We have a 2 1/2 year old spayed female. My daughter rescued a 8 week old female a few weeks ago. She is now about 11 weeks and 3lbs. She had been in my daughter's bedroom, very comfortable, for the first two weeks until she got combo-tested. Now that we have the all-clear, we have been doing some room swapping. Also, for the last five days we have put the kitten in our office with glass French doors once a day, while our 2 year cat is on the other side.
So far, the kitten is oblivious to the cat. The 2 year old sometimes exhibits some low growling and occasionally a short hiss, but mostly just stands at the door staring intently through the glass, never taking her eyes off the kitten.
I would like to move this along to the next step.
Some have suggested putting the kitten in her carrier and plopping her in the middle of the room to let the adult cat investigate. I have also read this is a terrible idea and makes the kitten a "sitting duck".
If that idea is out, at what point do we move on to face to face?
So far, the kitten is oblivious to the cat. The 2 year old sometimes exhibits some low growling and occasionally a short hiss, but mostly just stands at the door staring intently through the glass, never taking her eyes off the kitten.
I would like to move this along to the next step.
Some have suggested putting the kitten in her carrier and plopping her in the middle of the room to let the adult cat investigate. I have also read this is a terrible idea and makes the kitten a "sitting duck".
If that idea is out, at what point do we move on to face to face?