Taz/Paizly Great Update #17 :)

[jazzcat]

If the hissing and growling is excessive I would say something or see about breaking it up but only if it goes on and on and sounds like Taz is getting worked up. I'm not kidding you, Rumor hissed and growled every time she saw Moxie and Decker for no less than 6 months and she would still hiss off and on for a year. It got old!

[Taz_Zoee]

Moesha, I was the annoying younger sibling. I followed my sister everywhere and it drove her nuts!

Jazzcat, luckily it hasn't been excessive hissing/growling. Like I said it's actually becoming less frequent. But I do feel bad when he comes to see me and she is there. So I just put her in her room so I can spend quality time with Taz.

Thanks for everyones replies and advice! I'll keep you updated on the situation.

[krazyaboutkatz]

It sounds like you're doing well and you've received some very good advice. With Pearl, Starr, and Ziggy, I just let them roam around and usually within 3 days to 1 week all of the hissing had stopped. I didn't have an extra room to put them in so they couldn't be introduced as slowly as I would've liked them to be. I'm sure that Taz will eventually accept Paizly and maybe he'll even start playing with her. Good luck.

[CathyBogart]

That's exactly how I introduced Paizly to Sherpa. If Sherpa got TOO upset, I'd take her away and spend some time with him. Otherwise, I let them work it out. He bopped her a few times, but nothing serious.

[Taz_Zoee]

Well, yesterday afternoon I was very happy when Paizly went into Taz's bathroom and Taz didn't hide under the sink. He actually walked right past her (in extreme slow motion) and even sniffed her tail. I was also pleased that Paizly didn't pounce on him trying to play.
Then later I walked out in the family room and Paizly was on the chair and Taz was about 3 or 4 feet away on the floor just laying there. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. WooHoo!!
One of these days I hope to post some pix of them either snuggling or playing together. That would be a happy day!

[kimlovescats]

It sounds like they are already getting very close to calling a truce! It just takes time for them to realize that they can both have their special place in the family!

[jazzcat]

Well, yesterday afternoon I was very happy when Paizly went into Taz's bathroom and Taz didn't hide under the sink. He actually walked right past her (in extreme slow motion) and even sniffed her tail. I was also pleased that Paizly didn't pounce on him trying to play.
Then later I walked out in the family room and Paizly was on the chair and Taz was about 3 or 4 feet away on the floor just laying there. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. WooHoo!!
One of these days I hope to post some pix of them either snuggling or playing together. That would be a happy day!

Wow, if only one of my intros would have progressed that quickly.

I bet you'll have that picture in no time!

[susanswatlin518]

I REALLY THINK ALLOWING THE CATS TO WORK IT OUT THEIR OWN WAY IS BEST. I WAS ALSO VERY AFRAID WHEN IN AROUND 2006 I WENT TO A LOCAL ANIMAL PROTECTIVE PLACE AND FELL IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL BLACK AND WHITE MALE TUXEDO SAMMY. I ADOPYED HIM AND BROUGHT HIM HOME TO SLOWLY MEET PEPPER-A FEMALE SOMESTIC SHORTHAIR WHO IS A TOTAL PRINCESS/DIVA. IT HAD BEEN HER AND I ALONE FOR SOME TIME AFTER A PREVIOUS CAT PASSED AWAY IN 2005. PEPPER AND I MOVED TO A VERY NICE APARTMENT WHERE IT CONTINUED TO BE JUST US LADIES. WELL-WHEN PEPPER REALIZED SAMMY WAS STAYING SHE REALLY WAS AFRAID AND JEALOUS AND GROWLING BECAME COMMONPLACE WHERE SHE NEVER DID BEFORE. GROWLING AT ME AND HISSING AT SAMMY. SAMMY IS HALF THE AGE PEPPER IS. THEY ARE BOTH SPAYED/NEUTERED . GRADUALLY THIN GS HAVE CALMED DOWN AND NOW THEY CAN ACTUALLY BE SEEN ON THE BED TOGETHER-BUT A FEW FEET AWAY MIND YOU! PEPPER HISSES FOR A SECOND OR TWO WHEN SAMMY WALKS UP TP HER BUT HE RUNS AWAY AND DOESN'T SEEM PHASED! I TELL BOTH OF THEM I LOVE THEM AND NEED THEM. I JUST GOT A COMPUTER FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS PAST YEAR AND PEPPER SITS OVER BEHIND WHERE THE FAN BLOWS. SAMMY IS GENERALLY ON THE BED. HE AND I LOVE THE MEERKAT MANOR DVDS I HAVE. PEPPER WILL RUN IN AND JOIN ME ON THE BED-PURRING LIKE CRAZY. THE MOMENT SHE HEARS SAMMY SHE DIVES OFF AND HISSES A BIT THEN IS GONE. i HAVE ALWAYS FED THEM IN SEPARATE BEDROOMS WITH 2 LITTERBOXES. WE ARE DOING FINE. JUST GIVE LOVE AND RESPECT AS WELL AS SPACE TO THEM-GGOD LUCK..SUSANSWATLIN518