my son and his 2 cats are moving in with me and my 7 cats any advice to help them settle?

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hi my son is having to move back to my house with us he has 2 indoor cats, big tabbys boys toby and tyler they are twins, i have 7 indoor/outdoor cats, 5 boys 2 girls, it is a very safe area where i live lots of fields no busy roads no preditors etc, he is moving in 2 weeks i have taken the week of work to settle the cats in, they are not used to other cats my lot are quite tolerant of other cats, most of my neighbours have cats, does anyone have any suggestions to make the transition a little easier for toby and tyler, they have a very close bond with each other, i dont want them to be frightened here new home new cats etc any help would be usefull thanks

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Transfer their smells to each other. Stroke your cats thoroughly, then stroke your son's cats. Get their smell on your hands, then stroke your own cats. If you have the room, keep the newcomers apart from the residents and give them a few days to adjust to their new surroundings.  It usually takes a couple of weeks (at the most) for the new cats to integrate, and there will come a time when you wonder why you ever had doubts. Good luck - may they all have a contented and happy life with you.

i ♥ christofer drew. · Answer

You know, you can try all the tricks in the books
about getting cats to welcome new cats but all
the little "helpful tricks" are all lies. Trust me.
A little over a year ago, we brought 2 new cats into
our household and we already had 2. I was freaking
out, I wasn't sure if the cats I already had would
become distant and mean, and I was afraid that
the new cats would be scared. I read ALL THE
BOOKS. Nothing ever helped.. nothing is going
to change a cat's reaction. They're going to do
what they're going to do, but they will soon adjust.
You might not know when, but it will happen. My
cats all adjusted in about 3 months, everything
was back to normal, I mean sure they fight alot,
but most of the time they just don't care. Cat's
generally just don't care. I have 4 happy cats
now, and they accept eachother. Don't waste your
money on books, because all you really need is
patience. (:

lizroswelluk · Answer

I think the best thing you should do is let the new cats have access to the new house and not your cats first, let them get used to their new surroundings first.  Once tey are bit settled with the smells of all your cats, then introduce them slowly.

I know wen we introduced a new cat, the cats werent very happy about it, but they soon got used to the new cat and started playing.

Good luck, I thought i had enough cats in a small house (5), but 9!! LOL

Anonymous · Answer

perhaps get all the cats together and give them each treats at the same time?
(unless any of the cats have an aggressive personality)
I found the answer to befriend a cat , food!
so perhaps this may work

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