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we got a new kitten 2 weeks ago (2 months and a half) & we’ve been trying to introduce her to our cat (1 year and a half) since.
we started slow, separating them, letting the new kitten get used to the new environment which happened quickly, then started using baby gate to let them see each other, eat in front of each other, get the kitty out of the room & let the cat smell the room etc. all that for a week. during that time we would put the kitty in a big cage and let our cat in the room, get close to her, try & sniff her and even get them to play which they did a little.
our resident cat is not very social, she gets scared around new people/cats and would go and hide. the new kitty I’d say she’s very bold, as when she first saw our cat she started hissing & growling to her & I believe thats what made things worse for our cat. for the first week they would hiss and growl to each other, with small attempts from our cat to hit the kitty. for the following week we would let the kitty out in the living room with our cat. after couple days our cat wouldn’t mind the kitty being there, no running away, attempts to smell her, although she stills panic when the kitty is not in her field of vision (hissing and growling still there tho). we try to let them play together. we thought its going good, which was until yesterday when we got a new toy that our cat liked so much and we got them playing together, our cat didn’t mind her at all, she would play in front of her , pass by her until one time they got close to each other and the kitty was playing, our cat leaned towards her and smacked her. she sprayed on the new stuff we got for them after that. sigh I thought all what we have been doing went down the hill , today also she tried to hit her and immediately sprayed. it feels like she will never accept her, like she tolerates her & when she get the chance she will hit her
I dont know what to do now
should I continue putting them together in the living room? I separated them when our cat smacked the kitty, also is it okay to give our cat treats when they are together and hissing to each other? as I’m afraid she will associate that as good
oh and also my cat uses the kitty litterbox when she sees it.
we started slow, separating them, letting the new kitten get used to the new environment which happened quickly, then started using baby gate to let them see each other, eat in front of each other, get the kitty out of the room & let the cat smell the room etc. all that for a week. during that time we would put the kitty in a big cage and let our cat in the room, get close to her, try & sniff her and even get them to play which they did a little.
our resident cat is not very social, she gets scared around new people/cats and would go and hide. the new kitty I’d say she’s very bold, as when she first saw our cat she started hissing & growling to her & I believe thats what made things worse for our cat. for the first week they would hiss and growl to each other, with small attempts from our cat to hit the kitty. for the following week we would let the kitty out in the living room with our cat. after couple days our cat wouldn’t mind the kitty being there, no running away, attempts to smell her, although she stills panic when the kitty is not in her field of vision (hissing and growling still there tho). we try to let them play together. we thought its going good, which was until yesterday when we got a new toy that our cat liked so much and we got them playing together, our cat didn’t mind her at all, she would play in front of her , pass by her until one time they got close to each other and the kitty was playing, our cat leaned towards her and smacked her. she sprayed on the new stuff we got for them after that. sigh I thought all what we have been doing went down the hill , today also she tried to hit her and immediately sprayed. it feels like she will never accept her, like she tolerates her & when she get the chance she will hit her
I dont know what to do now
should I continue putting them together in the living room? I separated them when our cat smacked the kitty, also is it okay to give our cat treats when they are together and hissing to each other? as I’m afraid she will associate that as good
oh and also my cat uses the kitty litterbox when she sees it.