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Introducing 2 yo female cat to 9 week old male kitten

  • 22-06-2017 9:28pm
    #1
    healz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭


    Hi,
    I have two cats, a 2 year old female and a 9 week old male. I adopted the little lad last week and have kept him completely separate from the older lady. Older lady is properly pissed off (as I expected). I've been doing all the suggested things to allow older lady to become familiar with the scent of the little lad, putting a bowl of food by the door of the room he is in, extra litter trays, usual stuff. I've been letting them look at each other through the slightly-opened door. The little lad is mad to get out for a sniff so today I let him out for a wander around the house and meet older lady. There was hissing and growling out of older lady, and she went for him a couple of times, so I clapped my hands to distract her from killing him :/ I put him back into the bedroom and he was mad to get back out to her.
    I'm new to kitty introductions, however I do understand that cats need lots of time to adjust to changes in the household.

    Should I continue with letting the little lad out of the room to wander around the house supervised, or is it too early? What other advice can you pass on to me? I hate that my older lady is so pissed with me :(

    Thanks a lot.


Comments

  • #2
    kathleen37
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 815 ✭✭✭kathleen37


    If it's just hissing - then they will be fine. Might not be chums, but as long as your girl isn't actually attacking the kitten things will be ok. However, that means you need to know she *won't* attack him, so you need to be there first for a while when they are together, before letting them alone together.

    Space is also a concern. If they both have the run of the house, then the kitten will be able to get away from her should he need too. I'd also get your girl some space up off the ground where she cant sleep and lookout and keep her away from the kitten should he want to annoy her by playing.

    Good luck!


  • #3
    Shivi111
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 205 ✭✭Shivi111


    Hissing is fine, you'll know a proper fight if it happens, the noise!!
    Wrestling is normal play but if you hear yowling you need to intervene.
    Also, a bit of a surprise to us was the big cats tendency to 'bop' kittens on the head! This is a quick, clawless smack when the kitten is annoying the big cat, it's fine too, cat is teaching kitten how to behave ��


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