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From: fetrow@entropy.UUCP (David Fetrow)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Introducing cats!
Message-ID: <237@entropy.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Dec-85 02:56:14 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 19 02:56:14 1985
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Summary: Salmon buddies


 One trick I've found helpful is to feed the cats, together, when they're
all hungry, with food better than they're used to, on a plate big enough
for them all to eat around without crowding. After eating they usually
forget the cat next to them is new.
 On the other hand, this didn't work between Bastguy (Cat#1 and SPOILED)
and Darkstar (Cat#2, kitten, feral). Darkstar usually applies a
flying full nelsen on Bastguy whenever they've been seperated more
than an hour, it's her way of saying "Hi".
 Nevertheless, within 2 weeks, they weren't hissing on sight. Within
a year Bastguy forgave me this transgression of trust and has come to
value Darkstars' presense (after he drops her off his neck anyway).
The point is, it takes awhile for cats to get used to each other and
they go about it in a noisy way. If they aren't bleeding all over the
carpet they'll work it out. The only danger is that the old cats, if
sufficiently slighted, might leave home. Lavish a lot of attention
on them.

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  -"Daphnia Dave" Fetrow

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