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    yadsirod Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 28, 2009, 11:17 AM
    3 old cats vs the 3 new cats in the home
    Hi there All, I've been in my apartment for awhile with my 3 cats. Now, my friend is moving in and bringing 3 more cats with her. While hers were still in their carriers, there was a lot of hissing and shackles raised. Friend's cats will be upstairs for awhile. We would like to know the time for keeping them apart before trying to get them acquainted with each other. Any help will be appreciated.:eek:
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    Feb 28, 2009, 02:04 PM

    Hi, yadsirod!

    Greetings and WELCOME to the site! I just moved your question that you had posted in Introductions to this forum topic area so that it will get the most exposure to those who are best able to answer it. Introductions is for people to introduce themselves and we try to not ask questions there.

    It can be a little confusing when first learning how to use this site! Your question will get noticed much more in this forum topic area.

    We would appreciate it if you would return to Introductions sometime to tell us a little about yourself though, if you would be willing to do that.

    Thanks!
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    Mar 1, 2009, 03:04 PM

    Yadsirod. Introducing three new cats to your three, successfully, will take a good bit of luck in my opinion. I am told that you can introduce them immediately as long as you keep the new troops in their cages during the meetings. And let the old cats come and go as they please for a while. You can hope that this lets everybody get used to each other with a minimum of angst. There is no guarantee they ever be friendly, however. I think just an armed truce would be pretty good. You just never know.

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