I just moved in with my sister and we both have 2 cats each. Both pairs consist of a boy and a girl. My cats are fairly young, about two years old. Her cats are a little older- the boy, Walter, is 7 and the girl is 11. We have a problem with Walter.
My cats and I arrived last Monday and they have spent all their time in a room in the basement. We've watched a bunch of videos on introducing cats- separating them, daily room swaps, positive associations, feeding on opposite sides of the door without eye contact, etc. Starting yesterday we are letting our cats see each other through the baby gate. All other 3 cats are taking it well, but not Walter.
I understand hissing and anxiety is normal, however, Walter is FREAKING OUT. He is one of the sweetest cats I've ever met. Before now, I'd never seen him hiss ever, and my sister has had him since he was a kitten. It's honestly terrifying and I'm afraid he's going to attack. Even making eye contact with him (which I avoid as much as possible) or just being in the same room, will send him into a literal hissy fit. I'm trying to avoid him, and we've done a good job keeping our cats separated, but he's not taking this well at all. Her girl cat hisses sometimes but she's taking it a lot better than Walter. If he even -sees- me he'll start hissing. If I get too close (which only happens by mistake) he threatens to attack.
We got some Feliway spray and a wall plug so hopefully that helps. I know it's only been a week since my cats and I arrived, but is there any hope things will get better? Walter is acting downright SCARY. I'm constantly peeking around the corner and it makes me feel like I'm in a horror movie. Please help!!
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