ForestWind Siberian Cats

When you take the time to properly Transition your Siberian kittens, phase two - meeting the household pets - is a lot easier Remember - this is just like a second transition and it is important to let your "householders" completely control the pace. Your ForestWind Siberian kittens may be badgering you to have full home access, but until you are certain your original pets are comfortable you will need to limit interactions and access.

Below is a description of the meeting of the senior adult cat and Wheaten Terrier with the new Siberian kittens, after a succesful transition period. During the time the kittens were in their transition room, the new Mom wisely fed her Wheaten and her domestic cat outside the Transition Room door. This allowed all of her pets' scents to mingle and the good feelings from eating to flow over to the new household members.

"They have been in the same room as the old cat and it went beautiful.  Dasha chortled and made light, sweet throaty noises that sounded like a little bird singing to him and he touched her little face with his big face and she dashed off rather coyly and engagingly and then came back and they did this face thing again. And then Pushkin did the same and stretched out his little paw and touched our old cat as if to shake hands.  They touched faces and then the old one walked out, dignified and grandfather like and the babies went on with their play.  It could not have gone better. 

Our dog also was in his crate in our bedroom.  This is a very open crate so he is totally exposed. The kittens gingerly walked up to him and they touched noses, and so this again was beautiful to watch."

Remember - patience and understanding is the key. Taking time with these essential steps yields years of calm, confident and happy pets!