Hello Moesha,

I'm sorry, I know you're feeling quite helpless at the moment, but truly and honestly there is not much YOU can do rather then be passive and give time. It is true, you feel stressed out with all the hissing and stuff but its the cats that have to settle down between them and it takes only one virtue.....patience! And a lot of it!

Last year a friend of mine was going to visit her sister in Canada for 3 months, she was trying to find her cat a place where to stay. It hurt me knowing that her cat Kira was going to undertake all that stress, being caged and so on. I also read one time on a post here on PT that sometimes they even change charachter with all the stress. So, I offered her the option that I can keep her when she's away. I thought that for Lulu might even work well and see how she reacts!

In 3 months the first 2 where stressfull, the last month was way better! In my opinion you could only err if you rush things! They have to work it out between them so you can do nothing but be patient. Don't worry that Schroeder is confined to one room, that is his safe area!

It was also funny because they also switched beds!! I cannot understand why, maybe to dominate eachother's possessions? Check this out: Kira's bed with Lulu:

Lulu's bed with Kira:

Kira was young and too active for Lulu. She would hide and jump on her:

I can't say that in these 3 months they befriended but tolerated eachother....especially from Lulu's side:

But one day we where surprised to see )




I was sure I made a mistake excepting Kira and certainly I did think about returning her but I had no option, only to wait for her owner to come back! After the stressful period it was difficult for all of us to part, even for Lulu that kept looking for her all over the house for days.

I want to encourage you because in my opinion things would could only get better, but give them their time and do not rush them. You will all definately gain from a slow introduction!

Good luck!