2006-09-06 01:33:03 · 16 answers · asked by akasha 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I asked a similar question awhile ago and got some good answers you might like to read. If you put "we have got a new kitten" in the search for questions box you can read them. It is still open for voting, so maybe you can help resolve it - so many answers were good I would be sorry if it was deleted because of remaining a tie.
Since our kitten got big enough to go outside some of the time, they seem to get on fairly well in the garden, lying about peacefully. Inside, the kitten chases the big ones now! However, they sometimes hiss at him or box him - he is only scared for about 30 seconds! But I now feel hopeful that they will eventually get on together inside.
Be encouraged!
2006-09-07 08:06:15 · answer #1 · answered by Rose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats are funny creatures and have there own little ways. They may find it hard at first to get on with the kitten. I have one cat and I was thinking about getting a kitten. Someone from the Cat protection league told me the best way to introduce a new cat/kitten into your home if you already have a cat is buy placing the kitten in a large cage.(Yes I know this sounds horrid, was shocked when she said this!!!!!) She showed me the cage they used when taking cats to new homes where other cats were. There is a lot of room in there and they are only in it for a little while. What happens is the cat that is already there can have a look and check out the new addition. They get used to the smell and also it gives them time to know each other. The cat that has is been brought into the house also gets used to the idea there is another cat in the house and that it won't necessarily e the first in the pecking order!!! Hope everything works out for the cats!!!
2006-09-06 08:48:50 · answer #2 · answered by Sarah F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have 2 three year old cats, brother and sister, and recently found two abandoned three week old kittens, also brother and sister. I have hand reared the kittens and they are now 7 weeks old.
We put the kittens in a large wire catbasket where the big ones could hear them and see them every time we brought the babies out to feed. The big cats could smell them also and get used to them.
Now, after 4 weeks the older cats think the kittens are their babies and have adopted them. Felix is teaching Pudding how to play and hunt - usually my curtains - and Lucy is cleaning and grooming Pudding and Tilly. If the kittens get too boisterous, Lucy dispenses the discipline merely by laying a paw on them, but so far, there have not been any fighting as the kittens accept them as their parents.
2006-09-06 08:49:44 · answer #3 · answered by Dogs'r'us 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will be suprised - on the death of my 23 year old the remaining two cats (aged 20 and 8) were presented with a kitten
at first they hissed a little and the 20 year old boxed the new kits
ears but withing a few months they became a proper little family
unit. The 'old boy' then shocked us by bringing home a small mouse that he laid at the paws of the youngest - yes it was horrid to watch BUT it is a cats life. The old boy died last year
that kitten was then 2 years old he mourned the old boys passing
we produced another new kitten to join the 'family' and guess what .. history repeated itself! Amazing but true
2006-09-06 09:14:06 · answer #4 · answered by random 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a cat that is 12 years old and very agressive, then our duaghter found two 3 day old "throwaways" that we immediately adopted. After a lot of hissing we asked our vet about how to help them get along and her advice was the best. Never leave them alone with each other in the beginning but when they are together let them set the boundaries, rather than the older cat learning to accept them the younger cats will learn their boundaries. It has been a year and a half and they live together fine, respecting the older cats limits.
2006-09-06 08:43:06 · answer #5 · answered by kerganian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep them separated at first. If you have a room with a slatted door, that works great. Keep the new one in there for a few days and let them hiss and sniff eachother through the door. It's a safer way to let them get used to eachothers scents. Good luck!
2006-09-06 09:34:50 · answer #6 · answered by Laurie S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a couple of months, once the kitten gets a little older, yes. Until then you need to monitor them.
2006-09-06 08:57:40 · answer #7 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had 2 cats n then got a kitten... the first 2 wer a bit weary of it at first n didnt like being near it... but after a few days they became really protective of her n didnt even like me going near her! lol
2006-09-06 09:33:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my cat took longer than expected to bond with new kitten but now they are really close and go every where together
2006-09-06 08:42:51 · answer #9 · answered by angel eyes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will after some time.
2006-09-06 08:38:08 · answer #10 · answered by CJM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋