Poll of the Day > how to get cats to get along?

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so I have two cats, one cat I've had since he was a baby cat like 12-13ish weeks old and is 9 years old, and my other cat was a stray cat who kind of just moved into my yard a few years ago then moved full time into my house like two years ago...she's at least five years old cus the first time I ever saw her was 5 years ago.
they both like me and they'll like sit on my lap and other cute cats hanging out with you things, and sometimes they'll be cool with each other and do cat things like they'll clean each other, sleep next to each other, etc.
but, usually the new cat will hiss and attack my older cat. she'll randomly walk up to him and then hiss and swat at him. usually he doesn't do anything and just gives a look like "wtf??!? lol, anyway" then go back to what he's doing (he's way bigger than she is, she's teeny tiny and he's half mainecoon half bengal so he's pretty big (like he weighs around 20ish pounds and is lean)) but rarely he'll jump out at her then run away, but he does that to me too where he'll go up on the fridge then jump onto me.

so yeah, basically, how do i get my newer cat to like my other cat? how do i help her get over her ptsd of her life of being a stray cat and treat my cat like a big bro who'll show her the ropes of life at my house

Steel cage match

It's cuz while they probably like each other, one is invading the other's privacy. Giving them private areas is good

they're not fighting each other, they're testing boundaries and doing normal cat things

BucketCat posted...

so yeah, basically, how do i get my newer cat to like my other cat? how do i help her get over her ptsd of her life of being a stray cat and treat my cat like a big bro who'll show her the ropes of life at my house

You don't. Cats most the time do their own thing.