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Written by Val Heart • Reading Time 7 Minutes

Introducing a New Cat to Your Home: What You Should Know

introducing a new cat to your home

Table of Contents

  • Introducing a new cat
  • Telling Peach
  • I Practiced What I Teach
  • An hour later, I gave up.
  • But then, she made her decision and away we went!
  • And Peach said…
  • Lessons Learned:
  • Was it worth bringing a new cat home?
  • Need Help Introducing a New Cat to Your Home?
  • How you can learn animal communication, too
This article was previously published June 1, 2021, and was updated on January 23, 2023.

A Tale of Two Kitties

If you want to be able to communicate with your rescue pet and help them be the healthiest and happiest pet ever, then you’ll love this heart warming story about how Tuffy Tiger came into my life.

Here’s how it happened:

Introducing a new cat

I was at my friend Paula’s house and was peering into the backyard.

I saw a cute little grey cat looking at me.

Teasingly and playfully, albeit cautiously, a tiny little ball of grey tiger-striped fluff with gorgeous green eyes peeked out at me from behind the bush.

It was my first glimpse of her scampering around my friend’s house. She, her mama, her sisters, and brothers were the cutest feral kitties ever.

Shy but brave, they came to Paula’s house for snacks and to hang out in a safe space. They were adorable!

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Then one day, Paula told me she had to move. She couldn’t live there anymore and was worried about all the cats she’d been caring for. What would happen to them?

Paula had found homes for all but the one tiny kitten who was incredibly hard to catch.

Paula cringed at the thought of her living on the streets, abandoned by her family, friends, mama, and the nice lady that fed them.

What could I do but say yes, I’d take her?

And so the adventure began.

Telling Peach

Before I welcomed my new kitten to her new home, I had to tell my other pet.

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I knew this wasn’t going to be easy. Not being a complete idiot, I talked to our tuxedo “top cat” first. Queen Peach the Huntress had to agree to the plan, or this wouldn’t work.

I discussed it with her and told her why I felt compelled to bring the fluffball kitten home. I used what I knew about animal communication and pictured the kitten in my mind so that Peach could see what she looked like.

Explaining the dire predicament the kitten was in, I reminded Peach that she too had been homeless at one point and with no one to care for her.

I asked Peach if she would consider helping take care of the kitten with me. I told her that from my perspective there was plenty of food and room for another cat in our home.

Peach asked many insightful questions and then reluctantly, with a big sigh, gave her permission.

We crossed the first hurdle!

Excitedly, I quickly found a decent-sized box and headed over to Paula’s place to collect our new kitten. Taking the box out of the car, I set it on the porch, and started hunting for her.

Ah! There she was, staring out at me from the little garden patch. She was afraid, all alone, and unsettled.

I Practiced What I Teach

I greeted her (like I teach in the Beginning Course) and opened the conversation.

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Next, I explained why the other cats – including her mama – had left and why she was all alone now. I told her where the other cats had gone and that they were all doing well. I told her that she would probably never see any of them again.

And that she had a choice to make.

She could stay here and try to find her way by herself, but I warned her that young kittens trying to survive on the streets had a hard time of it and often lived short, difficult lives.

Or she could come with me and start a brand new life adventure.

I showed her an image of my cat Peach and told her she wouldn’t be the only cat. Peach would be her friend and could help her.

I showed her an image of our house and yard, told her where her food would be, and promised she would always have someone who loves and cares for her…

I also showed her what she would have to do to get there: get in the box I’d brought for her, go in the car, drive about 15 minutes or so, then come inside the house. Next, when we got to her new home, she’d meet Peach and then come out of the box.

These were all bizarre and potentially scary experiences from her point of view. It was a lot to ask of her. She liked the idea of it all, but thirty minutes later, I was still trying to get her in the box!

She’d led me on wild goose chases all over the yard and up and down the street!

An hour later, I gave up.

I sat down on the porch and collected my thoughts, feeling sad and disappointed.

But then she came up onto the porch and lay down a little ways away. We quietly looked at each other, both of us panting a bit. After a while, I decided to give it one last go and reached over to pick her up.

To my utter astonishment and delight, she let me with no fuss whatsoever!! I carefully put her into the box and carried her to the car. She didn’t make a sound – not a peep, not a meow, not a scratch.

But then, she made her decision and away we went!

I drove carefully home, wondering all the way whether she was a Houdini kitty and had somehow escaped… Was she was even in there at all? It was far too quiet… this part was too easy. Had I just imagined it?

When I arrived home, I took her inside and carefully set the box down in the living room.

Peach came to investigate and immediately went into KILL IT mode! She was hissing, spitting, and carrying on like you wouldn’t believe!

And Peach said…

Astonished and horrified, I exclaimed, “But Peach! We talked about this! You said it was okay to bring the kitten home!”

Peach immediately froze and looked at me with wide eyes, saying, “Oh crap, you’re right. I did say that… dang, I forgot.”

And she immediately quieted down and pretended nothing had happened as she groomed herself, ignoring the box and what was inside it.

From that moment on, New Kitty, now affectionately known as TuffyTiger, became such an important part of our family.

An extraordinary healer and teacher, TuffyTiger helped my husband with cancer, taught me how to purr, and…

Well, those are stories for another day.Learn How to Talk with Animals

Lessons Learned:

Be clear on what you want and let yourself be guided. Don’t give up.

What you want, wants you – have faith that it will all work out even when it seems like it won’t.

Communicate heart wisdom style all the way through the adventure so you’re working in partnership with everyone involved.

Trust shouldn’t be freely given, it is earned. Be worthy of their trust..

Was it worth bringing a new cat home?

TuffyTiger learned to trust me that day, and I gained a new wonderful friend in the process.

She was never afraid of me even though she started life out as a feral cat, because I took the time in the beginning to establish a connection and a friendship, with open communication between us.

Peach even came to like her over time. They had very different purposes, viewpoints, and roles to play, and yes, they became very good friends too.

The conversations we had every day changed my life in many ways, and we healed, evolved and grew together.

And it was good.

Take a moment to send love vibrations to your pet, feel the love energy and share it, heart to heart.

Receive their love back to you with love, gratitude, and much appreciation for the gift of their presence in your life.

God’s gifts on loan to you.

For more tips on animal communication, click here.

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BIG hugs and much love to you and your angels, teachers, guides and healers disguised as animals,

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Val “TuffyTiger Is In My” Heart

How you can learn animal communication, too

P.S. If you want to be able to communicate with your rescue pet and help them be the healthiest and happiest pet ever, then here’s what to do.

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