I have two cats and just recently got another kitten about two days ago. The first two are still not use to the newcomer and one of them still hisses at her. How long will it take for them to get use to each other and become "friends"?
2007-01-30 11:52:43 · 11 answers · asked by bookworm1885 2 in Pets ➔ Cats
i got my 2nd cat when my 1st cat was about a year old. it took about a week for her to stop hissing at him, and about 2-3 weeks for them to 'play' together. they do 'play fight' sometimes, and if they get too rough i usually clap my hands loudly or stomp the floor and say NO sternly. they get along great now.
2007-01-30 11:56:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cats do not like change, and adjust very slowly. I usually recommend that you put New Cat in a separate room for a week with food and litter box. Old Cats get to have the rest of the house. At the end of the week, you swap. Old Cats go in to the separate room for one day while New Cat gets to run the house. At the end of that day you simply open the door and walk away. Let the cats meet on their own terms at their own speed. This gives Old Cats some time to get a clue that someone new has joined the group.
Since you apparently did not do this, you can count on some hard feelings on the part of Old Cats. Don't let it bother you. They will eventually decide they can let the new guy have some of the less desireable places to sleep. It may take weeks or months before they forget that they have hard feelings. They are going to have to work it out and you will not help matters by "encouraging them" to get to know the new guy. Just stay out of it and be sure to give Old Cats the same attention they have always gotten from you.
In the mean time, it is best to have one more litter box than you have cats, since sometimes the Old Cats will guard the litter box and not let the new guy use the group box.
2007-01-30 12:05:41 · answer #2 · answered by Robin D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you start reintroducing them right away!
Put your new kitty in a bathroom (or a "kitty-proofed" laundry room) with her own litter box, food/water dishes, a blanket and some toys. Your present kitties will be able to smell her through the door, still having control of the house but still knowing that your new kitty is there.
After a few days of this (I suggest a week) put your new kitty in a cat carrier and place in a room where your two present kitties hang out the most. Your cats will be able to interact with your new kitty through the door of the cat carrier. If your kitties get hostile (or if the new kitty gets too scared) place her back into her room and try again tomorrow (try doing it twice a day (in the morning and night) when you are home so you can supervise).
After a week of this (or eariler if your cats take to ignoring or otherwise getting use to the new kitty) open up the door of the kitty's room and let her roam out on her own (do not let your present kitties in first). Then let them meet on their own.
They may still not all get along and may still hiss/swat at each other. But it might not be so severe as it was.
When we brought home a new kitty my 14 year old was having no part of it (and let us know it). They've been roommates for two years and still do not get along all the time (they've taken to ignoring each other for the most part now). They may never be "best friends" but simply house-mates.
Good luck with your kitties!
2007-01-30 13:47:01 · answer #3 · answered by Marilynne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was talking to a cat behaviorist today and he said it can take up to six months for cats to make the adjustment to a new cat or kitten.
So patience is the key. All cats will not become "friends" so I would give up that expectation. Just relax and let the cats work it out.
2007-01-30 13:17:25 · answer #4 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-03 06:25:21 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teh cats may always hiss at each other. they are cats and just have their ways, but they all have claws so noone has an unfair advantage. It may take 2-3 weeks for things to settle down for the most part.
2007-01-30 12:02:26 · answer #6 · answered by countryjumper64 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give it a few days or a week put them in a room together that is how mine got along
2007-01-30 11:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by kikigurl@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
27 days.
2007-01-30 11:58:18 · answer #8 · answered by Harriet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give it a couple weeks.
some cats dont ever adjust they just stay away from eachother.
2007-01-30 11:56:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a kitten, it's scared right now, just make sure you give it love and affection everyday
2007-01-30 11:56:01 · answer #10 · answered by Cody F-D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋