Hi all,

D and I are "adopting" two more cats. We are taking my BIL's two cats off his hands as his new fiance is allergic.

We have two cats already and have had them for nearly a year - Since February 2004.

We already know that we are going to keep the new kitties in a private room in the basement. It's quite lare. I work out down there. There's a bar, a fridge, a TV, a couch, a recliner, etc. . . it's a fair size.

My question is, upon arrival do we leave them alone to get used to their surroundings or do we spend some time with them? How long do we leave them or how long do we spend time with them?

Also, what is the best way to introduce them to our resident boys? I think we are going to have supervised visits at frist after they have sniffed each other through the closed door. I am hoping to keep them down there for about two weeks while we introduce everyone and see how they will get along.

Any advice from multi cat homes would be appreciated.

BTW, if you'd like to see the new ones, you can click on either Ritchi or Sammi's catster page below and there is a link to the new kitties.

Thanks in advance.