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Hello! I had posted about some issues with my kitties a few months ago and there’s been improvement but not enough.
my resident cat (8 y/o female) and new kitten (7 month old male) are accustomed to one another, they can eat in the same room and know one another’s smells, are not territorial over their food or favourite nap spots, but my kitten is bound and determined no matter what the cost, to chase and play with my older cat. The older cat is NOT at all interested and makes a major fuss and yells/hisses and hates it but the kitten cannot understand that it’s because she doesn’t like it and continues to do it each time he sees her walk by. It’s distressing for all of us, their tails do no get puffy and once they are separated they’re completely fine, they’ve also never drawn blood. It’s just really stressful and I feel badly for my resident cat and also the kitten!
currently we tend to keep the cats separated unless we are actively focused on working on their interactions. They both seem fine with spending time in separate rooms but it would be so nice for them to one day coexist relatively peacefully. Will my kitten grow out of this? Anyone with words of wisdom/reassurance/personal experience please reach out! Just looking for a community so I don’t feel alone in my kitty cat plights
my resident cat (8 y/o female) and new kitten (7 month old male) are accustomed to one another, they can eat in the same room and know one another’s smells, are not territorial over their food or favourite nap spots, but my kitten is bound and determined no matter what the cost, to chase and play with my older cat. The older cat is NOT at all interested and makes a major fuss and yells/hisses and hates it but the kitten cannot understand that it’s because she doesn’t like it and continues to do it each time he sees her walk by. It’s distressing for all of us, their tails do no get puffy and once they are separated they’re completely fine, they’ve also never drawn blood. It’s just really stressful and I feel badly for my resident cat and also the kitten!
currently we tend to keep the cats separated unless we are actively focused on working on their interactions. They both seem fine with spending time in separate rooms but it would be so nice for them to one day coexist relatively peacefully. Will my kitten grow out of this? Anyone with words of wisdom/reassurance/personal experience please reach out! Just looking for a community so I don’t feel alone in my kitty cat plights
