When Lychee first brought home her new sister, Taro, she was less than excited... Until one day, her parents walk in one day to find them doing the cutest thing together... ❤️ Keep up with @litto_lychee and @teeny_taro on Instagram
You're behind the times. *"ChatGPT told me"* is the new *"I read on the Internet".* ChatGPT was my only assistance when I learned how to take care of my cat. 🤖
Uh, another comment that I posted - deleted by RU-vid 🤐. It's like half of my comments automatically go to the trash unless I post what RU-vid wants everyone to hear.
Also when you get one . Put it in a separate room and switch blankets for a couple of days to get the scent of the other one . Then after a couple of days just open the door and they will eventually be ok ❤ .
@@brittneyihrig1216It took my lady cat 4 years to bond with her two young nephews, but now they are grooming each other. She was always very reserved. It just took time for her to get used to them. They are 5 years old and she is around 12. I got them when they were 6 months old. It is such a relief to see them together now. They always greet each other affectionately, even if they don't cuddle for a long time.
Most of the time yes. But some cats really have gone through so much trauma, that they need to be housed alone. I've had numerous foster cats, and the one I have right now, I'm slowly tried to introduce them to see if maybe this would be the one...and still my cat is extremely aggressive, and it's out of fear. 😢 I think it's because she has cerebellum hypoplasia, even though it is a less severe case. She is a rescue, and I think that she had to fight for every scrap, and it caused a lot of trauma. 😢 She is even terrified of kittens, even as young as 10wks. I just wanted to note this, because sometimes that won't work. But the majority of the time it will.
I died laughing at the first picture with those big eye. Like WTF are you doing Mom and Dad. How dare you!!! I am so glad they are getting along now though and hopefully they will have many happy years together.
you should interrupt any fight if it gets too violent. theses slaps are okay but if one runs away and the orher follows and continues to attack, if theres fur flrying around or you hear loud screaming esp when ur cats arent really the loud tyoe then you need to intervene
I'm a cat foster. You should not interrupt fights as cats almost never fight to the point of serious injury, although it can look quite vicious! When you physically interfere you are more likely to cause them to accidentally seriously injure each other. Another tip that's counterintuitive is to comfort the more dominant one. If you comfort the weak one the fighting will continue for longer than it needs to. It was a hard lesson for me but ive found so much success. I integrate baby litters, it feels so wrong but they aren't humans. We need to respect their differences from us 🐾
Let them fight it out is such bad advise, but I'm glad it worked out for your cats. Introduction usually should go in small steps. Keeping them in seperate rooms, and switching out scents the first week(s), which can be by swapping blankets, toys and even switching rooms. The next step is for them to smell eachother through closed doors and after that clear doors/windows, so they can see and smell but not touch. Associate positive things with them seeing and smelling eachother, like giving treats and food. If all that goes well and without hissing and such, you could try and actually removing all barriers and again make their meetings as positive as possible with including whatever they love, usually food and treats. The whole process can take up to a few weeks/months before they've completely bonded and (hopefully) accepted eachother. I've never had introductions fail doing it like that. Now have a happy cat family of four ❤ one of them even a calico girl that had a very bad rep at the pound and she had a room to herself as she did not tolerate other cats when she was there. Now she's the most easygoing of the bunch ❤
I was the mom for 19 years to beautiful pastel calico HelloKitty (she resembled just like HelloKitty too) she told my best friend animal whisperer that she wanted to be the "only baby" .. she was extremely sweet, wise, and PhD in Opinionated, I didn't dare test her with another cat. A very sick hawk walked up to her crate in the park and she did not flip out. I miss her RIP 11/22/23 💕😔
I hope many people c this 2 realize it takes time for 2 to get along. Most can't take it when the 1st cat is not having it and return the 2nd. Kudos to you two for giving them the needed time to come together!
It's advisable to keep them separate and trade their blankets around to get them used to the scent. Then if you have something that works to create a bit of a barrier to let them hear/talk to each other/smell maybe even see each other if possible. That helps the anxiety in some cases. They may still have some fighting/boundaries to set but this definitely helps. Also make sure to spend some extra alone time with the "big sibling" to make sure they know they aren't being replaced/aren't going to lose your love. Jealousy is definitely an issue with some animals 😅
Introduce them the right way, keep them in separate rooms for about a week and slowly let them see /sniff each other, give them treats when they smell or see each other so they associate good things with the other cat (like food)
Pure very lucky they got on in the end... Sometimes, when you expose two cats to each other for the first time, they have have serious fights and can cause actual physical serious injuries... Once they take a dislike to each other, sometimes they never take to each other...
We had gradually introduced our new kitty to our original guy, to the point that they could share a bed or the couch without fighting. They just ignored each other. Two months in, we were gone one evening. New kitty got bit and the bite abscessed. A $400 veterinary bill later, we keep them entirely separate. We just can't afford it. I've told my family that the next time we want 2 cats at the same time, they need to like each other BEFORE we adopt them!
I heard u make it easier by giving them a plastic barrier so they get used to being around each other. and faster since there's no back and forth. Get them used to eating near each other etc.
Lychee looks just like a cat I used to have, Leeloo. She was unbelievably lazy and affectionate, and seeing Lychee just reminded me of the memories I had with Leeloo. Rest in peace Leeloo
Lol you think that's nice 😏 If I remember correctly, they ended up getting a 3rd cat because "why not"? 😅 The 3rd cat went about as smoothly as expected. If this is the story that I'm thinking of.
What a darling pair!! Bravo for giving them such a loving atmosphere! We rescued and raised many strays over the years,and its unforgettable how our old 17 yr old dog accepted Bosky the kitten,by giving it his choicest bone!!😊
You don’t just let them fight. You introduce them through screen walks & let them smell eachother from across the from for several weeks. They grow to be besties pretty quick if you do it right.
@TheDarkAnoriel while, I agree with this. I do think trying this first is probably better than letting them just duke it out from the get-go and hope for the best.
My two cats were like this at first too. They were really young kittens too so I guess that helped too. I kept the older one separated and gave them a little supervised "bonding time" every few hours. They fought a lot at first but then the fights became play fights and eventually licking eachother and sleping toguether. Now they are both mamas and help each other with the kittens.
SAMEE!! I guess they just got really lucky 😂 Funny cuz when you google how to introduce cats, the first thing is to NOT let them fight it out. I was so scared at their ignorance 😭 Glad none got terribly hurt 😬😬
@@AEXODUS Very stupid. basically an excuse for animal abuse...the fact that it's in the video is worse. The fact that it's TheDodo is even more surprising and frightening. I would have expected better...
We've got our seven year old cat we got as a kitten, and a three year old that used to bw my grandma's before she passed. Our original cat is being a grumpy old lady about it and still hasn't warmed up to him, but he's so in love with her and he wants to play and cuddle constantly 😂
How long has he been with you guys now? Is she ever really aggressive with him?..& do either of them look really sad?…(I have a formerly feral boy cat who was bullied a lot.…I think about getting him a companion, but don’t want him to have another moment of grief)
The way they were fighting was more gentle than a lot of cats I’ve seen. Just their way of establishing boundaries. I would have started by keeping them in separate rooms to get them used to each others scent first. It’s important to ALWAYS supervise them when they’re together in the beginning because you do not want to have to take one of them to the vet.
i’ve had a total of 5-6 cats in my lifetime, two of them literal siblings from the same litter, and they have NEVER licked/groomed each other. we were overjoyed enough to find that two of them were sitting on the same couch or bed w/o fighting each other lol
I’m so happy to see this, I just got a new kitten three days ago and my 10 year old kitty is *not happy at all* about it and I feel so awful. But everyone is saying that it will just take time and this definitely gives me hope! Thank you for sharing this!
Toby never got over me bringing in Mikey, only a month after I got him. Toby had to be re-homed a year later because I knew Mikey for years and his Mom, my friend died, so he took precedence. Toby was taken by a very loving lady and he's living his best life as a single cat. 😊
You let ‘em duke it out so you don’t show one attention greater than the other, so they don’t think your choosing them over the other. Love them both and show them how to share. Awesome babies.
Best thing get them used to the scent of the other and let them hash out their differences … they have a way of working things out . They are adorable 🥰 💜
@@OnlyScienceRules Well you sure got triggered! They didn't say anything about natural selection or evolution. Where are you getting that from, just because they used the word "god"?
When we first got our cats, hate did not like each other at all, but now they like each other. They try so hard to get us to think they still hate each other, but we've all seen them cuddling together, so we know it's an act.
My first “set” of 2 rescue cats instantly bonded. They act like boyfriend & girlfriend, it was wild bcuz I initially assumed they’d act like siblings. One is a female Siamese & the other is male all-black shorthair. They cuddled w/ each other 90% of the time, licked each other daily…they barely wanted anything to do with me once they fell in love. Now my second “set” of 2 are also male & female rescues who got along right away, however, they acted like siblings from the very start! (unlike my first 2) -it confirmed to me that my first 2 chose to be in love & be a couple, while my second 2 chose to be siblings. Cats truly have their own personalities & socialize w/ other cats in similar ways as us humans. So this video just reminded me how very lucky I’ve been to have cats that got along great from the start
Please, for the mental and physical wellbeing of your cats, don't let them just "fight it out"!!! There are proper ways to introduce cats to each other that don't involve violence or possibly reinforcing insecurity! Glad it worked out in this case but this should not be the standard. Jackson Galaxy has a great video on healthy cat intros (and not just to other cats, other pets, and humans too!)
Had this when I adopted a male cat. My female cat who I had for 2 years was inconsolable for months. They did what I called “the kitty stare down” rather than fight it out. They just stared at each other in utter hatred. Eventually I woke up one morning & the male was dutifully cleaning the female’s fur whilst she purred. Entire conversations took place in those stares that I was not privy to & they came to an understanding.
When I adopted my late father's cat Baloo my own cat Suzie absolutely hated him. He's the friendliest most affectionate cat I've known and still offers out the paw of friendship 5 years on. Suzie's having none of it and will walk away in disgust whenever he snuggles up to me!
Sometimes it takes a while to like certain fruits. I hated mangoes growing up, and grew out of that phase eventually. Now Taro has an acquired taste for lychee
