Hi all,

My partner adopted a lovely blind male cat (~7-9 years old) a few months ago and I already have a homeless fat boy - Ginge - that I rescued from my street (11 years old) who has lived with me for 2 years now. Unfortunately Ginge is still a little feral and doesn't get on overly well with other cats, even though he was only homeless for 10 months and was previously domesticated. Don't let his dopey facade deceive you, as much as I love him he is a grumpy monster a lot of the time.

We don't live together yet but we plan to move into a new house in the next year or so, so I wanted to know if anyone had experience with bringing in blind cats or recommendations for slowly introducing the two over the next year before they live together. Thanks!

I rescued this kitten a couple days ago and brought her home. My dog loved her immediately, shockingly. However, my cat Queso (Male, neutered) is terrified of her, every time he sees her he hisses and runs away. I have them in a separate room, I try to pet Queso while holding something that smells like the kitten, and fed him too.

Any other tips so they start to get along? I know it can take some time

I’ve had my cat since she was a kitten (8 years old) and she’s my whole world. She’s somewhat shy and kinda standoffish around other cats so I’ve always kept her away from others. Even when roommates had other cats I would isolate my cat or make roommates isolate their own.
Last month my girlfriend moved in and brought two cats (a two/three year old boy and his kitten of a year). For the time being they’ve been staying in our bedroom, which is unfortunate cause I don’t get as much time at night with my cat. They seen each other a few times from my gf and I entering/leaving the room, and that mostly resulted in hissing from both parties. We’ve tried swapping rooms before but that seemed to stress the cats more than helped. We’re busy adults with work/schooling/etc. so it’s been hard to keep up with them lately.
Seeking any advice on this. I want all the cats to get along but not sure how to make this work in a timely manner. Thanks!

Hello!

We had a 1 year old male stray move in to hour house about 3 days ago (we searched for owners, checked for microchip, etc etc before adopting him)

He’s generally really good, and during the day will go back outside to go to the toilet. However, during the night he is urinating in the house. We don’t leave the windows open at night due to it not being a fantastic area, and also other cats getting into the house and rummaging through food bins etc which we’ve had in the past.

We have a litter box down for him (low sides so he can get in), however he doesn’t seem to use it at all. He’s originally urinated in the living room, and last night on the bedroom carpet.

We’ve not punished him; obviously it’s not his fault and also we don’t want to cause stress. The litterbox is in a quiet area of the house with no foot traffic at night and very little during the day. The litter itself is non-clumping and non-scented

The only other info which may be relevant is that he’s entire. Obviously this is a relatively new adoption, but we have already booked him in to be neutered as soon as we can

Any advice for training him?

Hi everyone! My girlfriend and I are planning to move in together, and we’ve found a 105 m² apartment (around 1,130 sq ft). We live in Germany and between us, we have two cats and a dog, and I’d really appreciate some advice on helping them live together peacefully.

My two cats are brothers, both six years old, and are British Shorthair/European Shorthair mixes. They’ve always been indoor cats. They generally get along well and occasionally play together, although one seems a little more dominant than the other.

My girlfriend has a 3.5-year-old miniature poodle who is roughly the same size and weight as each of my cats. He’s been around cats since he was a puppy and used to play with them. He doesn’t bark and is very gentle, including around other dogs.

We’ve tried introducing them at my current apartment. During the first attempt, the dog was very excited and wanted to play, which the cats definitely weren’t comfortable with. The usually more submissive cat in particular hissed and puffed himself up. We ended the introduction and tried again another day.

The second attempt went much better at first. Both cats were curious but cautious, and the dog fell asleep on the sofa. At some point, though, the same cat lashed out at him. Since then, the dog has been really scared. We separated them afterward, of course.

Looking back, I think we may have rushed the introductions, and I’d like to take a slower, more structured approach.

Has anyone successfully introduced two adult indoor cats to a small dog? How would you restart the process after an experience like this, especially now that the dog is frightened? We want all three animals to feel safe and comfortable, and we don’t expect them to become best friends—peacefully sharing a home would be enough.

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences, what worked for you, and how long it took. Thank you!

Hi,

I need some advice and encouragement about introducing my new cat. I have two cats, W (8) and D (12), both Persian cats and really mellow. 2 months ago we adopted M (8, also Persian). We unfortunately don't know much about her background, but she has lived with cats before.

She has her own room in the attic where she settled for 4 weeks. Then we started switching scents between them. M got to leave her room for a couple hours at a time and explore, while the other cats were locked up. Then we made a frame for the door, so they could see each other. M growled, but responded well to high value treats and she got curious. After two weeks she could sit in front of the frame without growling, so we moved on to the next step which was small supervised visits.

W and D are curious about her, but leave her alone. They mostly look from a distance or go to sleep.

M growls or hisses when she walks by them, but leaves them alone otherwise. Sometimes we play with W with a stick or a laser and M even plays along at a distance.

So here's the problem: everything looks quite harmonious/calm for about half an hour. As soon as everyone is a bit settled, M seems to change. When W or D walk past M and away from her, M's energy changes and she wants to chase them. But only when they have their back turned to her.

I don't know why she does is or what her intentions are. Is it playing? Is it to establish territory? Should I let it happen or do I stop it? I'm experienced with cats, but I've never encountered this before.

Any advice, experience and encouragement is greatly appreciated! I really want this adoption to go well. Thank you!

Tldr: new cat seems to change after half hour of socialising, I can't read her behaviour. Need help on next steps.

Hi everyone! My girlfriend and I are planning to move in together, and we’ve found a 105 m² apartment (around 1,130 sq ft). We live in Germany and between us, we have two cats and a dog, and I’d really appreciate some advice on helping them live together peacefully.

My two cats are brothers, both six years old, and are British Shorthair/European Shorthair mixes. They’ve always been indoor cats. They generally get along well and occasionally play together, although one seems a little more dominant than the other.

My girlfriend has a 3.5-year-old miniature poodle who is roughly the same size and weight as each of my cats. He’s been around cats since he was a puppy and used to play with them. He doesn’t bark and is very gentle, including around other dogs.

We’ve tried introducing them at my current apartment. During the first attempt, the dog was very excited and wanted to play, which the cats definitely weren’t comfortable with. The usually more submissive cat in particular hissed and puffed himself up. We ended the introduction and tried again another day.

The second attempt went much better at first. Both cats were curious but cautious, and the dog fell asleep on the sofa. At some point, though, the same cat lashed out at him. Since then, the dog has been really scared. We separated them afterward, of course.

Looking back, I think we may have rushed the introductions, and I’d like to take a slower, more structured approach.

Has anyone successfully introduced two adult indoor cats to a small dog? How would you restart the process after an experience like this, especially now that the dog is frightened? We want all three animals to feel safe and comfortable, and we don’t expect them to become best friends—peacefully sharing a home would be enough.

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences, what worked for you, and how long it took. Thank you!

i’m at a lost and my vet doesn’t know what’s happening either. have ruled out health issues with bloodwork. there is a neighborhood stray that comes around but it’s been around since the beginning. have tried feliway and calming care.

M6 and F4 are both fixed. lived happily together for 3 years and fought for the first time Feb 2026. since then they’ve fought a total of 5 times. each time, i have separated them and successfully reintroduced. it’s taking longer each time and the windows between fights are shortening.

i have only been in the same room at the start of the fight once - they were napping together and suddenly started going at it. the other times i was asleep or in another room.

i really don’t want to rehome one of them. they got along so well before and was instantly bonded when they were first introduced. my boy cat let the female kitten suckle from him and was like her mom. they’ve always been 2 peas in a pod.

anyone have experience and success with this situation?

I’ve had my cat Cheeto for a little over a year now, and I got her these scratching post/pads after she started scratching the couch. Once a gotten them she stopped but in the past few weeks she’s been hasn’t been using them and scratches the couch (a part of me feels she also does it to get my attention, because the second I get up from the couch as she’s scratches she runs away). Should I buy a new ones/is there something I’m missing?

I got a new 8 week old kitten like 3 weeks ago and i’ve done all the steps in their introduction. The little one is milo and the big one is nacho. Nacho didn’t rlly care about the kitten he comes from a shelter so im guessing he’s used to being around cats. when they’d “play” usually when milo would hiss or make sound nacho would back off. it’s always milo that starts by pouncing and immediately getting on his belly. nacho does not really care but he gets on him. but now milo seems to not enjoy it. at first i thought milo was just scared but nacho doesn’t rlly back off anymore. like i said i thought it was ok because milo is always the one to engage for some reason lol. Look at he video and lmk what yall think and what steps i should take to get them to be more friendly with eachother because I can just restart the whole process. i just thought it was ok since milo is the one always engaging

Hi guys, I already made a post a couple weeks ago on other cat subs about this but just wanted to discuss it again. My Bonnie is 8 1/2 years old and is my world. My family made the decision that she was going to be an outdoor cat when she was a kitten without really knowing the risks of outdoor cats as far as I know, and this year I’ve been doing more research on the risks of letting cats out unsupervised, so I’ve been trying to put in safety measures for her, and the first step for me is at least keeping her inside at night. The issue is the only other person who lives with me is my dad, who is completely against keeping her inside at all, a lot because the cat flap is in his room and therefore if she doesn’t get to go out she will whine and scratch at his door and wake him up. It’s very hard to keep her stimulated since she doesn’t really like toys. I’ve been trying to encourage her to go out more during the day so she hopefully has less energy at night, but my dad isn’t keeping this up much. We just had an argument because he is insisting I keep her in my room at night but I am trying to not make this emotionally distressing for her by trapping her in one room (especially because my room is messy af and I worry about there being lots of cat hazards). I feel terrible trapping her in one room on her own but unfortunately that’s the only option my dad is giving me since if she roams around she will just scratch at his door, the only other option is letting her outside at night which I am not budging on. I am literally writing this at 10:53pm as she’s meowing at the bedroom door and I’m supposed to be up at 6:15am 😭 does anyone have any ideas? I don’t know what to do. I feel so mean as she’s just meowing at the door, but I want to keep my baby safe. If it were up to me she would just roam around the house at night but, like I said, my dad doesn’t want that because she will wake him up (which is fair but idk what else to do)

Hey everybody, I’m looking for suggestions on how to make the easiest stress free move for my cat Deto, she’s 5 years old and has only every lived at my dads house,

We’re getting ready to move her roughly 3 hours away to my new apartment, but she’s a easily stressed cat and I’m very worried about moving her this far as she’s only ever done 15-20 minute car trips to her vet office, I’d be lying if I said I had any clue on how to move Deto this far away. And I’m worried she won’t like her new living place,

I already have her anxiety medication for the trip, as well as calming spray, to try to ease her, I just need as much help and suggestions I can get to make Detos move and home introduction as smooth as possible so I don’t traumatize her

He already knows sit but lay down or roll over never work…he’s polydactyl so he just grabs me or loses interest. He follows me everywhere so I figure I can at least make the most out of it!

Hello! My husband and I are looking to adopt a 2nd cat. We currently have a 10 year old sassy female tuxedo named Phoebe. She’s lived with one other cat but has been a solo cat for the past 5 years and she’s been a momma to 2 litters in her life. She’s very spicey and wants everything on her terms, so we know that whatever cat we bring into our home will need to be very chill and we assume a male since we’ve heard having 2 female cats can be challenging. Phoebe is spayed. We’re also not sure what age this new cat should be - kitten, adult, or senior? Any advice would be appreciated! We’ll adopt from our local SPCA.

Hi! i got new cat (male 2 months old).I have two more cats female(2y)and male(14y). They were introduced slowly because we had him in quarantine for 2+ weeks. At first there was hissing but now its okay. But i am not sure that she likes him trying to play with her. Mostly she meows and runs away, sometimes she engages. I need to know for sure since she has occasional epilepsy attacks ( vet figured is stress induced or during sleep) she had one last night and i need to know if she looks under any stress.
Thank you!

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