Territorial Buddha

[laurierobey]

We brought another FIV+ cat home to see if Buddha would like a buddy and we could give another cat a home. So far, Buddha shows no signs of accepting the cat (Dasher). Every time he hears Dasher meowing or smells his scent in the guest room, he tries to attack. We haven't let them contact each other yet. We've just had Dasher in the guest room and Buddha out in the rest of the house. We put Budddha in the master bedroom and let Dasher out of the guest room into the upstairs hallway. I was holding Buddha, and I cracked the master bedroom door so Buddha could see Dasher in the hallway. Nothing by hissing and growling from Buddha. For his part, Dasher doesn't even seem to notice Buddha.

Also, when Dasher was in the guest room and Buddha was right outside in the hallway, I cracked the door just enough so that Buddha could stick his nose in the opening. He tried to barrel his way through the door, hissing, spitting, and growling.

I don't know of Buddha is going to accept another cat in the household. And Buddha has dibs. We may need to call back Margarete from the rescue organization and find another home for Dasher. It's just kind of difficult because he's FIV+. FWIW, he hasn't shown any signs of aggression toward Buddha, so it could be that he wouldn't have a problem in another household with other cats.

He's only been here about 24 hours, so I'm not giving up yet, but I'm dubious if this is going to work.