Suddenly acquired another cat

[MrsWicket]

Long story short - cat was not in a loving environment - so it’s now with me. All very last minute and not planned at all.
We’ve already got a cat, who has surprisingly taken it quite well there’s now another cat in the house. New cat has decided DDs bedroom is her safe space, as soon as she sees our cat she hisses and runs back upstairs to hide. Very friendly and loves a fuss when she gets the courage up and comes out of hiding. Food, water and litter tray upstairs. Anything else I can do to make her less stressed?
Will she ever get over the shock of being suddenly in a new house, new people, new smells and another cat? Have I done the right thing? I’ve had two cats before, but they’ve usually been kittens together, not two senior cats being introduced.

Congratulations op..But not sure your new dcat is for real without the obligatory picture!!
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And 2 dcats are better than 1 ime..
Mine have only been together a year. Dcat was nearly 9 when we got dkitten. Within a fortnight it was already cemented.

I'm glad you're giving her a good home . I already had 2 adult cats when our old boy came to us, 10 years. One of them bossed him a bit, but he was always so gentle. He's now the only one, outliving the 2 girls.

10 years ago I meant. He's now about 19

Look at slow introductions on YouTube, it’ll show you what to do.

My Bengal would’ve been apoplectic if I’d dared do that 😃 you did the right thing though Rescuing it.

Here she is. DD is her new BFF, though she’s happy to have a fuss from the rest of us too. Just praying she’ll eventually get on with our other cat.

Should I be worried that she’s hardly eaten or drank a thing since she arrived yesterday?

Ah, she's lovely, good luck

Mine did the same, didn't eat drink or use the litter tray for 24 hours. I think it's normal

@MrsWicket

Should I be worried that she’s hardly eaten or drank a thing since she arrived yesterday?

No, it can take a few days for them to settle.

Make sure she has the same food she had in her previous home though, or she may get an upset stomach.

I had 4 cats. 2 Boys from one litter and 2 girls from another litter 6 months later. They all get on really well together. I took in a Bengal male as couple separated and both went into rental properties where no cats allowed. He is a georgious cat and loves a fuss but he immediately terrorised all of my other cats. I had to keep him upstairs and other cats downstairs until my son left home 3 months later and took Bengal with him. He loves people but hates other cats. He would go for their throats and my 2 little girl cats were terrified of him. The day he left they started to go upstairs again. I hope your new cat gets on well.

They shouldn’t have let you rehome a Bengal to a house with 4 cats, it was doomed to fail. They set him up to fail there.

She'll come round I'm sure, I have nine cats, all introduced as adults and some completely feral. They all get on well, have best buddies and cuddle together to sleep. Two females have a bit of a dislike of each other, but it's never been more than a hiss and a slap.I
If yours are avoiding confrontation I don't think you'll have a problem.

Two things might help- one is the use of Felliway or similar, put a couple of diffusers around the house. The other is to increase the number of litter trays, the golden rule is to have one more than the number of cats in the household. It mightn’t make a difference, but it is a potential source of stress and territorial conflict, so it wouldn’t hurt to try- other than there’s a bit more cleaning to do.

Bengal loves being only cat living with my son. He is company for my son too.

She is a beauty.