A short time ago I was contacted and asked if The Cat on My Head would be interested in sharing information with regard to introducing a new cat into your household. Knowing Dad Tom and I had done a poor job at times with these introductions, I was happy to take advantage of this offer. I was confidant that if we’d failed in careful and correct introductions some of my readers had as well.
Figo Pet Insurance’s introduction to the slideshow they created:
Introducing your new cat to your home can be very stressful on both you and the cat. The stress rises if there are other animals or small kids involved. Introducing your new cat to the resident cat can take plenty of time and patience, as cats tend to be territorial. Placing two cats into one environment without proper consideration of their position in the home is asking for trouble. However, with a carefully planned introduction, cats can ease into accepting each other and become lifelong pals. Here is a guide on how to introduce your cat to its new home.
(To view the slideshow, use the arrows next to the page numbers to move through frame by frame.)
