Hello! My husband and I already had a 14 month male cat and due to our work schedules and his energy level we made the decision to find him a companion. He has a very lovely personality and was with another cat before we adopted him but his owner stated their older cat couldn't stand him. The last time we had introduced two cats together (years and years ago and much older cats) they got along right away and were attached at the hip from the first meeting. We decided to adopt a female cat of similar age so that our male cat would be comfortable and we figured if it was a female there would be less chance of male territorial aggression (both are fixed). She is 13 months old and very shy but very affectionate. We made the correct choice of giving her a room as her home base where she could be comfy. Then we brought her in to let her explore the common area of the house. She has been sweet to us and although she was a tad skittish, was exploring just fine. Then we let our male cat smell her through the door and when he seemed excited to come meet her, everything changed the moment he saw her. She's still fine and tries to keep her distance but doesn't seem bothered by him too much (she'll sit facing away from him or just go on about her day exploring about) but he isn't happy it seems. We tried to let him sniff her room without her there and he started hissing and gave out small growls. He stalks her constantly to the point where he HAS to keep her in his view or stares from a far at the room she's in but instead of seeming angry he seems more scared of her (which is a sight to see since he's bigger). We don't punish the hissing since it's rude to do that when this was HIS place and they only just met. I just want to know if I've messed up? I saw a few links posted here that said to introduce them to each others scents first but only he got to do that and it also says to do feedings but we missed that step as well. Does this sound normal? (Him stalking or keeping her in his sight, him hissing at rooms with her smell or if he thinks she's somewhere she isn't, so on) I have bad anxiety and I'm worried I'll end up stressing the poor things out as well.
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