I've had a 14 year old cat, but recently I got a 6 week old kitten the 14 year old does not like this idea she just hisses or growls is there anyway to get them to tolerate each other?
2006-10-01 14:30:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
if you give them time they will learn to love eachother. trust me. dont get rid of one of your cats. they get used to eachother. dont ever force them together i.e. hold one cat in one arm and the other cat in your other arm. they will come together naturally when they learn that neither of them are dominant of the other.
2006-10-01 14:34:13 · answer #1 · answered by christine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the kitten is only six weeks old I know you didn't get it from a shelter where an experienced cat counselor or personnel would have advised you against matching up a kitten with a female cat of your cat's age. There are exceptions of course, a friend of mine got a kitten last year and her 17 year old cat and the kitten got along well.
Do not expect the older cat to "tolerate" the kitten. She needs her own space away from the rambunctious little intruder, her own litterbox, her own food bowl.
I feel sorry for the kitten, it will naturally want to "play" with the older cat and will be rebuffed very strongly.
2006-10-01 14:49:12 · answer #2 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may take some time for them to get used to each other. They may never be bosom buddies so to speak but the older cat will at least grow to tolerate the kitten. I have two kittens that are just about that old I brought in at 2 weeks when there mom died and one of my older cats grooms them regularly and I find them cuddled up with him often (he is 5) but my other cat still hisses at them and has not really accepted them(she is 2). She is started to tolerate them more lately and will even lay on the same bed with them. It will be ok they will find a way to get along.
2006-10-01 14:41:39 · answer #3 · answered by tigerlily_catmom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it slowwww. I've read where people introduce new additions by putting the kitten in a cat carrier for a few visits, for cat # 1 to get a whiff of it, and get kinda used to the idea. Then, through 'supervised visits', have them in the same room together...and on it goes. They may never get along, but as kitten gets older, has a "fighting chance". Cat # 1 needs time to show who's the alpha cat, then all should settle to some type of new routine.
2006-10-01 14:42:00 · answer #4 · answered by joaniebaloney5 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were given our cat declawed, and neutered,at about 3 mos previous. he does no longer pass outdoors, (nicely each and every each and every now and then we take him out supervised on the porch)he's an fairly healthful satisfied 9 year previous cat.. it will be more beneficial cruel to get rid of a cat then to declaw. We actually have a stray we took in with claws, and he's quickly getting declawed. If it potential the variety between a cheerful domicile or a protect and plausible demise, i imagine it really is a strong option. as with any non-obligatory surgical procedure, there are specialists and cons, make the alternative that permits a cheerful domicile for both one among you. Loving domicile vs protect,and/or demise.
2016-10-16 03:06:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just time. The older cat will establish her supreme royalness over the kitten in a few weeks and all will be well.
I would recommend getting a second cat litter box, as older kitty may not permit the kitten to use the one you currently have.
2006-10-01 14:34:24 · answer #6 · answered by j3nny3lf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We went through the same problem with our two cats. I separated them for a day but then left the door ajar a bit and watched them to see what the older one was doing. She growled for another day and then she got used to her and in the end she thought she was the mother and plunked herself on the floor in playboy pose and made funny noises, the little kitten came running and nursed on the old one. There was, of course, no milk but they kept doing that for a few months. Give it time, eventually they will play together.
2006-10-01 14:41:49 · answer #7 · answered by Mightymo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For one thing you screwed up, by letting them be together. All that is gonna do is cause teritorial problems,and lots of fights.
Keep baby kitten in your bedroom....buy a litter box for baby and let the older one keep her own.
Dont let older kitten around baby just yet......set something outside the door if she (older) get to wondering what's in your room.....after about 2 weeks of them being seperated.
After this....older and baby should start to sleep by the door, and play 'paws' under the door...when this happens you can let them see each other, but just keep an eagles eye out on them for a little while.
2006-10-01 15:14:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will take time so don't force it. The older cat has been the "Lone Ranger" so to speak for so long and now there is a new kid on the block!! When I lived with my dad and stepmom when my cat was only 5 months--it took my stepmom's female cat a long time to get use to the "baby" and she was still hissing at him from time to time when we moved several months later!! My cat is male and my stepmom's male cat loved each other and played like brothers!! It was too funny!!
2006-10-01 14:35:02 · answer #9 · answered by jaspers mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep the little cat away from the big cat in case it gets hurt
give lots of attention to both of them
2006-10-01 14:48:24 · answer #10 · answered by Chinky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋