u/curiouskuzko

Ignore my comments on video that is unrelated to the cats.

I have Birdie here (resident cat 6yo F) outside the gate and moose on the other side. Moose (2yo female) was found as a stray in April but was very medically fragile and was just recently cleared. Some important context is moose has ataxia which has improved but they are still wobbly and can hang lower when they walk. Also birdie is 8lbs while moose is 14lbs.

I have attempted to have them in the same room twice and the first time I made a mistake with allowing under the bed access and Birdie followed moose in a way I felt was going to attack so I separated them. Aside from that moose was very interested in exploring while turd was following from a distance. When moose got under the bed turd tried to quickly follow but I separated them.

The next time again it seemed like Birdie was following moose and moose willingly went into a corner so I separated them before anything happened. They are able to have interactions through the gate where they’re just either eating treats or eating their own food but moose very much wants to get out. Part of the reason I am not allowing the same room access yet is what you see on the video above. I don’t know where to go from here I realize I’m probably really protective and need to allow them to be in the same room and let the situation play out to see what’s going on but I’ve never had cats before Birdie much less two. Even before moose, birdie has been very curious and social and gets along with dogs very well. I’m not sure what to try next or how to proceed as I don’t want Birdie to read into moose’s wobbliness and attack her. Any suggestions on how to proceed with introduction are greatly appreciated!

Any dupes out there for this?

Smaller older cat resistant to introduction with mildly wobbly cat bigger cat