Hello Jmiller, I just finished introducing my cats to each other! I have a 4 month old female kitten and a 1 year old male cat. Start by letting them smell each other. Rub socks on the new kitten and give it to the resident kitten. There may be some hissing but this is normal. Don't let them see each other face to face until a week or so. Let them exchange smells. Put the new kitten in a safe room. Switch the resident cat into the kittens room and move the kitten into the resident's room for about 30 minutes a day so they can smell each other without seeing each other. Let them see each other through cracks of the door. It took my cat a while to accept my kitten but now they play all the time and sleep together too! Best of luck
Glad to hear of a recent successful kittys intro! How long did it take you to have them met face to face? I had put my resident kitty in the spare bedroom when I got home today because she was just so anxious about what was in the bathroom. I guess I just feel bad about disrupting her environment
NekosMom17
: Welcome to TCS. Thanks for sharing your cat introduction procedure. I hope you'll stick around the site and tell us more about your cats, and join in on the cat discussions on all the forums. We have a New Cats on the Block where you can introduce yourself and your 2 cats. 
Jmiller1011
: Don't feel like you're in over your head yet! It's only been 2 days. I've never introduced cats, but from what I've read it is most successful when the slow introduction procedure is followed.
I let them see each others face while I cracked the door on the 5th day. There was some hissing but right when my resident cat hissed at her I separated them and tried again later. Eventually they'll get used to each others smells and when hissing stops try them in the same room. If the resident tries to hurt the kitten make a loud noise or have a broom in handy. It only took my cats a week to befriend each other, some take much longer. The vet also told me to keep the new kitten separate from the resident cat for at least week or two just incase the new kitten has a virus.Glad to hear of a recent successful kittys intro! How long did it take you to have them met face to face? I had put my resident kitty in the spare bedroom when I got home today because she was just so anxious about what was in the bathroom. I guess I just feel bad about disrupting her environment
I did go back in the bathroom to check on new kitty and she was way calmer after I separated the two further. She let me love on her some.
The tension between the two just makes me anxious, I think I'm in over my head, lol! This is my frst experience with introducing two kitties.
Yes they are excited to get to know each other. Make sure both are up to date with exams before letting them have contact. If the kitten is coughing or sneezing don't let her around the resident cat, she could have an infection! I'd still say wait until a week just incase the kitten pops up sick a few days later to be safe. I made the mistake of letting my cats see each other too early and my kitten was sick, caught something from her shelter, and now my resident cat is very sick with upper respiratory infection which is common in shelters..
Yes, that's a good idea. It will give Grey a chance to explore, and get his scent around the house.
Hopefully she and your resident cat will become best buds. 
