For a mach two - if the group grows Cats
Long as cats were unconditional loner. Fortunately, it has been around that old stereotype is wrong. Even though not all cats fellow of the society especially appreciate cats are social animals that contact with your peers appreciate and even close friendships among themselves (see also "cat attitude: alone, in pairs or in groups?"). Optimally taking into account this need is already in the acquisition and elect throw siblings or friends already been Animals as from future roommate. But there are many situations where it is needed, a new cat into an existing group or to integrate with a single cat socialization. If the partner with whom it into the first joint home draws, also a bar bring tigers or man, for example, a pussy of the sudden become allergic acquaintances "inherits" is good advice sometimes expensive: How do you assess the claw individualists together without it comes to disputes? How will you ensure that as a newcomer harmoniously into an existing group Insert? And how to get to a solo cat, with a new roommate to close friendship?
As so often, there is no patent recipe, which guaranteed to work. Overall, I have already more than ten times cats in integrated groups, and only once has it does not work - there's something to report.
The hard way - but gently, please!
The basic idea is that the animals as expeditiously as possible together so that they may Mißstimmungen as quickly as possible and clarify the group in a short time zusammenrauft. An advantage of this method is that the new cat usually at the beginning usually still willing to subordinate themselves spontaneously what they elders over the course ever "sympathetic" makes.
This procedure is recommended only in groups of cats, which is a good stable social system with open structures. The pack should work so that basically anyone with any cope, there is no closed subgroups, jealousies and disputes cocks there. There are frequent battles in the pack, should any disputes before the socialization with another cat first be clarified. In this case, the new cat once housed separately, and then a slow socialization step-by-step made.
The new cat, at least so self-assured that they are not by the presence of other cats can be totally intimidated, but not so overly confident that they immediately tried to dominate all. A healthy curiosity and a ausgesprägter Spieltrieb are the best conditions.
Coming with the new roommate at home, are surely the most cats congregate around the newcomer. The "hard way" is just now is that the new roommate not long separated, but without much hesitation directly with his future can pack together. So out of the basket and transport purely in the group. But just as it is of course not! It gibtnatürlich some points to pay attention to:
- The cats may in no circumstances be left alone. Especially the newcomer must always keep an eye on.
- It must obviously be enough possibilities retreat for all. Therefore, animals may in no case together in a room locked.
It is totally normal that it initially hiss, snarl and yowl will. Eventually, the cats also spit and whistles give back. So you have to live, because cats are now mini-beasts, which are not always squeamish around with each other. Advised animals but two fierce together, you have to be top cat unequivocally make it clear that such a thing will not be tolerated. Call loud, clapping, a slight slap on the rump (not beating) and short, for example, spray with water from a spray bottle helps. It should be noted that the water is not the cats should be soaked, but that is the spitting Ansprühen of fauchenden cats should simulate.
If there really violent altercations, helps only one: the animals and disconnect it step-by-step attempt.
Despite all hiss and snarl the integration work in this way is often surprisingly good (see "Testimonials").
On the gentle tour
Especially if you have a cat in a rather "explosive" Rudel, or integrate the newcomer is particularly anxious, you may slowly and step-by-step approach. In doing so, the new cat possible without contact with the elders only once in a separate room in the market. The animals then have time to get over a period of days or less by animal gap through to beschnuppern. It is best if you want a cot or a blanket to cuddle the new cat and it sets the next day against something exchanged on the old cats have slept. If this exchange over a few days away repeatedly, the animals are accustomed to the smell of the other. Then we used the animals step by step together. It is best if you start one of the "old" cats selects the most calm and balanced and it is some time with the newcomer can spend. By and by the time you can expand and add more cats. Optimal is also when the door by a grid can replace, so the cat does see and beschnuppern, but not each go can go.
Again, the animals never let alone violent confrontation and immediately make it clear that these are not tolerated (see above).
A few tricks
Regardless of whether the cats now quickly or slowly accustomed to each other should be: a few tricks always help ...
Playfully handle it
If the animals are (still) have a strong driving game that lets this great benefit to fronts to overcome. In the case of joint hunt for a Federpuschel hiss and snarl are quickly forgotten. I have often observed that when cats common game completely and deepened at the end again with great astonishment - then what is in particularly bad Faucher expresses - remember that it is the evil was unknown, with whom she played. The ice is then often broken.
Love goes through the stomach
Especially when the collectivization somewhat more advanced, but is but one or two cats still feel the need to protest, you can pack through shared meals to order upbringing. Instead outsider separately to feed, all cats share their feed. If a cat aggressive, it refers to its place at the food bowl, for example, with its gentle Nasenstüber or by simply going from one bowl wegdrückt. It should be clear and sharp "no" or better, "Off" call (the S-Off According to imitate the hiss of a cat). This does not help, the cat out of the room and the others may continue to eat alone. In this way the animal learns quickly that agrressives behavior in the group will not be tolerated and leads to exclusion. In any case, the later expelled cat receive their food ration, because hunger cures for cats life can be. However, you should wait so for some time. In no case shall the cat immediately after the expulsion fed.
Feliway
Feliway (available at veterinarian) contains substances that are the natural face of the pheromone cat are similar. These pheromones, while rubbing the face of prominent positions but also to other cats will be released, the cat show that they can feel safe. Even if Feliway is certainly no panacea, it can at the reunion of cats a positive, supportive effect.
I have gatherings on both types and experience that the cats are together sooner or later. One must not expect so that they are clean or cuddle. It is enough that they mutually accept and leave in peace.
It has time and patience 
Cuddling is just an additional extra, if has gone well.
My first hangover goes with my first cat good, my two newbies are with the cat, but not with a hangover. It is still somewhat distanced.
But it is already
Then I'll hit the thumb that still reigns a little thaw! I have previously only seen one case in which a reunion did not work. It has also acted for a hangover, the unkastriert about half a year alone in a small bathroom was locked up, while dravor a potent queen with her boys herumspazierte. I think that has made him so mad that he is no longer with other cats came clear. Even weeks and cautious attempts, he has still all the other cats aggressively attacked, so that we can finally have taught individual animal.
Otherwise, it is always gone well ... and cats sometimes develop even after years in an existing group of new friends. Our Signe was actually always been very much on her son husband Blue fixed. After the fallen but to scratch our new tree has been there and prefer the afternoon alone in the cave is asleep, his mom had a new cat search terms. And she said in Belli found. That was totally cute to watch how Signe more and more with her angefreundet has - it is something far side, then more often times give brains, the first tentative Putzversuche and at the end cuddle together.
Yes, I was now in the Situatin my BKH-cat 2.5 years got a 14-week-old small-BKH hangover before the nose set. Our Willi, the elder, was shocked and hissed knurte terribly, withdrew 2 days on the balcony, on 3 Day, he slowly through the apartment, hissed, and the small (Oscar) him a little too close kam.Der 4th Day was then, to my amazement, the first contact friendship and play. Now 4 weeks later, one can no longer be alone. We called it, and one of the hangover is awake. Everything we have done two, but for sleeping, everyone has their own space. Our longhaired dachshund, Paul Chen, a lifetime spent with cats is, as always, took it down. Thus we have a jolly trio, after a short shock phase.