I have 2 cats young and old- My young cat is new to my household, he keeps terrorrizing my 10 year old cat- what can and should i do to make the new young cat calm down????
2007-03-22 16:58:57 · 10 answers · asked by bankerjay01 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Try socializing them for short periods of time, like 15 minutes at a time, and other than that, keep them in separate rooms. Your older cat is used to being an "only cat" and this is a hard adjustment for him/her.
I have had cats where I have to keep them across the room from each other FOREVER, and I've also had cats that got along immediately or within a week or two. Right now I have 4, and they all get along pretty well but the oldest is about 4, so that's the difference there.
Pay some extra attention to the 10 year old, so she doesn't feel like she is being replaced. There's really nothing you can do to calm the kitten down.
2007-03-22 17:20:00 · answer #1 · answered by Avon Lady 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing! the young cat is just full of energy and playful (he is not hurting the cat for if he were it would be very obvious attacking and not just playing-the older cat WILL Discipline the younger if she neeeds to--if you constantly interfere misinterpreting cat play for cat attack---cat attack is when cats shriek very loud and attack with claws out-ears flat! You will make the older cat and the younger cat BOTH Paranoid and you will actually MAKE the older cat fear the younger for whenever the younger comes near you are anxaious stressed and the cat will pick that up from you-cats as do other animlas Read Bodylanguage for that is a large part of their language. If the younger shrieks in attacak-very loud and actually startless anyone hearing it,laws out,ears flat and drawing Blood from the older then call a VET for some calm down Medication-preferably a Vet that Also does Alternative medicine(herbs and such.) Go to www/cat-worl.com on how to make a new kitten with older cat pleasant for all.The medicines the vet prescribes or ask a vet before you give anything to the cat to calm if thats necessary. Try giving both caats a little bit at first catnip just to see how they act but only a very little -if too rambunctious can always put into separate rooms until calm again. Hope I helped
2007-03-22 17:14:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I too have a young cat (1 yr old) and an older cat ( 9 yrs old). We went through something like what you are going through, and like you, I was a little worried that the energetic kitten was stressing the old boy. At first my old boy will just wrestle the kitten to the ground, batt him a bit and that will be the end of it (the kitten will move away). Then the kitten learnt to pounce back, and there would be a scuffle and a hussle and kittens fur will be all over the carpet (he is longed haired). They did get along, only the kitten was well... a kitten and did kitten rough playing. Everytime he pestered the older one, I just went "pssssttt" really loud and then I pick up the kitten and move him away or sit him on an ottoman or take him to the outdoor enclosure. After a while, the kitten will just stop doing whatever he is doing and move away as soon as I say "pssstttt." I never had to use squirt guns, rolled up newspaper, etc. Just "Pssst" and consistently moving the kitten away.
2007-03-22 17:33:33 · answer #3 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also had the same problem so I finally got a perch for my old cat. A sit along stool which is above the ground so the kitten played around her but didn't bother her. Once in a while she would get down and swat the kittens. Now my kittens are big and in about six months time they loose their playful edge and settle down like normal grownups.
2007-03-22 17:05:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you can afford to care for another one, get the younger one a playmate of similar age and energy levels. It wants to play but the old cat is beyond that and wants to be left alone.
2007-03-22 18:12:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your new cat is a baby and wants to play, If you play with it more he will become interested in you instead of you older cat, also, the older cat will most defiantly put the younger cat in its place.. like a pride of lions, it will be put in its place.. no worries
2007-03-22 17:08:57 · answer #6 · answered by Jennifer N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your baby is just probably trying to play. a 10y/o is probably too old to deal w/it, i had a 15y/o that grew to tolerate my bringing ferals/rescues in since she was 10. it wasn't pretty, she would attack the kits back, but she soon learned she was a teacher.
kittens do learn. old cats do too. give it a few weeks. just be sure blood doesnt fly!
have fun!
2007-03-22 17:28:57 · answer #7 · answered by bearfox_traders 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when he starts messing with the older cat'put her in the room for 10minutes,that will calm the youngster down...i have 2 cats that chase and fight lots .when they do it for awhile i have to put 1 in my bedroom and the other in my sons room.when he comes out he'll be calm....
2007-03-22 17:49:38 · answer #8 · answered by Cami lives 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask your vet for calming tablets for your older cats until they get use to the new cat...
2007-03-22 17:43:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
- Rolled up Newspaper spankings . . .
2007-03-22 17:01:56 · answer #10 · answered by Mystro 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋