Cats

[nolley]

I need information. Basically my sister wants to -get rid of is a bit strong but that's what she wants to do, her cat and it looks like I'm going to have to home it or it's going in a cat home. So, how easy is it for two female (spayed) cats to get to live together (rather than male/female, male/male) and what tips you can give me for introducing a

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[hawkida]

It varies massively - some will never get on, some will be okay pretty quickly

[ang_grrr]

Is either cat a toirtoishell? They are notoriously bad-tempered and resistant to change. (I accept that Patsy is at the far end of the bell curve, even by toirtie standards).

Max, as ever, has summed it up excellently.

[nolley]

No, Schnapps is silver & black & Salem is black.

[purpletigron]

Take it very gradually. Keeping Wong! in a cage just made things worse. Keeping him in a room which became his retreat -one which Boof! hardly ever uses - worked well.

[lil_shepherd]

fjm asked me to pop over here - though all the advice I gave her about Lupin did not work with Miss P! You've been given good advice so far - which comes down to "it depends on the cats

[the_marquis]

Hmm, difficult. I gather the separate territory things suggested above work well. But just in case, have you considered setting aside some money for vets' fees?

[adelheid]

The Cats' Protection website gives some pretty good advice, and you might want to give them a call to see if they can suggest any more tips.