How to Introduce a New Cat to Your Home: Step by Step
Sarah had been planning it for weeks. The second cat — a two-year-old tabby named Milo — was going to be the perfect companion for her resident cat, Luna. She'd read that cats are social animals. She'd bought two of everything. She was ready. She opened the carrier in the living room. Luna took one look at Milo, puffed to twice her size, and launched herself across the room in a blur of fur and fury. Milo retreated under the sofa and didn't come out for three days. Luna stopped eating. What went wrong? Everything — and nothing. The cats weren't incompatible. The introduction just hadn't happened yet. What Sarah had done wasn't an introduction. It was a collision. The good news: most cat introductions that start badly can be recovered. And most that are done correctly — slowly, in phases, on the cats' terms — result in two cats that share a home peacefully, even if they never become best friends. Here's exactly how to do it right. 1. Before the ...
