Im bringing home a new kitten today. How do I introduce it to my other two cats?

Answer 1

Carefully! Put the kitten in a carrier, bring it into a room with a door you can close, and let the two cats sniff it first. Do not carry it into the house snuggled in your arms! That will only encourage jealousy. Also don't drag the cats over and force them to sniff the carrier. Just leave it on the floor until they've investigated it, and wait for the tails to un-fluff and any hissing to stop. When they are at home with the carrier, let the kitten out. If the cats want to run, let them run. If they want to sniff the kitten, let them. Try not to hover or protect the kitten too much, chances are they'll be more scared of it than aggressive. Pet both adult cats and praise them for being good. Whatever you do try not to hide or separate the kitten any more than you have to, and pay plenty of attention to the older cats for the first few days. If the kitten gets special food, let them lick a little bit off the plate when he's finished to show that he's not getting treated any different than they are.
I've had a total of 5 cats in one house from ages 14 to 2 months, and while they weren't all the best of friends, we made it work. Good luck!

Answer 2

I have five cats, each of which arrived separately over time as a young kitten. Except for the last one (the only female) the reaction was the same. The older cats hissed and snarled at the new kitten, the new kitten avoided them by hiding under the couch, and within 2-3 days everything was fine. The newest kitten (female) was different. She totally ignored the hissing and snarling and just claimed the entire house. The other four (adult males) tried to intimidate her without any reaction from her at all.

Answer 3

I would do that very carefully. You might even want to separate the kitten in a different room (temporarily) from the other cats. That way, they will get used to each other's scents, etc., but the kitten will not be in danger. Bring the kitten to where the older cats are several times a day (holding it tightly), until the older cats don't seem of danger to the baby. Good luck to you and all of the kitties.

Answer 4

keep the new guy in a room to itself but so the others can get used to it by sniffing paws under the door - you will need to keep the new one in the room for a week - then introduce slowly allow for some hissing or what ever but break up serious fights - continue for another week by keeping kitten in the room at night or when you are away and out only when you can superivse....

also some rules for multi cat house holds- one litter box per cat, and ideally one extra
if they new one is a kitten and the others are adults you still need to make sure the kitten is on kitten food and the adults cannot get it.. the trickiest thing if your cats are not similar in ages
do not bring any unvaccinated kitten/cat into your home....

Answer 5

Keep them separated, in different rooms, each with their own food, water, and litter box. Introduce them slowly, maybe after a couple of days. If you see anything bad happening, keep them separate again. Let them sleep in their own rooms. The next day, when you're home, introduce them again. You don't want them all to be together all the time at first, because there may be a big jealousy issue. And you want to monitor their behavior when you're home and separate them when you're not home, at first... my worst fear was always coming home to see a dead cat.

When I first brought home my tortie (the mama cat), I already had one of her kittens (a black longhair) who I had adopted about a month or so earlier. The first few times I introduced them, the mama cat would pin the kitten to the floor, to tell her who the dominant cat was. After about two weeks though, they were fine and I trusted that they would behave around each other when I wasn't home. (The time length on this varies- it's when you can trust them, when you put them together for good.)

The mama cat and the kitten now act like they're sisters, and my other cat who isn't related to them at all, has assumed the role of mama cat. It's quite amusing.

Good luck!

Answer 6

slowly. Keep an eye on the other 2 cats.. likely they will sniff the kitten, and hiss at it.. but it takes a few days for the newness to wear off. You might want to keep a seperate litterbox and food/water bowls for the kitten until the other 2 have accepted it into the home. That way there will be no territorial disputes. Good luck.. it will work out.

Answer 7

Put it in the bathroom with a litter box. The others will sniff under the door and get use to the new scent. In a few hours bring the new kitten out and supervise it while it roams the house. Let it sleep in the bathroom for a couple of days.

Answer 8

Verl slowly. Keep kitten in other roomaway from cats for a few days then let them see each other and supervise their interactions!!! It will take weeks of slowly introducing them!!

Answer 9

Let it get used to the enviroment it is in .Also let it get to know the other cats ,but on thing you may notice is the other cats will try and claim territory .Or they might be friendly .Just let it roam around.

Answer 10

You need to make them all smell the same. First put a dab of vanilla on each one's nose. Then rub a towel back and forth over each one so to mingle all the scents.