Hi. Yesterday after considering this for over a month I adopted a male kitten who had been a found abandoned in the cold. He is 10 months old. I made a 5-hour road trip to go pick him up. I wasn't looking for a kitten but I fell in love with Gus. I have a four year old female cat who is also a rescue who I adopted two years ago. She was dropped off at a shelter while pregnant. She is very sweet and non-aggressive but she can be a little skittish until she gets to know new people. The new kitten on the other hand does not appear to be afraid of anything and is very friendly and outgoing, and is a lap cat. Desiree is more aloof but will accept bellly rubs. I heard she was not treated well at her prior home whatever that means. I know you are supposed to separate them and do a slow introduction. Well I didn't do that. I was oraying Desiree would be happy for a freind as I work all day. Big mistake. I have had a great deal of anxiety about this adoption from the start. I'm still grieving the loss of my 19 year old and 14 year old kitties about three years ago. Also going through a very stressful time in my life and I'm just not able to think clearly. The problem is I live in a one-bedroom Loft which is basically a townhouse with no doors. The only space I can separate new kitty in is a small walk-in closet. Resident kitties litter box is in the bathroom. The other thing I thought about doing was place a baby gate in front of the Spiral Staircase to keep new Kitty out of Resident kitties bedroom where we sleep but this also blocks off resident kitties window area and couch area where her towers are downstairs. Her and I normally sit down there and bird watch, there is a duck pond out back. I'm thinking about putting new kitty in the closet with a litter box and food for a couple of days. It sounds cruel but I don't know what else to do. I would feel awful if I take this new kitty back. He weighed less than a pound when they found him in the freezing cold. He is the sweetest Kitty I ever met. But I would feel even worse if my resident Kitty was not happy. I feel horrible for having caused her any stress at all. She is a loving and kind cat and deserves every comfort. She looked at me as if I betrayed her. My mom took new kitty to her home last night to give me and Resident Kitty a break as I was in tears. I know maybe I'm making too big of a deal about this because it is a very new situation but you have to understand Im going through a really stressful time in my life. Im afraid Ive added even more and I dont know what to do. Please help us.