Nowadays, many parents not only raise cats but also raise more than one cat. The family of multiple cats is becoming more and more common. Some are rescued by stray cats, and some are raised as companions. No matter what the reason is, they all face one problem:How to accept the original cat?Not all original cats can accept the sudden arrival of the new cat.If the original cat is a young and brave kitten, or the new cat is a young kitten, they will have a higher acceptance rate. For example, the group leader's cat, every time a new cat comes, it's a hungry little kitten, the original cat will not reject it, but also help take care of it.But if the original cat is an adult cat, and the new cat is also an adult cat of seven or eight months old, without any measures, let the two cats meet, it's a terrible thing. The lighter ones will hiss, flatten their ears, fight and scratch, and the more serious ones will cause cats to have self-induced bladder inflammation, refusal to eat, fatty liver, etc.The group leader's cat owner just brought back a new stray cat from home. Due to some operational errors, the originally outgoing original cat was directly affected by urinary closure or refusal to eat, and went to the hospital for treatment, but couldn't find the reason. Later, although it recovered, it still sounded the alarm: when a new cat comes home, it's always a serious matter to be handled carefully. New cats entering the house are always a delicate matter.Cats are not toys, and you don't just bring a new toy and put it together with the old toy, you need to take some preparation, you need to gradually reduce the anxiety of the new cat, and then gradually accept the new cat as a family member.So today I'm going to carefully explain how to prepare when a new cat comes home.The main points are:

One, understand why the strange cat hisses, flat ears, fights, and barks.We know that cats are purely carnivorous animals throughout their lives. As natural hunters, they are very important about their territory. They will demarcate territories. When you get food in your territory, and I get food in my territory, they will feel threatened if the other party invades their territory, no matter if it's another cat in the territory or entering another cat's territory. They will fight for the other party. This is written in their genes. Even now, they don't need to fight for food, but their genes still tell them that territorial invasion is terrible.This is why strange cats hiss, flatten their ears, fight, and bark when they meet, and the original cat feels that its territory is being invaded. The new cat suddenly enters another cat's territory and is also confused and alarmed, and there is no gradual process of probing each other, so they will be more resentful.So we say that when a new cat comes home, you must first isolate it.Isolation can also prevent cross-infection. After the new cat is fully examined, vaccinated, and dewormed, and ensures that it is healthy and clean, it can then contact the original cat. Two, what is important for cats?To make the new cat and the original cat accept each other, we first need to find out what the cat cares about most.1. The most important thing is food.I know that parents don't want to compromise on food, or worry that the cat will refuse to eat. Yes, parents naturally need to prepare food for the cat. Whether it's a new cat or an original cat, they don't need to worry about food shortages.But I want to emphasize that you cannot change the food type or feeding method arbitrarily, just like when the new cat comes, you feed the original cat, you cannot change it when the new cat comes.For example, after the cat owner brought a new stray cat home, he isolated it properly. At the beginning, the new cat and the original cat didn't have any problems. But less than a week later, the original cat suddenly refused to eat and had urinary closure, and went to the hospital for treatment, but couldn't find the reason. Later, the cat owner realized that he changed the food for the original cat when the new cat arrived, and the original cat's food was: morning cat food, noon canned food, and evening homemade cat food. When the new cat arrived, the original cat's food became: morning cat food, and noon canned food was gone, replaced by homemade cat food.This cat owner thought that the original cat was a docile cat and wouldn't care about these details, but cats are cats. When the new cat came, the original cat was already nervous, and with the arrival of the new cat, it was more resentful.So food is important. Cats know this.2. Litter boxIt's also an important thing for cats to go to the toilet. I wrote about it before, you can see here:

The cat's toilet is a serious matter!Even if the cat litter box has a strange smell, they will refuse to use it.So I emphasize here that when a new cat comes home, you must not change the location of the cat litter box or the cat litter box, and you must not disturb the original cat when it goes to the toilet. Otherwise, the original cat will probably refuse to go to the toilet.3. TerritoryWe talked about this earlier. What's most important for cats is their territory. The arrival of the new cat is an invasion of the original cat's territory. We can only say that we should minimize the threat of this invasion to the original cat.For example, the isolation zone of the new cat doesn't need to be too big, a small room or a small balcony is enough. Let this small space be the territory of the new cat.In addition, the cat litter box must have a new one for the new cat that is not scented by the original cat, and the food should be prepared in abundance, and try to be the same as before.Okay, today we have explained the first two points. In short, when strange cats meet, you must first isolate them. If you don't, you'll end up with a pile of cat hair. Besides isolating it, you also need to pay attention to the needs of the original cat and the new cat.