Just brought this boy home!

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Newly adopted from CPL this morning, he's making himself very comfortable! Not yet introduced to our existing female tabby, any tips greatly appreciated. I have him in one room at present and am scent swopping x

No experience on introducing cats I'm afraid but he's very cute and looks like he's made himself at home. I do have a soft spot for tuxedo cats.

awww hes georgous

He looks lovely.

Introductions slowly, there are lots of guides online but he should be in his room for at least a week while they get used to each other's scents and sounds without seeing each other yet. This is also for him to get used to you and the home in general. You can feed them something tasty on either side of the door to create positive associations. Then you can start opening the door slightly and starting to have short face to face meetings, and take it from there depending on how it goes.

Ooh no, he’s a bad’un. You can tell from his lovely eyes, sleek fur and gorgeous long legs.

You don’t want him. I’ll take him off your hands as a favour...

He’s beautiful. Love his little socks.

Thanks everyone! Viccat, thanks for that advice too, I've read lots online, and will definitely keep him in my eldest daughters bedroom whilst he settles in. The other cat has been listening at the door to his squeaks, and she's not impressed, seemed to be a bit jumpy, even more than usual, so will have to take it slowly for her sake too.
He's soooo gorgeous, really playful, just hope he's ok tomorrow as I'll have to go to work.

We let them smell each other through the door gap for a week before introducing, and used a feliway diffuser in the hall outside to keep the predecessor cat calmed down on such an offensive encroachment on her territory. No idea whether it helped or not tbh, but they were fine in the end.

Introduce them outside DD's bedroom with the door open so the little lad can retreat to familiar space if needed. Good luck! Don't be disappointed if they don't ever become cosy buddies, cats are strangely social bastards.

He's gorgeous, I covet him.

Thanks Spoon, I've ordered a fellway online so hoping it arrives soon. My older cat was chilling out on the couch earlier and her nose was twitching like mad, eyes wide, then she crept off, slightly odd, like she'd been spooked. I went upstairs to check my daughter still had new boy in her room with her, she had, but he'd just been on his litter tray and the smell was pungent! I think old girl got a whiff from downstairs, even through a closed door!

He's settling in so well though, cuddling up in bed with my daughter each night, she adores him.

Gorgeous!!

Looks like we're back to square one! A week on scent swopping and peeping at each other through one inch gap in the door, new cat is stalking up to old cat, through the gap I mean, looks like he'll either pounce for her, or leg it scared! He went into the room she was in, and she dove for him (this meeting was unintentional, he'd run out of his room when my daughter opened to door) I've taken him out of his room, put him in the kitchen, and let old cat explore his space/bed etc, she doesn't really look interested.

Yesterday evening, I held him, and took him into see elder cat, she was calm, he was scrambling out of my arms to get to her. But in a bad, angry way.

So, I've been out this morning, bought a "felway friends" plug in, I'd been using some spray called baephan or similar, smells terrible, but the spray action seems to cause them both concern.

Good news is at least old cat starting to settle down a bit over last few days, she went to ground a bit when new boy came home.

Hopefully this time next week, they'll be friends (or at least not trying to kill each other!)

It can take a long time. Do you have a baby gate you could use to separate them but let them see each other or interact through it?

It's generally not a good idea to carry either cat to the other's space or to force any interaction.

Do you know if new cat is used to living with other cats or if he was "cat tested" at the rescue to like other cats? Sometimes it takes months for cats to accept each other and some will learn to merely tolerate each other and never become friends... Hopefully it will all go ok for yours!

Oh , he's lovely and looks very much at home. I don't know much about introductions, but try and take it slowly (although I'm sure he'll want to explore his new surroundings soon). You could try exchanging scents on old towels.

Do you know how old he is? Do you have a name yet?

Thanks Viccat and Ifonly, that's a good idea re a child gate, I don't have one as my girls are older now, but I might see if I can get one. CP league said he'd lived with another cat, a boy , younger than him, and my boy, who we've named Teddy, is around 2 years old. He's quite thin, feels really bony, and he's eating well, like his treats too. My other cat is around 7, she too lives with another cat in her past life, but that was some years back, before we adopted her.

I think your spot on re time, just going to persevere and not try to force a meet up, won't make that mistake again my arms are shredded from Teddy's claws! X