I have two cats. One of them is 2 years old, while the other is only 10 weeks old. The 2 year old cat is a male and the 10 week old is a female. I thought that they would get along, but they don't. I don't understand. Any suggestions?
2006-09-12 13:03:37 · 9 answers · asked by Brittany 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
Give them time to get used to each other, they will either be the best of friends or just learn to co-exist in the same home.
Try not to leave them alone together for long periods of time, the older cat could become aggressive and injure the kitten. Keeping them in separate rooms until the kitten gets a little older will ensure the kitten's safety.
Sometimes bringing another cat into a home is a traumatic experience for the cat who has enjoyed being the only feline in the home.
Make sure you have two litter boxes, one for each cat. That will help to eliminate any litter box problems.
2006-09-12 13:20:52 · answer #1 · answered by trusport 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How long have the been together? Give them some time. I had a 10 yr old female cat and brought a female kitten into the house. The older one had some adjustments to make with this wild little thing running around but eventually it worked out. The kitten would even lay quietly in a chair beside the older one when it was time to rest. The best thing of all though was how active the older one became by chasing and playing with the kitten. They are very good for each other. ps... although the rule seems to be to have 2 litter boxes, we never did. They share and there is no problem at all.
2006-09-12 22:48:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would expect a male cat to get along with a kitten. Is the male unneutered? That might make a difference. In that case you must keep them separate as intact males do harm young kittens.
If your other cat were a female I would expect some problems with a female kitten. Females are dominant in cat society so two females would tend to be at odds until dominance is established.
2006-09-12 13:16:03 · answer #3 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard, that if you leave one cat in a room for a day ( while you are at work) and then take that cat out of the room and put the other cat in that same room the next day, they will get used to each others scents. This will help them get along. You can also put one cat inside a carrier and leave the other out, but put them in the same room. This will help them get used to each other and their scents.
2006-09-12 13:37:02 · answer #4 · answered by kimberleibenton 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Separate them in different rooms for a decent period of time, especially because one is a kitten. When the kitten gets a few weeks older reintroduce them to each other while you are in the room for brief periods of time, and work your way to longer periods. They might not become buddy buddy but they will at least tolerate each other.
2006-09-12 13:07:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
maximum cats will at last get alongside, whether it relatively is taken into consideration necessary that they are presented *slowly*. With canines, you could throw them the two in a room, they sniff one yet another, then they are acquaintances. Cats are extra specific approximately their limitations and private area. ideally, in case you have the gap for this (and the persistence), you will positioned them in separate rooms which at the instant are not adjacent. After various hours, change them so as that they might scent one yet another's heady scent, yet do no longer enable them to make certain one yet another yet. If this is going properly, day after today, positioned them in adjacent rooms so as that they might see one yet another under a door. optimistically they are going to be curious, poking at one yet another playfully. a sprint hissing/growling before everything may be ok, yet whilst the two cat seems extremely agitated, pass back a step to unadjoining rooms. If it went properly, then day after today positioned them contained in the comparable room mutually and notice what happens. in the event that they provide the effect of being ok, as in smelling one yet another, taking part in, even tough taking part in, shop a watch on them for a on a similar time as till now allowing them to be mutually unsupervised. in case you notice agitation, hair status up, consistent growling/hissing, separate them back. sturdy success, and revel in! :)
2016-09-30 21:33:39 · answer #6 · answered by geddings 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to get mine fixed to get along. If that doesn't work they might not ever get along. The vet told me that some cats have to be alpha cats....the only one.
2006-09-12 13:10:20 · answer #7 · answered by cblackgrl23 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think your kitten might be in danger of the older male cat. i had a male cat that tried to kill my kitten!!!!
2006-09-12 13:07:01 · answer #8 · answered by butterfly 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
blow pot smoke in their faces
2006-09-12 13:05:12 · answer #9 · answered by nobudE 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋