a kitten to my two adult cats last week and your videos were invaluable! So far they are getting along with a few hisses to teach the kitten boundaries when she pops up out of nowhere. She’s a rescue who wasn’t socialized so she’s learning to love humans but seems to love her cat siblings. I’ll save this video just in case.

Saika

3y↑5

This is honestly so comforting to watch, thanks for the work! I've just introduced a kitten to our 3 year old cat and we followed your previous guides. They accepted eachother already within the first weeks, yet think kind of avoid eachother still. I guess it's just cause our little one is still a lot more active and it might tone down some time. :) we're really trying to give both of them the attention they need I'm just hoping they can at some point be friends instead of roommates. Any tips how to encourage positive behaviour?

Nikki Berry

3y↑2

I submitted a slightly different question with a lot of the same problems. I can't do regular site swaps because the new cat, Valerie, is a very timid wallflower who isn't comfortable exploring the apartment without access to my room. So, I let her explore while Eliza's sleeping, which doesn't always work. They've never fought, but if Eliza spots or hears her, she eventually chases her back into my room.

Anya Delaplane-Yusem

3y↑8

Love this! You have helped me so much with cat advice! Much love 💕

Steven Anthony

Hello Anya how are you doing today

MatteKudasai82

33w↑1

This video has been so helpful as my gf and i have been making the same mistakes when introducing our cats! Will be working on this immediately!!

Scruffed

3y↑9

I did all the steps outlined at 7:37 minus reading the book with my two cats for about 3-4 days, then I opened the door by an inch during feeding times for the next 2-3 days, then I opened the door just during feeding times without allowing any interaction, and now they get along just fine with the door permanently open. It definitely works.

summersunsets

3y↑5

my two cats DO get along but we totally have to do the two separate playtimes. they’re the same age but style is different. one cat is “fast” and the other one is a “slow” hunter. so the “fast one” used to “hog” the toys but we decided to take a different approach ☺️

Julia Bancroft

2y↑2

Thank you Jackson, for your wisdom, guidance, and humor. You are a blessing and a joy!

Steven Anthony

Hello Julia how are you doing today

Diary of a Creative

3y↑6

I realise, as I’ve been binge watching your videos, that I’ve fallen into some bad habits with my resident cat and I must correct those as I slowly introduce and acclimatise her to our new cat. Jackson you have saved my family I know it, as long as I follow your guidance everything will go well I know it. Thank you for saving us indirectly. Especially me who has fallen into some non helpful owner habits and then wondered why my resident cat behaviour had changed. I needed re training and refreshing on my cat relationship and behaviour knowledge and I feel empowered to improve my behaviour with my cats. Your a cat and human hero.

Ashir Zafar

39w

do you mind sharing what those bad habits were?

Christo Lupo

3y↑4

Jackson videos helped me so much, I was having a stressful time and just kept doing what he said. Good luck and stay strong!

Amy Heaney

3y↑3

Thank you Jackson, honestly. I adopted a bonded pair who were also litter mates from a shelter, they previously came from a hoarder's home. One had to stay at the shelter for an extra 2 months while they received treatment for an illness. Now that I finally have them both, the original cat, Finlay, doesn't seem to recognise his brother Angus! They are approximately 2 years old. This makes me so sad. Finlay hisses and growls at Angus. I have your book, Total Cat Mojo, and am currently working through the steps. Some days are better or worse than others. Sometimes Finlay smells his scent somewhere after sure swapping and growls :( there's some redirected aggression too towards me and my partner, we have light cuts all up our arms now. He doesn't attack Angus outright, which is fantastic, so I know there's hope. I'm sure Angus recognises Finlay because he tries to approach him and does not react AT ALL to his posturing, he just sits there calmly. What a sweetie lol. We are on day 3 or 4 of the reintroduction process now, so wish us luck! 😺

Steven Anthony

Hello Amy how are you doing today

Jennifer Pepler

3y↑4

I love you and your love of cats and all things cats! Sadly I am down to only 2 indoor cats (from 6). So I will soon be on the hunt for new cats and find your videos so helpful. I have never had issues introducing new cats but there is a first time for everything and I want all the knowledge you share. So thanks for the great videos Jackson! You're an amazing person! PS I miss you on My Cat from Hell😢

Jackson Galaxy

3y↑2

Thank u so much for the kindness. And good luck in your hunt - I know they will find you 😻

Jennifer Pepler

@Jackson Galaxy Oh you got that right! Lol I am in the process of spaying and neutering 22 cats! I do some rescue work & do my best with TNR in my area. Although there are plenty to pick from here in Lamont Alberta Canada, I don't want to stress out my old guy. You would love him! He oozes cat mojo!🤗 Happy New Year!

Steven Anthony

Hello Jennifer how are you doing today

Rebecca West

3y↑20

I needed this right now! One of my resident cats, Morag, is having a hard time adjusting to the new cat, Georgie. I introduced them slowly and things are improving, but there was some regression yesterday. I’ll reestablish their base camps and focus on playing with each individually so they feel safer.

Lebleu Prod

morag bal? if so nice

Steven Anthony

Hello Rebecca how are you doing today

Amy

3y↑8

I took on the challenge of taking in a cat, Bella, known to not get along with other cats, even her own offspring. Also some behavior problems such as using aggression to communicate when she wants something.
Thanks to years of watching My Cat From Hell, for the most part we have managed to over come these issues. We were her fourth home in her 3 short years so first and foremost I figured she was probably terribly insecure. Unconditional love and a predictable routine I feel really helped the most.
As for our other cat, they mostly tolerate each other these days, sometimes it even looks like they are playing, unfortunately though, as soon as I think things are settling down they end up having a fight. Normally Bella is the one trying to stand over Oscar and he will just look at her like "what the hell man?" and walk away but every now and again Oscar will just say "I've had enough" and beat her up. A few weeks ago she ended up with a tear in her tongue which is now permanently forked 😱

Steven Anthony

Hello Amy how are you doing today

shame on you

3y↑6

My cats fought during the first "introduction" it was going pretty good but we weren't able to read our older cats signs and didn't realize they were angry meows and not curious meows. We separated them and started the introduction process again and it went so much better and was even quicker (we think bc baby was fed up from being in the room and our older cat felt bad lool). They still fight sometimes but is only when our kitten attacks the older cat. It's confusing though bc they don't seem to harbor resentment they play, cuddle and just hang out the rest of the time. It'll always start with baby jumping on him or biting his ankles (pawnkles?) and usually he just walks away or ignores her but sometimes I guess it's just too much for him and he snaps, then she screams like he's trying to kill her even tho he usually only gives her one bite and tries to leave BUT she will nottt quit and will keep doing it :(

Nikki M

3y↑2

Thank you for what you do! As a professional dog trainer, I love watching your videos.

Paul Sommerfeld

3y↑1

I know you won't see this jackson, but I've watched all your media now, every appearance i could find. I've learned alot, and my cat sara, 5 year old rescue adoption cat and I both thank you. You're advice has allowed me to understand her, and now we have a much better setup. Cat super highway, cat tree, two litter boxes, rewarding training and we play efficiently now, almost 1.5 hrs of play a day. She has no bad behaviors now, she won't attack my hands st and she has learned to sit, jump hoop and to retrieve certain toys. We are gonna work on roll over and a few other tricks, she is really enjoying training and the extra, better quality playtime. My cat is my lifeline and my best friend. You've really helped us both. Thank you. I'll try to find a way to repay you. Even if it means giving your book away as a gift to all my cat owner friends. Thanks. And best wishes jackson.

Bing's Ballyhoo

3y↑2

We used your methods to introduce a very feral new cat to our two resident cats and they are now all buddies. Thank you!

Jackson Galaxy

3y↑2

Now that’s what I love to hear. Good job!!

Maria's Kittykats

3y↑2

This was so many helpful tips for two of my fur babies to get along.😻😻😻

Tomski_19

Thanks for this, man. Your videos have been so helpful and educational. Do you think there's any hope for two cats who have always been together but don't especially get on? They were given up as a pair (at about three years old), stuck together at the fosterer's, then came to us as a pair and certainly in the beginning when they were scared of their new home they'd hide together and stuff, but once they got used to us they went their separate ways in the house and don't really have a lot to do with eachother. There's no big fights as such, but the boy consistently hunts the girl when in the livingroom, and does the door guarding thing like in the above video, so she tends to stay on the wardrobe in the bedroom where he can't get to her, and when she does come into the livingroom she walks really close to the walls for protection..... I think mostly he just wants to play with her but she wants nothing to do with it. She doesn't seem to understand play at all and is quite shy so maybe that's part of it? They've been with us for a couple of years now and it hasn't really improved....

Ashley Calderon

2y↑10

Not gonna lie, I adopted a 4 month old kitty in October of 21. She is PERFECT!!!! never hissed, always loving and playful, sleeps with us- she is literally the queen of the house. I got a wild hair up my butt that she needed a friend, EHHHH wrong! So I adopted, on Monday (its currently Thursday) an 11 week old kitty and we had no clue what we were doing. Our current Kitty ( Dana Scully) was PISSED! She started hissing at the kitten (Wanda Maximof) and growling at her, she attacked my husband and my daughter, tried to take my face off. I was horrified. Texted my vet, she said "separate them and introduce them slowly". Done. I moved Wanda into the dining room, made her comfortable and let her get used to her new surroundings ( she was very skittish to begin with). Scully would sit outside the door watching us (its got glass french doors) but able to smell the kitten and see what all the fuss was about. On Tuesday evening, we opened up the doors and let Wanda decide if she wanted to come out (she had been pressing against the doors peering out) she went ZOOMIE! all over the house. Rippin and runnin right past Scully not giving a crap what was going on. Let her do this for about an hour and then put her back in her room for the night. Yesterday, let her out and left her out all day with Scully. No more extreme aggression from Scully, Wanda still hisses at her because she's scared of this giant cat that was mean to her, but they tolerate each other and were mutually engaged in playing with a toy. This morning, let Wanda out and instantly Scully ran up to her and touched noses to smell her, Wanda hissed and then it was them chasing each other as Wanda found all of Scully's favorite places in the house, ie: my bedroom/bathroom. Scully would wait for her to jump off something and then swat at her, back and forth this went. I got a message from my husband just a few hours ago and he walked in the house, they were both on the floor asleep about 12" apart from each other. An hour later, they were laying on the couch together no more than a foot apart. Patience is key. Showing your kitties that its "ok" is key. Showing them both lots of love and affection and not yelling is HUGE! I was ready to give the kitten back after Monday night, not wanting to make my Scully feel vulnerable in HER space, and now I feel stupid for wanting to give up so easily.

Darth Icky

40w

My resident cat is the scaredy cat who sounds aggressive and the new one is shy but when my cat runs and hide the new kitty chases her and hisses and taunts her but there’s never any physical fighting. My resident cat when scared enough will pee as I’ve learned recently. They’re also not food driven but rather kind of water driven. I’ve never had issues like this with introducing cats but it’s definitely an interesting process. Thank you for your videos! And to those who left your comments describing your processes, thank you too, for helping me trust the process.

Jennifer Bullard

2y↑6

Can we see follow up stories? . . to give us hope and confidence so we don't give up. my husband and I may have rushed through the introduction steps and are realizing we have to spend more time at the site swapping stage. Our resident cat is too distracted/uncomfortable to play when the new kitten is in the same room.

Furry Feline Facts

3y↑5

Introducing cats is actually easy in theory but very laborious in practice. But if done correctly it will work. It must be done right since the beginning. 😻❤️😽

Abelardusca

3y↑2

Mary G Chua

3y↑2

A new kitty video a day keeps the sadness & gloom away. Thanx, JG...your videos spread lots of happiness to all your subscribers like me🐈🌻

Cathy B

2y↑3

Ty. I'm so stressed with introducing my new rescue Bengal to my other cats. He dives on them without any warning. I'm going to try some of the suggestions. Oh, he loves Jackson Bulky spray. My Bengal will actually put a paw on the bottle to ask me to spray some. It comforts him.

Berit

3y↑2

I was lucky with my newbie, she was lowkey angry and pissed off at first but I kept her separate for half a day and then tried a cage method (it was big enough and I used it for a puppy) and somehow they figured it out so fast! I kept them that way for a few days and let the newbie run around the room every now and then. And the feeding method didnt work out the first time, my first cat left her bowl when she saw the newbie. But a week later they ate together next to each other and they switch bowls even. I was honestly more stressed about everything than the cats were 😂

super white

2y↑1

My mother just adopted 2 adult cats in a pinch. It was either she took them to the pound or bring them home. Ill try everything to make it work ❤️ these videos are helpful and hopefully it'll just turn into a bigger family 😁

A Black Cats Life

3y↑109

I’m getting ready to introduce my kitten to my family’s dog, this video really gave me some insight.

Yaya N.

3y↑6

Awesome!! Hope everything goes well.
Happy new year!

Noel Haynes

3y↑3

I introduce my little tou tou Yorkshire to my Oscar and chacha little by little first every time i introduce them i give them friandise

toriless

3y↑2

SMELL, and patience!! Especially with a dog, 90% of their world is odors.

Cassie

3y↑2

Grateful for this video! Our new kitty (8months) has been with us for almost 3 months. He's so confident and has so much energy, he always wants to attack my resident cat (4yrs). We space swap multiple times a day so little kitty can run around... But they always have to be 100% supervised when together with the distraction of treats

Cassie

All in all, we need to be more consistent with their short visits together

AtomicHyena

3y↑5

Thank you so much!! I really needed this video for my two babies 😭

witchbitch

40w↑2

I adopted my 9 year old cat Alice over a year ago. I adopted Jake a couple of months later, he is 4 now. They’ve been together for 11 months now, and Alice still hates Jake. Jake started fighting back too even though he used to ignore it. I had a month and a half long introduction period and followed all the instructions perfectly. It’s only getting worse. Feliway, thundershirts, catnip, idk what to do anymore. I’m at such a loss.

Delta Fibonacci

32w

You might have to rehome the new cat, from stuff I read online it's harder to bond two different genders, and that two males is easier to develop a friendly relationship. Currently not having much luck with my two boys but it's been some progress with minimal fights.

Chooday

29w

Same case, but i don't want to rehome the new cat 😔 they mostly fine eating together. Sometimes lick each other, but my female cat hates when it comes to play because my male cat always bites her.

hilde

Just introducing a 10 wk old kitten (Fergus) to a 2 year old (Brodie) and it’s so hard to not get discouraged. Your videos really help! I just hope my big boofus of a Brodie will stop stalking and running after Fergus’ tiny body soon.

Dalia Raoof

3y↑1

I went through your introduction process a while ago - following all steps precisely. But unfortunately, the cats kept marking their territories by peeing constantly in their consecutive areas / rooms. 6 months later I still couldn’t get them to get along and was forced to find the new cat an alternative home :( ironically it was the new cat that kept trying to attack my existing cat. To be fair my cat is a Scottish fold who was much smaller and has a few weak health conditions that probably gave the new cat an upper hand (they were approximately the same age). Maybe 2 males were a bad idea. Although they were both neutered.

Bambina Forever

2y↑2

Neutered cats marking? Wow. I did not know they can do that. Help me god because my neutered young cat started fighting with neighbour’s cat in the garden, i hope he will not start marking. And i saw him standing next to garden shed and twirking his tail but nothing came out if him or so i thought

crystal kirlia

3y↑11

My cat made friends with another cat the first day we moved house. He met the other cat when we were watching the movers bring our stuff in the house and they meowed at each other from the window. It was really cute to watch 😊

Suzanne Bowers

@crystal kirlia Awww. Like the two human kids getting to know each other. My question is, did you get to know (or be friends with) the other kitty’s “staff”?

toriless

It took a few weeks for mine. Faster then usual, they now often snuggle together. Younger cats introduce better. Mine were about a year and half and 9 months. I think she thinks of him as more like a son and sometime grooms him.

teresa dowling

2y↑4

I have an 8 year old female (Luna) whom I've had since she was a kitten found in the woods by a friend. Luna grew up with an adult male (Buddy) who passed 2 years ago. They got along just fine even being 13 years apart in age. I thought it would be nice to get Luna a friend, so in comes Sabrina 3 months old. This was 6 months ago. Not knowing about Jackson, I didn't know that I completely missed the mark on introductions and it went horribly wrong. I separated them for some time and was the butt of Lunas aggressions when attempting to get them to get along. I took some serious puncture wounds, multiple times just being in the wrong place but protecting Sabrina. After watching a few of Jackson's videos, I separated them completely, feeding and playing with them separately for months until I felt they were ready. Sabrina still had months to go before being spayed so I felt bad she was all alone in her room all day and only came out when I was home from work before going back to her room for bedtime. I thought maybe if I get Sabrina's brother, she would have a playmate because this was going to be a marathon and not a sprint so enter Boots. He's 1 year old. I was told that they had the same parents, but different litters. He's been with us for 6 weeks. The first 3 weeks he just hid under the bed. He slowly started coming out on his own but not being social. Luna is locked up in another room during this time. He just got neutered, and his personality changed overnight. He's much more affectionate now, and looks for head rubs. He stays with Sabrina in their room and they get along fine. I did the feeding through the door thing, with a pet gate, eventually Luna would eat, look up, go back to eating and when done she would walk away. Her aggression seemed to be subsiding so I went ahead with an introduction. Early on I had bought a cage with 3 tiers for Sabrina so she would be able to hang out with us an Luna could see her but Luna was obsessed with getting in the cage so I stopped using it (this is where I separated them completely to start over). I used to put Luna in a room, she would cry and cry and cry. I did the site swapping and Luna would get aggressive inside the new cat's room but I did it anyway. So then I put her in the cage and let Sabrina out of her room. Luna would low growl but mostly just lay in her bed or on one of the tiers and occasionally they would swat paws through the bars but nothing violent like Luna had been before. Sabrina is such a sweetheart and Boots is too I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Is it too late to separate everyone a 3rd time and try again? Is this a lost cause? I have invested so much time and money I don't want to give up but is Luna telling me to just give it a rest? I fell in love with Sabrina from the get go and I don't want Boots to feel like chopped liver if I rehome them. Is there any hope for Luna to get along with another cat like before? HELLLLPPP

Steven Anthony

1y↑2

Hello Teresa how are you doing today

Called By Life

3y↑2

Hey, perfect timing! we adopted second black homeless little Panther, and now our first one is very irritated from sideswopping, very interesting story starts and she REALY needs that new door between.THANK YOU, CAT Daddy! Its now more than one year that we took our first one home, after learning from your videos , its sooo good and helpful !!!!!! Grace and Marleon will hopefully be sweet happy family with us.

Amy x

We have two cats one is 3 years(marshmallow) and the other is 8 months now (flash) we followed all of your videos including the introducing one before we got flash and it made introduction super easy. They now snuggle , play and eat together they have their moments though 😂 x

Bianca Marie

3y↑2

After rescuing a neglected and abandoned kitty (Bodhi) four months ago it feels like I’ve become a full-time cat detective and have watched so.many. Jackson galaxy videos! Our older resident cat (Simba)was not happy about it because the new cat is young and SO full of energy and wants to play all the time (acts like a dog honestly). I followed the steps in your introductory video and had NO idea how much work it would be. I was so stressed about the possibility of it not working out, cried a few times because there was talk of needing to rehome him and felt like such a failure. Bodhi had already been given up by two homes and I did not want to put him through that again. Since I’m still out of a job due to COVID and my partner works full time I took on the responsibility of playtime,feeding,etc. Because of how stressed I was trying to split my time between the two cats it began causing tension in my relationship. My partner was understandably concerned for the well being of Simba and felt it wasn’t fair that he was potentially ‘living in fear’ as he put it. When he brought up possibly needing to rehome Bodhi I told him if Bodhi leaves I leave with him ( honestly couldn’t believe I said that either , but i felt so strongly that this would work and he was giving up too soon). Turns out my gut feeling was right! We both committed to the work and I’m so happy to say that after three months we don’t need a gate, the cats eat together and sleep on the couch/ bed near to each other and don’t need constant supervision. Bodhi does still jumps on Simba to play who then sees this as a threat. Bodhi isn’t phased by his hissing but I am worried that Simba might hurt him because hes so fearful he’s being attacked. This video came at the perfect time and I’m excited to work with them through some play therapy! Your videos have helped us so much in understanding the awesome individual kittys they are!

Robert Rejek

3y↑35

This is the EXACT issue I'm having with my two boys, after 4 months of site swapping, playtime together, treats, calming pheromone collars, and more. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Kathryn Brewer

3y↑5

This is me too! We’ve had our second cat for 5 months. We followed JG’s plan carefully, site swapping, other side of the door feeding etc. The resident cat still won’t stop chasing the new one and we have tried everything!

L. M. Dyre

3y↑6

It has taken a couple YEARS for us.

Aqua Mina

3y↑3

@L. M. Dyre years!! 😩🥴

InGreed666

2y↑2

@L. M. Dyre omg. Can u let me know a little more about how you did your steps and how they acted and everything please? 🙏

Celeste Ohiggins

@Kathryn Brewer Maybe more playing? If he is agressive maybe you should play a lot with them runing so he can go tired and then put them together until the body language is of attack and then take him out of the room.

Zorian Ingram

I love this man! He always knows the right thing to do. I really listen to his advice because it works!

StudioStarkid

3y↑24

I did first-time cat introductions yesterday and it DID go sideways, despite our best efforts. This timing is uncanny

toriless

3y↑2

Use the feed across a door method, if it goes well crack it. Keep the first cat in a bedroom and let the new one wonder about for about an hour or until they go back into their room then let the first cat out to smell all the places the new cat has been, does it hiss or not. Be patient and pay attention to their reaction.

Bianca Rosato

3y↑2

Question for you Jackson! Hopefully you can help! I have two cats, Gemini (resident) and Ginger (new comer) that have been fully integrated for a year, but Gemini is still very territorial. We joke that “Ginger doesn’t speak cat” because Gemini will try to make claim to something (i.e. a toy or bed) and Ginger will totally disregard her boundaries and try to claim it for herself. It makes Gemini a bit angry, and they sometimes (maybe once or twice a week) get in a small spat over something (like time with me or a cat bed or toy). Any advice?

skeletor

42w

I have a cat who is about a year old now and VERY active and lively. He sometimes stayed at my parents house over the weekend and was absolutely in love with their cats and he seemed kind of lonely back at our place. So we thought it would be really nice to get him a little buddy, especially because he's still young so he might be more accepting, and we adopted a kitten 5 days ago. We have kept them pretty separate until now but sometimes he has come into the kittens room and starts to get really aggressive. I'm really scared they won't get along :(

Brii Bledsoe

27w

Any updates?? Going thru the exact same thing rn🫠

Caroline Owen

3y↑2

Jackson's advice definately works, it worked for me, introducing my second cat to my first, both had very different lives before becoming part of my family. (one had lived as a stray, the other was one of 10, I think she had only everlived as an indoor cat). All of Jackson's advice worked :)
So hang in there :)
They both snuggle up to each other, snooze together, look out for each other, teach each other and play together. I also played some 'relax my cat music' to, - from youtube.
Jackson's advice & process is spot on. (I did struggle to site swop, as neither were keen on being picked up, we just had super extra playtime)
Always leave introduction on a positive, and what gets rewarded gets repeated :)
The joy they both bring me has been beyond awesome,
I totally thank Jackson for this :)

Steven Anthony

Hello Caroline how are you doing today

Steven Anthony

Hello Amy how are you doing today

Madelyn Rubin

I don't know if this follows the rules, but when we introduced a new cat into her base camp, and our territorial Daisie was very slow in moving her challenge line, I put a chair closer to base camp and sat in it. This was a game changer. Daisie was much more willing to take closer steps to Base Camp. Still not there , but going much faster. At least it won't take till Christmas!

Stephanie F.

3y↑7

I had to go through this process when I brought one of my cats home from a dental cleaning and my other cat didn't recognize him. Took three days but my boys are back to being bros. Trust the process! (and brush them with the same brush)

Jenn

We just introduced 2 new kittens separately to our 3 senior cats( 14 & 16 years old) . We kept the kittens downstairs, strays that found us 3 weeks apart when we were on a walk. So they had to be introduced to each other as well. When we could supervise and they were vet checked and wormed, they were brought upstairs and allowed to roam . These sessions never lasted more than half an hour or so, then they were taken back downstairs to their room and there was lots of hissing at first but over the course of about 3 to 4 weeks they are all upstairs and co-existing nicely. Occasional hiss but mostly they are getting along fine and even the grumpiest older cat we have does the occasional grooming with one of the kittens. Slow and steady wins the race.

Arrow

3y↑17

I have a house full of 6 cats. This video really helped me understand why not all if them get along and how I/they can help fix that.

Barbara Warren

Cool - cat haven.

Barb Krienke

3y↑2

Jackson, I am about at my wits end. I have a 7 month (10 pound) kitten named Grayson. I decided he needed a friend, but didn’t want another kitten. For the last 4 weeks I’ve had 3 1/2 year old Mickey. I was told all of the wrong things to introduce them (the “put them together and they’ll work it out” method.) Mickey is very submissive and the first time I had them on opposite sides of a baby gate, Mickey rolled on his back and showed his belly. Grayson immediately started whacking him. I slowly actually managed to start getting Grayson to be calm around Mickey for short periods, and then while Grayson was sniffing one day, Mickey swatted Grayson. It was a playful swat, but Grayson immediately lunged at him, put him on his back and went for his throat. Grayson jumped the gate a week later and immediately went for Mickey’s throat again. I’m starting to feel like it’s too late and there is too much water under the bridge now. I don’t want to take Mickey back to the shelter, but I can’t just let him live in a little bedroom like this. I’m exhausted and demoralized. What can I do?

Rogue Beauty

Your videos are so helpful! ❤

Míriel

3y↑2

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! This is what I've been looking for! I got another cat about 2 months ago, and I'm having lots of trouble introducing her to my resident cat since he's more interested in hunting the newcomer than his food or any treat I give him. There's been some aggression from both their parts and the new cat is very dominant. I'm hoping to start the introduction process all over again, following your advice from this video, will do the trick.

Jackson Galaxy

I hope it helps! Don’t forget I have other videos on introductions also and an entire chapter in my new book, Total Cat Mojo!

Hotknives

Did they finally get along? We have literally the exact same situation.

M C

1y↑2

It’s only been a week and I’m so stressed out! Lol I have a male and female that love each other and another female showed up at my house and I brought her in. I’ve had them separated for a week but there has been some contact and tonight all 3 had a standoff. When I tried to pick the new one up to put her in her room, she hissed and growled at me. I’ll be following your process from now on. There’s also a hallway in front of her room that is hers and I have a gate up and put a sheet over it, so she can have more space. I would just be happy at this point if they would just tolerate each other but I don’t know if they ever will.

medea giordano

Any updates? Dealing with a similar situation, I have two bonded cats and adopted another adult. I’m only a week in but it’s been the worst week of guilt and crying

M C

1y↑1

@medea giordano I’ve hesitated to respond to this but after 4 months, they all got to the point that they could be in the same room together as long as my new cat was either asleep or in a chair. One day, she chased my older female upstairs and my male jumped her. It was horrible and there was blood everywhere. She only had a gash in her chest where he got her with a claw but I cleaned her up and all the blood in the house and put the older two upstairs and she stays downstairs. I have them permanently separated and I split my time between them and we’re all happier that way. I wish I could tell you that they’re all cuddled up together and living happily ever after but it didn’t happen that way. I hope you can get yours bonded.

Satansbaddest

2y↑2

I've had my cat smokey for about 7 months before I adopted two younger kittens. He was probably around a year old and the kittens are about 5 or 6 months. Maybe 7. I cannot for the life of me get Smokey to be cordial with the others. Ive been keeping them separated and I'm going crazy trying to make sure everyone has their human time since they all love cuddles. Praying your tips help me, I know I introduced them wrong, but I'm hoping everyone can get along someday soon! I love the three of them.

GetFashioning

3y↑3

Its taken two years for my too to just tolerate each other...they still have moments, but we are FINALLY seeing improvements!!! Boy and girl boy is old and grumpy girl is younger and playful

Jackson Galaxy

3y↑5

Amazing persistence! And clearly much love😻

Claire Souter

1y↑6

Hi, I just wanted to say to anyone trying to reintroduce cats: keep the faith. My two girls were littermates and very close as kittens. One day, due to a stranger cat coming into our garden, one of my cats just started chasing the other one , which led to fights and I had to separate them. It’s been extremely upsetting for all of us, including the cats as they are usually very sociable and did not like being kept away from us. I thought at one time that things would be like that forever. I watched the videos about cat introductions multiple times and even though it has taken 4 months I am so happy to say that we can now all be in a room together in harmony and without the cats hissing or growling. I am still cautious and do separate them if I’m going out, but we are a million miles away from where we started. Like JG says, “stay on the horse” and be patient. Good luck to anyone that’s going through this it’s not nice.

Fernanda Moura

1y↑2

I’m going through the exact same thing right now. For two years they got along great and all of a sudden, they saw a strange cat through the window and started attacking one another. I don’t know what to do.

Claire Souter

@Fernanda Moura It's really upsetting because to us it just doesn't make sense, but don't give up on them. My two might not be snuggling up together like they used to, but they greet each other with a sniff every morning now and are friends again.

ImpuritiesShown

2y↑1

I'm so glad my kitten was well accepted by my resident older cat (6 years old). They are both tortoiseshell. Kiri, the kitten was pretty fierce and hissed at the older, while Chloe was always super calm, accepted her into her territory and gave her space.
We separated them, I set up a base camp for Kiri in our bedroom while Chloe had the liviing room and bathrooms for her, made them meet while eating and playing while Chloe was up on her tower.
I don't know if the meetup was too sudden or if they were very fast but they took 1 week to be comfortable and start playing.
Two weeks in, they are playing together, not one fight, they sleep on different stories of their cat tower and they eat together comfortably. I'm so lucky!

MarieChaw

Day 9 since the kitten has arrived: What to do when my resident cat refuses to eat most of the time (she'll skip her first meal and eat in really small quantities when I serve her food at her routine time...), she is also not really interested in playing anymore even though I'm trying hard, she has completely changed, and already had a visit to the vet who said that she seems fine and is just probably stress... We've also plugged pheromones in the house.

We tried different things from introduction, they started to play a little bit together but then had a fight so now they are separate and switching sites. Now we try to make them meet for a short period of time once or twice a day but it never goes well, she even growls at the kitten when they look at each other from a glass door...

I am drained and feel so worried to see my cat acting all depressed, bearly eating... We are even thinking to re home the kitten but it breaks my heart.

Jellybean Dakota

2y↑4

It's too late for the correct introduction. It's been since Dec 2020. They are pretty evenly matched. One is older and laid back. Rescued in Dec 2020. He is what is keeping things from total melt down. JR is younger and was really freaky. Got him right about March 1 2020. I'm sure he has more than a little PTSD. Not sure what they did to him but it has taken since Covid started to get him calmed down, mostly. JR bullied my old cat. It was so sad for her last year and some to be hell because of him. Well he now tries to boss Spot around. Spot just is very calm about it. But I want the JR to quit being a bully. And I want him to be happy. But I want to be able to hold and love on Spot too. I have had cats all my life. This is a first for me. It is so sad. They are both in/out cats. Otherwise JR would be an angel. I'm going to get your book. Fingers crossed.

Steven Anthony

1y↑2

Hello Jellybeen how are you doing today

Pepe Cleto

3y↑1

i love your advice. :D i just adopt a 3 leg cat and my former cat wasn't really happy about it, I keep them on separate rooms and after two weeks they get along just fine. I was now confident to leave them alone together, but yesterday and today both fight, they were playing and i guess one was a lil bit too aggressive, so i'm not sure if i should put them apart for a bit again, since it was a separate event and most of the time they're just ok. what do you people think? best regards to everyone. :D

Nastu6e4ka

TheCatWorshipper

Years before I had ever heard of Jackson Galaxy, I was introducing cats to each other without so much fuss. When I was a kid I had a Siamese who would have nothing to do with a kitten I tried to bring home. That went nowhere, I had to rehome the kitten, but as an adult when I had cat who resented when I went to work, I wanted to bring him company and I just brought another guy in. No problem at all. Then a friend who was allergic gave me her little female, and a little fuss resulted but almost none. They more or less introduced each other. The girl chased one if my guys for a couple of days but the other guy thought "she's only a baby, no big deal" and went to sleep. My current two came together and became friends more or less at once. I now know to be more careful if I add more cats, but I wonder why this is often so hard. Well, cats aren't dogs.

39TiredEyes

I and my family always made sure to only allow the new cats to smell each other when first introducing them. They would be able to smell each other under the door but they wouldn't be allowed to see each other for a while as we built up the new cat's confidence. When we got 2 kittens they had a room with each other and were able to play with each other and have toys, so they were confident when they met the 2 resident cats. When we let them see each other we did have some hissing but it wasn't an all-out brawl and we made sure to let the cats have a wide area in which they met each other. They sometimes have their arguments but they all love each other and they're all a happy kitty family

Sebastian Contreras

2y↑2

The only situation I've seen cats actually working it out is if there's a kitten.

I showed the kitten to my adult cat and 2 hours later, they were cuddling.

Last time I brought an adult in, it took us weeks to slowly introduce him to our other 2 cats and now they all love each other :3

Steven Anthony

Hello Sebastian how are you doing today

Carolyn Spotts

3y↑2

Thank you for this channel, this summer some young community cats with notched ears spent most of the summer in our back yard. One was a little timid. And not as athletic. We let it in the house and it had a great time with the stamps in my craft room so his name is Stamper. A large aggressive cat tried to get the best ofStamper and he is now our cat living inside. Our vet could not believe what a nice, handsome cat he is. Thanks again.

Vegetarian on the right

3y↑2

This couldn't come at a better time. Trying to introduce #7 to the other 6!

Sana

29w

DAMN

toriless

3y↑1

Absolutely, I spent a week JUST site swapping so that both can get used to the smell of each other. Introduces them with the door CLOSED not some death portal. People are to inpatient. Allow a MONTH not a few days! Each should have the own base camp / room until THEY agree otherwise which can actually take years. One of my cats STILL prefers his original room as his safest place.

Faye Marie

THANK YOU. I recently adopted an F4 Savanah while I have a 10 month old Manx/Siamese. Mini (the F4) wants to play, and everytime Shrimp (the Manx) comes out , she chases her and wants to play. Shrimp ends up hiding. I have asked for advice and people have told me to just give the Savanah away and I don't believe in that. It sounds like from her past, she has been in a few homes and I am not one to let her go another. Thanks for giving my boyfriend and I hope that cats can be civil and friendly!

Isabel Y

3y↑2

Happy New Year everybody !!! Be safe and stay healthy. Marusenka and Tosha get along and make your mom happy.

Cherry B

3y↑2

My two were adopted together from the same rescue, 4 years ago. One is quite laid back and the other is a little jealous girl. She will immediately show up and try to take over when we give the other any attention. They get into tiffs a few times a week. I feel for both girls as we want to make sure they are both getting what they need.

We also would like to get a kitten but we don’t think our jelly bean girl will find this to be a good idea.

Tania F.

3y↑2

We've been trying to introduce our cats for over a year now and we still are having territorial issues like chasing and urine marking. Life is hell. Put out more litter boxes that don't have hoods, different litters (unscented), introduced scents by swapping places and items, feed them together (they do just fine with that). Bought some of your holistic stuff so I'm hoping that helps. They sleep on the same bed with us so it's all confusing. For reference we got the Tuxedo kitten first and a year later got two British short hair sisters that were 5yrs old. I should probably submit a video!

Karen S.

We were probably not following the guidelines closely enough -- particularly the sight swapping, we weren't anywhere near 50/50 between new cat and current cats. Now new cat has become a Napoleon of the guest bedroom. This video cleared that up for us, so now we'll try to break that down

TessaMxdori95

With our new 4-month old kitten it took a few weeks for him to get used to our dog. I looked up trusted sites online on how to introduce them slowly. I supervised them for a few minutes daily. Diego would go up to our big dog and hiss at her a lot & swat at her, showing her how tough he was, asserting dominance, etc :P our dog Trixie made sure to give him a wide berth haha.

But eventually one day I sat with Diego on my lap & Trixie behind me to the side & they actually touched noses & Diego was chill! That was the first time he showed signs of acclimating. It was such a neat experience! I had to take a picture of the moment 😁👏🙌

Kimberly vB

3y↑2

I’m sure the cat introduction method totally works but I’ve never had a roommate with the patience to do it for more than a few days. Never had cats get along.

My Fair Lahey

I love how Jackson laughs so much at himself like he's Jim Gaffigan or something lol

Jaime R Amaya

2y↑2

Thank you Jackson, my cats are indoor and outdoor, they have a cat door, and one of my cats Lola is making the other one Moonie a miserable life, it is always attacking her, she just stand up at the cat door to not let moonie get inside of the house , and lately its been terrible, moonie barely get inside of the house, I have been putting the food outside and sitting be beside her while she is eating, if I do not do that, lola do not allowed moonie to eat. she is been bitten by Lola some many times that she is practically terrified of get inside of the house. I am following your advices, now I have my 2 cats in separate rooms, it's been for 4 days, i am going to swap rooms, but my question for how long or how many times do you recommend to swap rooms?

Steven Anthony

Hello Jaime how are you doing today

Christa Furden

3y↑6

My boyfriend and I adopted a 4yr old named Tink and after a year of having her, we decided to get a kitten. Tink is so high energy that she gets along swimmingly with Sushi (the kitten). However, instead of playing with the toys like she use to, she prefers to watch Sushi play without joining. They play with each other often, but it’s like Tink took on a motherly role once we got Sushi. ANYWAY, the introducing cat video really helped, along with every single one of your videos!! Thank you so much Jackson, cuz I couldn’t be a “cat expert” without you 😁

sara

3y↑6

I'd like to see tips on grooming cats. I've been trimming my cat's claws every few months since she was 4 months old and she has always hated it. She even tries to trick me by relaxing her paw so I can't push the claw out. I've never cut the quick but she still acts like I'm maiming her.

Kristen Buckley

Why are you trimming her claws? Cats don’t need their nails trimmed... they just need a good scratching post to keep them in good condition

sara

3y↑6

Cats scratch to help shed the layers of their claws. They can still get too long.

Sam S.

My cat does this too. Only solution is swaddling her VERY tightly in a blanket, and hoping we can get at least a few clipped in one go. She acts like im maiming her too but it must be done.

Lorna Chase

This was very helpful! I have a 3 y.o. rescue who is almost totally blind and mostly deaf. He chases after and then pounces on and bites the neck of my 14 y.o. very sweet female cat and, after two years, still has never just washed her or slept nicely next to her. I will try playing with him more and go through the introduction phases, but it's been a challenge to find ways to stimulate him (crumpled paper and a tunnel are good for him) given his blindness and him not being able to hear most toys/birds/etc.. His behavior appears to be all dominance related. He'll attack her just to sit where she was, will go after her even with his favorite food right in front of him, etc.. He came from a hoarding situation in NYC. Initially, he would swipe and bite me, but we've gotten through that stage and now he's very cuddly and sweet with me. Just still attacking his sister . . .Any suggestions are very welcome!

Matthew Alexander Ilano Alberto

Any tips on reintroducing kittens from the same litter after doing a panleukopenia quarantine? We finally beat this virus and wanted to reunite the littermates but once we put them in the same play pen they just all seem to hate each other. So I’m not sure if they’re fighting or play wrestling. Any advice would help a ton because I have them all separated in their quarantine carriers again :(