Karen, when we brought Pickles and Tabasco home, they were ignored by Mini and hated instantly by Jasmine. We spent the first few weeks wondering if we'd done the right thing. Mini was a great peacekeeper and made friends with the little guys but kept his friendship with Jasmine. He was a little insecure because he's a huge mummy's boy like Marius but I gave him lots of individual attention and he's been fantastic. He plays with all the cats, but enjoys his little midnight adventures in the kitchen with Pickles and Tabasco while Jasmine enjoys her sleep time.

Jasmine took a month or so to adapt to Pickles but her tolerance of Tabasco has only come about recently. She'll sleep in the same bed as him and sometimes they share the foodbowl, but she hasn't quite learnt to deal with his youthful boyishness (read immaturity!) But slowly, slowly with time and I'm sure they'll be fine. She is a lot happier than she was a few months ago. We give her lots of cuddle time and she loves curling up in our arms when we're using the computer so that's her special treat. She gets overrun when we're playing fetch because Tabasco steals all the toys, so we play pounce with her while keeping the others occupied so she doesn't feel left out.

Each introduction is different so good luck with yours