Reddit reviews The Cat Whisperer: Why Cats Do What They Do--and How to Get Them to Do What You Want
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Bantam
Cats and what stresses them, can be hard to resolve. I like to remind owners you don't need to cut all nails in one sitting, do one a night! Over fast, less injuries and stress for everyone. Also, great book for cat owners dealing with behaviour issues https://www.amazon.ca/Cat-Whisperer-Cats-What-Do/dp/0553807854
Good luck!
Time to go back to day 1 and reintroduce the cats. I highly, highly recommend getting a copy of "The Cat Whisperer" by Mieshelle Nagelschneider and following the chapter on reintroducing cats. It goes really in-depth and has the best step-by-step plan I've seen for reintroducing the cats to each other with the highest possibility for success.
I am going through the same thing. I'm at the tail end of the process. Still some work to do, but overall, much better than it used to be.
My vet recommended a book called "The Cat Whisperer". There's some really great steps for the reintroduction process. The book is great to have on hand and there's no need to read through all of it to get what you need. I read bits and pieces from the relevant chapters.
Start by exchanging scents (she recommends using a clean sock or a blanket) and slowly move into viewings. Separate them before anyone can have a bad time and continue to extend the visits for longer. Make sure good things happen when they're around the other cats.
Also, a behaviorist recommended to me that we ensure the cats have plenty of vertical space and that there's plenty of food, water and litter so the cats don't get overly territorial.
I recommend Michelle N's book on cat behavior, it really helped me fix some behavior problems my cats were having after we moved. She describes fixing litter box problems as "making them an offer they can't refuse" with a clean litter box in an ideal location for the cat. Turns out my cats hated to new super expensive flushable corn cob litter I'd switched to after being fine with it for 3 months. I switched back to the pricey arm n hammer I'd been using, no more peeing on the furniture. And they needed daily excercise with a chase toy with a kill and a hot dog treat to stop howling all night. Anyway looks like you're on the right track, good luck!
Edited to say I know that book had ways to get rid of the neighbors cats and deter them, don't remember how it worked.