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We’re trying to integrate a second cat into our household. The original cat is a 7+-year-old neutered male who was a shelter cat. We have had him for about 3 years.
The other is a newly neutered male, about 4 years old. We think he was abandoned. A neighbor was feeding him on her porch and tried to find an owner but couldn't. He doesn't have a chip, either.
I am a softie for cars, so we took him in. And it’s not going smoothly.
We have a cat gate and can cut the condo roughly in half. We allow them to stare at each other from opposite sides of the gate.
However, when we try putting the two cats together, the younger cat wants to chase the older one (playful behavior?) The older cat doesn't like that and gets scared. So we end up separating them quickly.
We have had the new cat for about a month—two weeks of which involved recovery from being neutered. So, we've mainly kept the two cats apart.
The “supervised visitations” are relatively new. But, as I said, they have been rough.
Any advice?
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