How to introduce two or more pets to each other.
This tag is for questions specifically involving the "introduction phase" of pets. See also socializing for ongoing interactions and consider multi-pet-families, if appropriate.
Questions tagged [introducing-pets]
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How to introduce my aggressive dog to other canines?
My dog Rex is a rescue dog, and an aggressive one. He was known at his former shelter for breaking out of his cage and fighting other animals. He will see another dog at 500 ft. away and start "dancing" back and forth, yelping and jumping on two…
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How do I introduce our dog to a brand new baby
My wife is about to give birth to our first child, and we are trying figure out the best way to introduce our dog to the newborn.
The dog, a 12-year old pug, has been an "only child" so we are unsure how he is going to react. Typically, he is an…
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Recommendations for introducing kittens to adult cats
We have two older cats and are considering getting a couple of kittens. Our cats are on the older side, 15 years, but are still active and spunky. If we did bring in some kittens, what are some suggestions or recommendations for handling the…
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How can I safely reintegrate 3 male dogs that have a history of fighting?
Everyone in my immediate family has male dogs: my parents have a 4-year old boxer, my sister has a 2-year old mini pinscher/terrier mix, and my wife & I have a 12-year old pug. All 3 dogs are neutered and have been for some time. The boxer is a…
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How to get cats to coexist in peace?
My cat is a big neutered male and my sister's cat is a small female. Both cats are three years old. When my sister is away on holidays I have to take care of both cats. Unfortunately, they hiss at each other, are never relaxed, sometimes my cat…
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How can I introduce a cat into a household with dogs?
My family and I are considering adopting a cat. We currently have a few dogs but they are quite docile. I know that bringing a new creature into the house can cause problems.
What can I do to minimize the stress to the dogs, cat, and my family…
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What should we look for in a kitty companion for our rabbit?
We have a neutered male dwarf rabbit who's about 18 months old. He's been an only pet for almost his whole life. He has a big cage to hop around in, and for the most part we leave its door open, giving him freedom to hop around his room and eat the…
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Do ferrets get along with other pets?
While reading about things to know when acquiring a ferret, I came across this article that says that ferrets do not get along with other pets:
Most ferrets don't get along with birds, fish, rabbits, rodents, lizards, and the like, though there are…
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Can two cats live in one room?
A couple months ago, me and my boyfriend rescued a 6 week old kitten who was thrown out of a car. We decided to keep him, but we live in a two bedroom apartment, with a roommate who is allergic to cats, so typically he stays in our room all day.…
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How do I help my adult cat accept the young dog?
Growing up in the country, we always had both dogs and cats around and they all got along just fine with each other. We even had one of our cats save one of our dogs from an attack by a larger dog that got past our fences and onto our property one…
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If cats were introduced too quickly, can the process be started over?
I messed up and introduced a new female 7 yr old cat to my male 8 yr old cat.. They were doing fairly well, a few hisses but tolerating each other for the first few days, then my husband was sitting on the chair and the new female jumped up…
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Can't tell if cats are playing with or hunting each other
We've got 2 cats at home at the moment, both neutered. Our cat is a male ~9-10 months old and my brother brought his for the summer, which is a female ~11-12 months old.
They've met before and during those encounters our male was arching his back…
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Recommendations for introducing adult cats to newly adopted adult cats
Recommendations for introducing kittens to adult cats covers a lot of good information about introducing new kittens to a cat household.
However, we've just adopted 2 older cats (11 and 13) into our household of cats ranging from 2 to 8 years of…
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What to do about my dog fighting its own children
My dog mated with a female dog from another house and the female dog gave birth to 6 puppies. The family that own the female dog then decided to give us 3 of the puppies. We accepted them and brought them home but our male dog (the father of the…
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What's the best way to get a dog and a cat accustomed to living together?
My boyfriend and I are planning on moving in together in the near future and I am curious as to the best way to get his dog and my cat accustomed to one another. My cat has never been around dogs except one time and he really freaked out. His hair…
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