Cat Question what is occurring?
Ok so i got a stray kitten from outside and my Only Cat that i've been near for 3 months(Smokey) was hissing and growling at the female stray kitten and got particularly angry everytime he will hiss or growl i will spray water at him with a water bottle so he hissed at her around 15 times so thats nearly how much times i sprayed him with water then my cat(Smokey)and the womanly kitten was staring at each other for around 10mins without hissing and in a minute he's just relaxed laying down and not hissing i think the river bottle worked did you guys tried it before?
i know people that have tryed it and the cat they used it on was an nouns cat so it wasnt trained that well,and it didnt really work for them but the cat they had was really passionate.Maybe it depends on the cat and if the water offends it or not :P
Sometimes adjectives it takes is for two cats to adapt to one another. you mentioned you only have one cat to begin with therefore your cat have always been the "king" of the castle and now have to share his space with another feline. it just take time for cats too adapt to one another. eventually it will become clear to you weather or not they will be friendly towards each other. because eventually they do learn that this is long-term. and just get used to having respectively other around.
as for the water bottle it may have helped some but again it only just takes time for them to grow used to one another. hope this helps a little.
Yes, the water bottle clearly works but be careful not to do it too much because they become "immune" or just stop caring that you're splashing them. Every cat is different though.
I propose you keep an eye on them, stray cats are usually anti-social and very territorial. Not only just because they're the same species means they will automatically like respectively other. I took in a stray and she got along perfectly next to my male cat, however right now there is a stray siamese who I'd love to hold on to because she's so adorable, but she doesn't stop hissing if any other cat gets relatively close to her (even the innocent 3-month-old kittens). I don't know whether she'll ever become friendly with them.
So in your case my guess is, they will become friends eventually but you may see them disagree sometimes (only they know why), so whatever you do DON'T TRY TO SEPARATE THEM. I made that mistake once a long time ago and ended up with a blemish on my leg.
Keep them separated for a few days before trying to introduce them. They are afraid of each other!
Also, if you enjoy a blanket, towel, or tee where your first cat sleeps, you can rub it on the new cat right up to that time you do introduce them. Cats recognize each other by scent and if she smells similar to him, he will like her better!
You could do the same thing to him (Rub him next to her scent!)
I do use the spray bottle when I want my cats to know they are doing something wrong. It does work.
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No, I enjoy never tried the water bottle idea. For my cat, I prefer to tap my cat's trunk, say NO, and then his name whenever he does something impossible such as scratching the sofa. You can't discipline a cat not to hiss. Its the instincts. Just calm down. You don't need to ask a million question a day. Why not you observe you cats and than at the end of the year, you ask any questions about your cats in one quiz.
I enjoy never tried that, but it is great that it works but don't chance leaving them alone together still. Your cat is being tolerant because you are in that watching and is obedient in your presence.
Answers: cats HATE water; that's for sure
