Introducing Cats to Other Animals

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Part of the video series: Introducing Cats to New Homes

Summary: When introducing cats to other pets always use a carrier or cage to keep the animals apart at first, letting them interact with smells and sight before being in dangerous range. Introduce cats to other pets safely with tips from an animal shelter worker in this free video on introducing cats to new homes.

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By Tracy Carreiro
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Tracy Carreiro is a graduate of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. She has been a practicing veterinarian for nearly 20 years. Growing up on a dairy farm, she grew to...read more

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"Here are some tips and tricks about getting your new cat used to other animals that you might have in the house. This is a cage that's set up for rabbit. As you can see the holes in the cage are large enough that a cat can stick his foot through and Rusty here is demonstrating his interest that he has in his new cage. So this a great way to introduce a new cat to the new animal is to start with the cage. I have the bunny out in a carrier so it can't be startled by the cat and the cat can have time to sniff around and look at the cage and get used to it. Now if your cat is very interested in this bunny cage, his probably going to be very interested in the bunny. So you want to make sure that any pets; rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, fish are behind the door when you're not able to supervise your new cat because you certainly don't want the cat sticking feet and noses and in terrorizing your smaller pets. When it comes time to actually introduce the actual pet to the animal, to the new cat, you can do that holding, either the cat in your arms or holding the small pet in your arms so that you can introduce slowly and have control over the situation."