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Posted by Birmangirl on February 07, 2003 at 00:52:26:
In Reply to: Re: 2 cats not getting along :( posted by Martisimo on February 06, 2003 at 08:50:19:
Still no luck in the ventures of Cleo & Calista. Cleo is jusy an angry lil ball of fur. I think she thinks mommy is leaving her for another. She tried to sleep in the closet tonight she's so ticked @ me. Calista is getting more & more curious and tries to play; Cleo just gets madder (or she's putting up a really good front) The problem is that the both of them want to be my shadow and it seems are competing for attention & they steel eachothers toys... its like having 2 year olds! I hope it gets better because this going back and forth between rooms is getting tiring. Thanks for your help it makes me feel better that this is normal kitten behavior.
Jan
:Yes, there would be hissing introducing any new cat. There might be a bit more since the new cat is bigger, but I doubt it.
:I've introduced kittens plenty of times. Always the hissing unless they're VERY young. You said the bigger kitty is ignoring her, so I bet if you watch them, after a couple of days the little one's hissing will become more of a "Pay attention to me! I'm a scary little cat! Hey...pay attention to me, I said!"
::Do you think Cleo, the 5mo old would have the same reaction to a kitten younger than her?
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:::This sounds so normal. No way would they decide they love each other in less than 72 hours. I would completely expect hissing and growling and I would completely expect the new cat to hide when placed in a strange environment, especially when there are other cats there already. She has to be pretty freaked out.
:::I would put new kitty in a room by herself with litterbox and water. Go in and visit with her ALONE so she can get to know you in a space that is not quite so huge and new, without having to deal with strange cats. Let her have this safe place to learn to trust you. I would keep her her in there for at least a week.
:::This will also give her and the other kitties a chance to be aware of each other and get used to the idea and smells without actually having to face down the stranger.
:::When you finally start letting her out do it for little bits at a time, allowing her time to chill out in her room privately as often as she wants. She's plenty young enough to get curious and want to explore and play eventually
:::Unless new kitty has some behavior issues, these cats are totally young enough to become friends. Just ease them into it.
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::::I have a situation where I have a 5mo old kitten and I decided that it was unfair to only have "grown up kitties" in the house so I decided to adopt another kitten to be her playmate. I adopted an older kitten; apprx 10 months old. The older kitten just ignores the little one and the little one just hisses & growls. I have them seperated and have placed wash cloths w/ the other cats scent under their food bowls...
:::: The rescue I got the 10mo old from only allows 72 hrs to return the animal. I really do not want to return her but I just don't see the two getting along. (personally i think it take a whole lot longer than 3 days for 2 cats to become aquainted) The new kitty just hides in any dark place she can find and doesn't seem to be warming up to me at all. Any ways of getting the little kitten to warm up to the bigger one? I now think I should have gotten a kitten younger in age so that my exsisting wouldn't feel so threatened. Do you think the two will just battle it out & become friends, or should I take this poor kitty back to the rescue? I hate being so limited on time... Im kinda confussed @ what to do. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!
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