lv4dogs
01-17-2005, 11:24 AM
I may be adding a newbie to my household if she gets along with my ruppers. Here she is:
http://www.hswaynepets.org/pets/adoptapet/maymay_c.htm
If all goes well I will be fostering her in a week or 2 for one week to see how she does with my other animals. Mainly the dogs & ferrets.
Here is what I was planning to do:
Day 1: Shutting her off in my spare bedroom (I think it will be that room, see below for more info. on that room) for the day to let everyone get used to their scents.
Day 2: let all of my animals out of the house and let her free roam the house for a few hours. Then shut her back in the room & let my animals back in again to get them accustomed to each others scents.
Day 3: Let the cat meet with my cat for a few hours while the dogs are outside. While she is meeting my cat, she will have access to the whole house, which means she will meet my ferrets through their cage.
Day 4: If all goes well with May May meeting Meko I will introduce the cat to one dog at a time (I only have 2 dogs) while the other dog is outside.
Day 5: If all goes well with the introduction to each dog, I will let her meet both dogs at the same time.
Day 6: If all goes well she will have access to the whole house.
BUT here is my dilema, Meko, my current cat has her litter box in that room & always has. I am not sure if she would rebel if I were to move her box, I have never moved her box, never. Meko is an easy going cat, she's more dog like than anything but I don't want to take any chances.
I was going to use my bedroom to shut May May (the new cat) in but Meko & my dogs all sleep with me everynight & I don't want to disrupt their schedule either.
Should I use a large dog crate to keep her in or something?
Does anyone have any suggestions or stories about their experiences?
http://www.hswaynepets.org/pets/adoptapet/maymay_c.htm
If all goes well I will be fostering her in a week or 2 for one week to see how she does with my other animals. Mainly the dogs & ferrets.
Here is what I was planning to do:
Day 1: Shutting her off in my spare bedroom (I think it will be that room, see below for more info. on that room) for the day to let everyone get used to their scents.
Day 2: let all of my animals out of the house and let her free roam the house for a few hours. Then shut her back in the room & let my animals back in again to get them accustomed to each others scents.
Day 3: Let the cat meet with my cat for a few hours while the dogs are outside. While she is meeting my cat, she will have access to the whole house, which means she will meet my ferrets through their cage.
Day 4: If all goes well with May May meeting Meko I will introduce the cat to one dog at a time (I only have 2 dogs) while the other dog is outside.
Day 5: If all goes well with the introduction to each dog, I will let her meet both dogs at the same time.
Day 6: If all goes well she will have access to the whole house.
BUT here is my dilema, Meko, my current cat has her litter box in that room & always has. I am not sure if she would rebel if I were to move her box, I have never moved her box, never. Meko is an easy going cat, she's more dog like than anything but I don't want to take any chances.
I was going to use my bedroom to shut May May (the new cat) in but Meko & my dogs all sleep with me everynight & I don't want to disrupt their schedule either.
Should I use a large dog crate to keep her in or something?
Does anyone have any suggestions or stories about their experiences?