Hi all,
So currently, my family is adopting a new cat, Matty. He's an extremely friendly stray who's very talkative. If it weren't for him not being neutered and the fact that he was very skinny when we first saw him, I would've thought he was somebody's cat. My dad and I are really excited about it (my mom and grandmom took a bit of convincing lol). Everything's going well except for one thing, our other cat, Maisy.
We've had her for about 12 years now and she's honestly the best pet I've ever had/known. I lover her to pieces and she's basically my cat at this point since I feed her, clean her litter and she mostly sleeps with me. She really hates Matty. I was expecting this since I know cats can be territorial and she's been like this with other strays, but we've been feeding him for almost two months now and she hasn't gotten any warmer towards him. I've started switching out their beds because I read that that was a good way for new cats to become accustomed to each other, but I want to know if theres more I can/should do.
Where I live it gets pretty cold in November so we're planning to bring Matty inside the house this weekend so he'll be safe from the cold and so he can get used to his surroundings before we get him fixed, if that makes any sense. I'm really worried about Maisy's reaction to this because she's about twice his size and could easily do some serious damage. Is there any way I can get them more used to each other?
Also if anyone has any suggestions for names. My dad picked Matty but I think t sounds kind of goofy lol.
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