2006-10-26 08:23:17 · 10 answers · asked by Kitty Lover 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I always do it slowly keep the kitten in one room let the 5 year old have the run of the house let the kitten out to play, Make sure that you give your older cat more attention then the kitten when it's out playing, after a while try to engage both in a game together. Allow the kitten out after the older cat has excepted him even if he doesn't like him. Most cats don't like new intruders to their home & will take a little adjusting. But w/luck they'll be playing together in no time.
2006-10-26 08:32:12 · answer #1 · answered by Little Nell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the older cat will be territorial, keep kitten in another room with door closed 24/7 allowing them to smell each other through the door until older cat seems to lose the initial stress. usually about a week or two. then gradually introduce kitten to older cat for a few minutes in person each day, but hold kitten and dont put them face to face. again, gradually increase the time in person. some cats just dont get along, so be patient and dont give up. they will be great friends before you know it.
2006-10-26 08:36:43 · answer #2 · answered by deathwishpussy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you bring the kitty home, keep her in the transport box, and let your existing cat come up and sniff the box. The existing cat will likely hiss at the box, but you want to be have the cat be ale to smell the kitten without being able to hurt it.
You may want to keep the cats separated for a few days, to let the kitten adjust to being in its new home, and the cats will be able to sniff each other through the door.
After a few days, start with supervised visits, there will be hissing and probably some hitting each other with their paws, this is normal, if it escalates to a full fledged fight, separate them immediately.
When I would introduce a new kitten, when they are separated for a few days, I would scoop the stuff form the kitten litter box and put it in the cats box, so your existing cat gets used to the smell, and there is no retaliation later.
After they become more accustomed to each other, you will know when it feels right to let them co-exist.
There will still be hissing and light fighting, but the cats need to adjust and work out the hierarchy themselves. Eventually they will work it out and be ok with each other.
Good luck!
2006-10-26 08:30:53 · answer #3 · answered by Nikki T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is what I did, and it worked! I put the kitten in another room, with litter box and food, I would go in and open the door a tiny crack, and call the other cat. He of course would look in see the kitten and freak, but I kept them apart. Now the older cat knows there is another cat in the room, and they start sniffing under the door, and getting to know each other. after about a week of that, I started leaving the door open, just a crack, so they could actually see each other, but do no harm. After a week of that they were friends, and I opened the door all the way. It worked great, they are best friends, and no one got bitten
2006-10-26 08:28:08 · answer #4 · answered by Judith O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is so much energy in a kitten that I don't know of an easy way. It will just take 1-2 months for the mature cat to "forget" that the new cat wasn't always there. Then they will become friends when the older one forgets that the kitten wasn't always in his life.
2006-10-26 08:27:12 · answer #5 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We kept our kitten in a separate room for 2 weeks. We would bring her out and let my other cat smell her and what not, but after about 2 weeks everything was great! They are "best friends" now. I don't think they could live without each other!
They were also about the same ages as yours, good luck!
2006-10-26 08:33:09 · answer #6 · answered by someoneoutthere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
let them sniff eachother out at first. Your older cat is going to FREAK out, but this is normal. The best thing to do after they have met, is to keep the kitten locked in a bedroom for @ 2 days. They say to do this because then the older cat will get used to its scent and start to realize what is going on. So when you let it out after those 2 days, things should go much more smoothly. We did this with my cats and it worked great! The older one will still be a little hesitant, but much less after it has been getting used to the scent...
2006-10-26 08:28:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think of in terms of socialization, which will take time, yet your large guy could at last understand that the kitten isn't attempting to "take over" or something. in simple terms make particular she's using the clutter container- it's going to take a while, yet while he's locked in a crate with some effective clutter, he will seize the glide. generally all it takes is taking their paws and scratching their paws into the effective "sandy" floor. if he's caught in there, desiring to alleviate himself, the exterior stands out as the main appealing. it quite is not very unusual that he's slightly hesitant with the enjoying and exploring- it is going to take a while till he's soft adequate in the abode and with you and the different cat. thank you lots for taking the duty of this kitten's existence- yet confirm you get him mounted as quickly as you are able to to sidestep different homeless kittens. THx
2016-10-16 10:44:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another tip is to put talcum powder all over the coats of both cats. By doing that you mask their natural smell, making them smell more alike - usually that helps to a certain extent!
2006-10-27 06:41:41 · answer #9 · answered by eiserblew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just let the alone.It will take afew days.But there really won't be a problem.
2006-10-26 08:34:53 · answer #10 · answered by George K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋