r/Straycats • u/Former_Busboy518 • 2d ago

I Found a Cat (Location) Advice for Street Cat

Hi everyone,

I adopted a very friendly street cat 2 weeks ago. He is very friendly to me, but not so much to my other two cats. Forunately, both my boys are friendly and want to be his friend, but he is hissy and has chased them a few times. Does anyone have any tips on getting the street cat to chill? He has lived on the streets for almost a year, and although he is friendly to most humans, I am sure that he has had to fend off other street cats to protect his food, and so he is also food aggressive. Both my cats are grazers, but my new boy gobbles up his food and then goes for the other cats food. I have a large studio and I feed him in the bathroom, but I don't want to leave him in their all day while I am at work. Should I just feed them once a day at night so I can make sure the new boy doesn't eat everyone's food? I currently feed them raw 2x a day. Also, any tips on acclimating the street cat to my boys?

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u/bumblebee4479 2d ago

There are feeders that have rfid or magnetic tags readers to prevent other cats from eating food. Other than that, following Jackson Galaxy's suggestions on integrating cats might be helpful

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u/Former_Busboy518 2d ago

Thank you for this.

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u/bumblebee4479 1d ago

You're welcome🫂 thank you for saving this sweet baby, you're one of the good ones💪