How can I get my one year old cat to get along with the new kitten, who is actually her little bro/sis(?) /?

Question

also, how can I tell the sex of my little 6/7 week old?

Answer 1

Socialization techniques

Answer 2

Introduce them gradually. They will probably not get along well for the first week or so. Give them separate food dishes and litter boxes. The older cat will definitely be territorial about the food especially. Don't constantly scold the older cat for picking on the kitten. They will get used to each other eventually. Think of them as children. They will get jealous when one gets more attention or toys. :) As for the sex of the 6/7 week old kitten, look at the hind end. You should be able to see some male parts if the kitten is a male.

Answer 3

DO NOT leave the two cats alone together to "figure it out." The older cat may well kill or seriously injure the kitten if it is jealous enough.

The best thing to do is to put each cat in a separate kennel cab. Put them on the floor with the doors of the kennel cabs facing each other (securely closed, of course), about 3 feet apart. After an hour or so, move them 2 feet apart. Finally, move them about a foot apart. Watch the older cat's reactions. If he/she is accepting of the kitten, they are probably going to be fine together.

Otherwise, keep them in separate rooms and allow no interaction other than while they are in kennel cabs until the older cat accepts the younger one, or until the younger one is big enough to take care of itself.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Sometimes nature takes over...and eventually they become pals, but it takes time. Other times, the bigger cat will bully the tiny cat, and you just have to play guardian angel, unfortunately. Is the one year old cat spayed/neutered? If not, you should get this done and a.s.a.p....it should really be done at 6 months old ...and the same for the tiny kitten, when he/she is old enough...6 months old. At that point I'm sure you'll have discovered (by your vet) what sex he/she is. :) There are low cost spay/neuter/vaccination clinics in almost every city today.

Good luck, T

Answer 5

Do just the opposite of what most people are saying, except for the spaying/neutering part. The new one needs to be kept in a separate room for a week or two. The other one can check him out from under the door, if it's not too late. As for sexing, . for male, ' for female.

Answer 6

shop the kitten in a seperate room if achievable with a number of towels for the kitten to lie on. little by potential of little introduce the towels to the older cat, this would help him get use to the scent of the hot kitten or introduce them to a minimum of one yet another little by potential of little. determine you're giving the cat interest and time. Cats oftentimes carry the extra youthful by potential of the scruff of the neck. he's purely displaying that he's the alpha male and the kitten would desire to suggestions him. this is general for cats to play and scrap, in case you're frightened with regards to the kitten getting harm, shop a twig bottle with water arround and spray them whilst they are combating too tough. Non neutered adult males gets territorial, becareful he would start up spraying to mark his territory. this is beneficial to think of roughly getting him fixed, touch your community humane society each so often they provide mark downs vets to assist spay and neuter.

Answer 7

I have read that you should use gradual socialization techniques. Don't throw them in a room together! Put them in separate rooms with only one door between the two. Eventually they will become more curious about each other and get used to the smell of the other. I have used this and it works!

Answer 8

Right now you are dealing with jealousy, turf and who is going to be the boss. Leave them alone and they will work things out. The older cat is establishing the rules and the kitten will learn. Don't worry, give it some time and good luck.

Answer 9

First of all your adult cat isn't going to know that it is related to the kitten. You don't want to upset your adult cat by trying to force a relationship. Give each pet equal time around each other and equal time away from each other. Gradually let them socialize with each other with high monitoring. Eventually they Will get use to each other. Please make sure that each cat is spayed/ neutered so you don't add to the problem of over population. Good Luck!

Answer 10

try getting them closer by having them be near eachother a lot and have them share stuff like food dishes, litterboxes,bed,ect.

If they dont end up getting along you really can not help that. If you know it wont work out, just keep them away from eachother and have fun with both of them at seprate times! Good luck and I hope I helped!