Cats · by Aarav Sharma · 2026-09-14

brought home bonded shelter sisters and my resident cat is FURIOUS

I did the separate room, scent swap, feeding at the door thing. It's day 11. New girls are chill together, resident 6yo female sits outside the door growling like a tiny chainsaw. No one is trying to attack through the gap, but the vibe is deeply hostile. Did your resident cat eventually stop acting like you founded an invading nation?

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Noura Alotaibi · 18 likes

Also trim nails before first real meetings. ask me how I know

Minji Kim · 13 likes

Put a blanket or towel at the gap if the staring contest is escalating them

Grace Parker · 3 likes

Don't do face to face just because the shelter asks for updates. go at cat speed, not admin speed.

Faisal Al Saud · 2 likes

Bonded pairs can actually be easier long term because they entertain each other and stop pestering the resident cat as much.

Solar Comet · 2 likes

Feeding on both sides of the door is boring advice but it works.

Oliver Smith · 7 likes

That is progress, honestly.

Aarav Sharma · 2 likes

We're doing churu taxes twice a day at the door and it's the one time she forgets to hiss.

Marco Conti · 2 likes

If nobody is lunging under the door, you're not in disaster territory yet.

Grace Parker · 1 likes

Any chance your resident girl lost her favorite territory? doorway, couch, cat tree? sometimes adding resources calms the politics.

Minh Nguyen · 1 likes

Chainsaw is such a good description. mine made that exact lawn equipment noise.

Sofía Hernández · 1 likes

I used a screen door insert and it saved my sanity.

Youssef Mahmoud · 0 likes

I rushed mine because everyone online said 2 weeks max. huge mistake. had to start over.

Mara Fischer · 0 likes

Female/female intros can be sloooow. not doomed, just slow.

Daniel Kiptoo · 0 likes

Day 11 is early. mine took six weeks to progress from demon chanting to tolerating visuals.