We brought our 8 wk old male cat home yesterday. When we were playing with him, my existing 3 yr old female cat got in to the room by accident. She went to smell the kitten then started to cry...then the kitten started to hiss. We immediately separated them... and put the kitten in the carrier... my existing cat only hisses occasionally... it's my kitten who growls and hisses at the older cat. How can I get them to like each other? Right now the kitten and the cat are on opposite sides of the door sniffing.
2006-09-09 02:25:31 · 10 answers · asked by N 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
This is VERY normal feline behavior. Give them time. Keep them separated most of the time and allow limited contact. In about a week they'll be tolerating each other and in another they'll be friends.
The under the door sniffing is a good way for them to get aquainted.
I'm a long time cat person and what you've described is normal.
Just be paitent.
2006-09-09 02:28:53 · answer #1 · answered by WhatAmI? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Seperating them isn't a good idea. Make sure you have some time to spend and then keep both of them in the house, not necessarily in the same room. Gradually they will find one another. You will have some hissing and crying; it is their way of working out hierarchies, etc
Just try to be normal when they are investigating each other and pretend to not even notice what they are doing. Also try to not intervene and pick up the kitten. I know this is hard but it does work. Only help your kitten if they are getting really distressed.
It takes a while but they will learn to get on with other and eventually even play together.
I have had about 15 cats over the past 25 years and all apart from two of them the rest have got on (eventually). Hope this helps.
2006-09-09 03:03:02 · answer #2 · answered by Julie S 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Theyre acting with perfect behavior. In the cat world a kitten is killed by anything but its biological parents. Its a natural way of preserving genetic lines.
Your kitten reacts with hissing as a form of defense. And your grown cat hisses and sniffs out of curiosity.
Its not common for a fixed house cat to try to attack a kitten once its eyes are open and its mobile. So these little exchanges between them are perfectly fine.
They might even get into a few heated scuffles and turn into a ball of cat howling across the livingroom. Its perfectly normal.
The more time they spend together the more than will enjoy eachothers company, it takes months. Just make sure each as a place to go to get away from the other.
They're fine.
2006-09-09 02:33:06 · answer #3 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You are doing great. Keeping them separate then introducing them slowly is the best bet!! Using the door as a barrier so they can smell each other is good. Then maybe swap rooms, so they can smell around the room the other cat was in. Keep them separate while you are not home, and try to let them in with each other when you are home. Only when they are able to both be in your sights. A little bit of hissing won't hurt anyone, so let them get that out. Only separate them when it gets physically violent. Then try introducing them again in an hour or so. They will be buddies in no time!!
2006-09-09 02:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by BostonSportsFan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My two cats have been together since they were born and they still do this occasionally. It's just because one has to establish dominance over the other and thats usually the older cat.
Just make sure you get the little boy fixed as soon as you can to prevent more problems.
They are just kissing and sniffing to feel each other out and get to know each other. This will take months, but they will get used to each other. They will probably fight and both end up with a few scratches, but in the end it will work out!
2006-09-09 02:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by sour_apple 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds to me like they just want to try and get to know each other. The kitten probably hisses at your older cat simply because it is a stranger. Try putting some of your older cat's toys or blankets out for the kitten to smell and then try some supervised mixing. It might just take some time for them to get used to each other!
2006-09-09 02:28:26 · answer #6 · answered by chalqua 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It takes alot of time for an older cat to acept any new kitten in the house...but after it accepts your new addition to the family, everything will be alright...I know this from experience...it might take a while though...just have patience and remember, your older cat feels invaded right now...give it lots of attention too...it's watching you give attention to the kitten and cats can be very jealous....
2006-09-09 02:31:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Allow them to get to know eachother's smells and nosises through the door a bit. Make sure they're not hungry or tired when you introduce them again...maybe some catnip to get them all silly would help too.
Other than that I'd just give them time throught the door then just let them work it out in sessions, don't try and hold them as they'll just squirm and struggle and scratch you. Good luck...do you have a squirtgun if one is too aggressive you could squirt it to stop the behavior.
2006-09-09 02:30:20 · answer #8 · answered by BOISE_DD 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi! it is truthfully ordinary. there are various distinctive elementary elementary procedures to introduce cats to a minimum of one yet another. this is an exceedingly youthful kitten (easily to youthful to be re-homed yet i assume this became right into a rescue or some variety of emergency answer). this sort of youthful kitten smells - lots, lots better than an older cat. you could take a humid towel and stroke over your older male and then on her. it is to aim her scent much less "risky" and unusual to him. maximum grown up cats react like your cat does now whilst somebody new enters the living house, this is an exceedingly stressful concern for the cat. attempt to place some feliway in the room the place they are the main and that i promise you, they are going to be the terrific of chum in a pair of weeks. carry close in there! sturdy luck to you!
2016-10-14 12:14:58 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dip the existing cat in milk. LOL!
2006-09-09 02:30:59 · answer #10 · answered by Haider Ayub 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋