What happens when we have more cats? It helps us in managing more
cats in the house Dr. Costanza De Palma which is an ethologist,
behaviorist and bioethicist and in this seminar gives us many ideas
for cohabitation with more cats within home and she is undoubtedly one
expert in the field of visa, which has 11 cats, a dog, two daughters and a husband.
Good morning everyone I will treat today the topic cohabitation with more cats, the
important concept: the cat is not a animal from herd but a soloist, what
it means? who knows how to survive and live based on their abilities
so there is not a real one need to cohabit with
other conspecifics, does not suffer the loneliness, but boredom and need
of continuous stimuli then cohabit with a specific can
be a positive factor, with due precautions, but the new adopted
it should be possibly of age similar and of opposite sex,
but it is not a real rule, it can increase the success of a cohabitation
optimal, however, we avoid cohabiting a puppy with an old dog because
they have diametrically opposed needs though
there is the possibility that they can live together but being able to choose is preferable to
no. There is no standard fixed number how many cats can live together between
they are all proportionate above all breadth and quality to size
the environment in which he lives, in fact the cats a difference of dogs live a lot
three-dimensionality of the environment therefore if there is a valid enrichment
environmental developed on the three dimensions with the use of example
of shelves, wall units of various heights, bookcases, furniture, climbers, scrapers,
etc, increases the quality of the environment,
moreover more sources of food and water a provision contribute to the
cat's needs, a valid one support is also the possibility of
take advantage of a space outside or like a balcony, optimal would be a
garden, obviously in safety, the number of litters: the rule is that
it must be the number of cats plus one, this because in nature the cat from one
part makes the urine, from another part ago feces, in fact, who has a cat with one
litter can note that the urine itself they concentrate in one side and the feces in one
more, precisely because it subdivides the spaces, so the ideal would be to have
with cat a box for urine and another stool box, two
cats would be three litters, three cats four letters and so on,
I talked about the environment and then the quality of the environment
it's important but a factor very important also the personality of the
cat, that is we as owners we have to understand what kind of personality has ours
cat, if you prefer to live with a other conspecific or not,
there are particularly sociable cats, playful that can make people understand that
adopt another cat can be one positive factor, but there are cats instead
particularly reluctant in the contacts that they could exclude this kind of
concept, it is also true that some cats that are particularly shy if they have
a conspecific may be a bit more stimulated to the approach, but it is not
always true, so in this case when there are cats particularly
introverts should be evaluated with a little more attention. If the place where
we live has the right requirements to do to meet the needs of
more cats respecting their well-being, ok, you can adopt another cat.
The introduction must always be gradual, so it's not like we enter
at home with the new adopted and the we leave free at home, absolutely not
no! we must prepare two environments where in
one put our house cat, a other environment for
the new cat adopted, after which equipped both territories
with bowls, litter, scrapers, games etc,
and at this stage we must give the right ones attention both to our say the
first cat, that new one, with that new already start to create a relationship,
a relationship with it, usually me first advice to relate with the
new cat, then relate to the our cat we had immediately, in
so that our cat can perceive on us the smell of the new adopted,
it already starts a while to get to know level olfactory that is decidedly
much less invasive. After a few days the territories can be exchanged,
so our first cat goes in the in the territory of the other cat, of the
new cat, and vice versa, this is a very important phase
because the reactions of the cats,
so our cat will start to sniff, we must see where it is going to
sniff, if it enters the litter begins to do the needs,
if he uses the bowls, where he ate the other cat, etc. and vice versa. Self
everything goes well and you can then meet in neutral territory,
so not the room where one was and the other, but neutral territory e
evaluate what happens. Our presence is fundamental but
it must be discrete, so we do not start talking, caressing one or the other,
let's try a little to see how react. One thing
very important: do not be absent and above all we do not receive guests,
if we are afraid of cats you can not fight
we put third people in the middle can create further inconvenience,
because it is a very delicate moment. Then there are three phases: not
I point out that everything can go well, that cats sniff, they start to
play, etc., this is the phase optimal, ideal, but not always can
happen this, so they can be these three phases: the phase of
spacing where the cats in fact they can threaten remotely, yes
they also study while sitting, they are very much careful, then the skirmishing phase,
where one of the cats, generally it is who he already lived in the territory, he attacks and
he chases the other and adjoins him, then there they can also be vocalizations
very strong and flying hair, why if the cat gives the paw is possible
that there may be flying poles, the third, the most delicate, the most
serious, more important is when the house cat in fact becomes its own
hypervigil, ambushes, to attack the other cat, it is so
nervous that can also turn against the same owner.
The first phase is normal, the second one is quite calm, yes
can easily overcome, is the third phase the most worrisome and delicate where
we can really play the game cohabitation of the two cats, in this case
the passage must be redone in the introduction, then divide i
territories, redo them to eat eventually one in the presence of the other, so that it does not
they can fight, but that food can be interpreted as a reinforcement
positive, positive memory in the presence of one and the other, do not take
absolutely nobody's defense, not even the house cat and avoid
especially the punishments. It is appropriate as a help, an extra support,
the use of pheromones like the line feliway in version from
put in the electric socket, to be put in the two territories that
they have been created ad hoc, then in the territory a and in the territory b,
and in the neutral one and it would be optimal also the spray version to spray on
a cloth and pass it on the cloaks of the cats so
improve the possibility of interaction. As for the cat if there is
it was an attack or it was bad tolerated the cat, in general
what is adopted, then it would be useful to overcome this trauma
drops of rescue remedy, but the version I recommend alcohol free, to cope
precisely at this moment of distress, the distress is negative stress. If there
we find before needs out of the litter for territorial marking
we have to clean without being seen with hot water and alcohol, never bleach and
ammonia because they are nitrogen-based like urine, so we're going to point out,
we introduce another litter from put it in a quiet place, we avoid
the crystals because in addition to being a lot expensive hold back urine and
they create huge problems for how much concerns the needs at home and we use
odorless agglomerating sand. can he happen that the cat of the house can
give birth and then there are the puppies, what should we do other cats
home? they can not tolerate puppies, but it can also be not very well answered
to the relationship also the cat that has given birth, because there can be one
maternal aggression for the natural defense of the litter,
also stress, effort breastfeeding,
and therefore it is preferable to keep isolated the mother with the litter e
even keep her a little alone without the puppies to make it resume and cure
more diet, I have had one very important clinical case where the
mom had had another litter, he lived with his daughter and mother daughter
they started to fight and mom he was particularly defensive in the
comparisons of the new litter and did not recognize
more the daughter, so I suggested isolating
again mother and daughter and wait for that kittens were adopted,
then gradually start over the introduction as if they were not
never known and the case has been solved. Care must also be taken when yes
bring home their cat after the grooming or going to the vet or a
postoperative, because when it comes reported the cat at home may not
to be more recognized for an odor particularly altered or even use
of the Elizabethan collar, then let's keep the cat the one who came back
at home, after a day or even two for recover your smell and put it back
in force and make it recover also from a possible anesthesia, because it can
stumble, can be exhausted, then let's try to respect his
privacy. The use of remedy rest alcohol free and gods
pheromones in this case can be also a valid support. Pay a lot
attention to cases when there is indeed the introduction of a new cat, cases of
inappetence, excessive grooming with even lack of hair or wounds,
alopecia, changes of habit, excessive isolation. I had another one between
the countless cases I dealt with, I had the case of
a cat of that owner who he often made stalls for
a voluntary association, what it happened? this cat was so
stressed, exhausted by this continuum come and go of cats stalled, too
litters, etc., who had started to totally tore his chest, it was
completely glabrous, with wounds, I gave i due advice to the owner
first of all to diminish these stall, to pay much more attention
against this cat, use of the rescue remedy was great too
the use of feromon has it much helped and practically to the cat
the hair has started to grow again in short, the balance has been rebalanced a lot
situation. When there are these cases it is important to consult an expert in
accredited behavior and above all with a university curriculum, which
visit home: the university curriculum is indispensable because
unfortunately our category has seen the teeming of private corsets, where
people pinche balls have these taken diplomas that have no credit,
they have no power, no value and that so you let people in totally
in disarray, who can not handle in a job properly and professionally
so delicate. It should not be taken lightly, there are professionals and professionals.
To avoid unwanted litters e problems attached to the heat too
suggests to make cats live together sterilized, because I have advised you to
to start the possible cohabitation between cats of opposite sex, so this
it's quite important. For the stress signals
you can also read my article "stressed cat symptoms and remedies"
published on the site
www.miciogatto.it, I give it my own practical on cohabitation with more cats, e
I posted a video via the portal just miciogatto on how I
I live with my cats I have 11 cats, at the time there were 12 because one
unfortunately that was already bad there is no more, as I live with 12 cats, a dog, two
little girls and a husband, obviously I have a particular home
great, because I had a chance to have a detached house on three floors.
Thank you for your good attention six-legged cohabitation.
thank you so much the doctor Constance De Palma and I remind you that the
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