Hi!
My 6-year-old family cat (Azula) just moved in with me and my boyfriend. We already have a 2-year-old cat (Daisy) who friendly with dogs, and back when she lived at a foster home, she was good with other cats. Azula grew up with other cats as well, but they were old and passed away a couple of years ago.
We were so excited about the prospect of introducing them to each other, and we followed Jackson Galaxy's cat introduction method by keeping Azula in a separate room, exchanging scents, eventually letting them see each other through a slightly opened door, etc. A few days ago, we had a supervised introduction with the two cats, and while Daisy was a bit hissy, she was also curious about Azula. On the other hand, Azula was not having the other cat at all and would hiss, growl, and try charging at Daisy. Azula pretty much stayed underneath the couch and wouldn't leave for hours.
We're back at square one with the cat introductions, and I tried to cat scent exchange again, but this morning, I come into the room and the blanket stunk of cat piss. Azula did have some similar issues with our previous female cat (they were both pretty territorial) before she passed on, but she was never like this around the male cat. How do we curb this? I understand that Azula wants to be dominant, and we do want them to get along, but I don't want Azula peeing on every source of bedding that Daisy has slept on.
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from Pets https://www.reddit.com/r/Pets/comments/nlu945/help_with_cat_marking_territory/
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