How do I make my 2 Kittens get along?

Question

I had one Kitten for 3 weeks now, she is 11 weeks old, she loves me to death and is extremly playful, I have just adopted my last and youngest Kitten who is only 6 weeks old, the older and first kitten can't get along with the younger one and insists on hissing and stricking at the younger one,

PLEASE can someone help me get the older kitten to accept the new entry to the family!!

Answer 1

Slow introductions is the best way thing to do when bringing a new cat into the household.

We have four cats and this is what we've always done and it's always worked.

Put new kitty in a room with food, water, litter box, toys and a bed.
Let her out of the room everyday for longer periods of time to interact with resident kitty...say one hour the first day, two hours the second day and so on.
Don't leave them alone together unsupervised...you don't want World War 3 to break out.
Also get two towels, rub new kitty with one and resident kitty with the other, the give them each others towels...this helps them get used to the smell of each other.

Something my Vet told me and it works is, to put a drop of vanilla at the base of each cats tail and between each cats shoulder blades...that way they both smell alike.

Good luck, the slower you take things the better the end result will be>

Answer 2

a slow introduction usually does the trick. there will b fireworks at the beggining, its bound 2 happen. swap bedding let one kitten smell the other kittens bedding and then at the start/end of the day have one cat in your arm and the other safely behind a door open the door slowly and let them sniff each other eventually the growling and hissing will stop. my 2 cant live without each other now and i had the exact same problems when i brought home my male cat 2 my female cat. it usually takes about 2 weeks 4 everything 2 fall into place


Good luck!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

This is a natural process. Your older kitten is saying, I was here first and I am king. It will take them a while to work it out. Just watch them and make sure that they do not seriously hurt each other. If they are just hissing and growling, I would not step in between them. It may make it look like you prefer one over the other. Then they will fight more. Once they figure out who will be the boss, they will get along better. It is just how cats get along.

Answer 4

All of the above are great answers! Just give it time. I had a similar case about a year ago and my older cat actually lost his voice for about a month from hissing and growling so much. Don't force them together and don't scold the older kitten unless it is causing serious harm. Give them equal attention and they'll come around.

Answer 5

There is almost always a bit of spatting when a new cat is introduced to a family. Usually it goes away after a while.

You might want to close the young cat away in a room for a bit, while the older cat sniffs at her through the door. Then switch places for another week.

Unless you see actual danger to the young cat, don't interfere: There are a few dominance issues that your feline friends have to work through.

Good luck!

Answer 6

I have the same problem with my 2 cats.
Tommy (3 years) and Ginger (2 months) will only get along if Ginger is tired. For now, just understand that its natrual for them to not get along but if there is blood later on feed them in separate places so the other knows that he wont be interupted while eating. This should only calm them down for about an hour after eating. Let the older in your sight and when he goes to strike at the young one make sure that you get up and tell them clearly that you want them to stop. Eventually The older one will understand that it is wrong to strike at a young one and your problem is fixed.

Answer 7

I had a cat 7 years old, then I brought a kitten in. The 7 year old, didn't like the kitten at all. It took her 3 weeks, to start liking the kitten. Now they sleep together & play together. give it time, everthing will be ok.

Answer 8

You must supervise all their play times the small kitten needs extra protection he / she is only a baby, it is much the same as supervising childrens playtime espeacially where jealousy is involved.Unfortunately cat No 1 sees him / her as threat, spend time with them both reassuring your first cat you still love him / her.Encourage cat No 1 to be friends with cat No 2. They will hopefully start to enjoy each others company, keep them separated when you are not in the house until you are sure they have bonded.It is better to do it this way to avoid any injuries.

Answer 9

It willl take sometime to get cats to get along. They will eventually trust me! One of mine was all by itself for a year then we got a new one.. It was pretty protective, and tryed to claim its territory. After a month or soo they got along great. THey always play which is relaly good. Just give it sometime. THe hissing will stop I promise.