Hello everyone,
7 months ago I got a 3 years old cat (Jaskier) who was going to be abandonned by his humans. Before I got him, he stayed for 2 weeks at a friends house (the one who rescued him) who also had a cat. Apparently he his at the begining but after 2 days became friends with the other cat (playing and cuddling).
This led me to believe that he's probably prefer to have another cat in the house...
Fast forward to now: he's at ease, playful and we decided to get a new kitten. 4-5 months old, very playful, was in a house with his brother and 2 adult cats for the past couple of months (he was picked up off the streets as a baby). The kitten loved following and playing with the adult cats. So I thought the kitten would get along well with Jaskier!
House situation: 2 fairly large rooms + kitchen and hallway from entrance to the kitchen and through both rooms.
Failed introduction: we didn't lock in Jaskier the moment my bf entered the house with the kitten so they were directly exposed, Jaskier became very violent, making aggressive noises and hissing loudly at the kitten, we took the kitten to the other room and the cat actually wanted to follow to continue hissing etc so I took him to his room (our bedroom where he usually feels safest). Kitten was in my BF's arms all this time and didn't seem to understand what was happening.
After failed introduction: we kept kitten in the living room (closed with door), he didn't hide, we played a lot, he ate, he let us pet him and purred. He also found a hidden place to sleep in. He seems alright.
Jaskier on the other hand mostly stayed hidden under the bed (he does usually like to play/sleep under the bed but not the whole day, normally he also comes on the bed for petting and playing). When my bf (who was initially carrying the kitten) comes to the bedroom and tries to approch Jaskier, the cat hisses at him and growls. I guess because he smells kitten on him (but I also play and pet kitten and he doesn't do that to me).
At the end of the day, we decided I sleep in the bedroom with Jaskier, and BF with kitten in the living room.
Jaskier came out during the night, he even played with me with the fishing rod and let me pet him and slept on the bed. But usually during the night or in the morning he comes sleeping on me while purring. He didn't do that.
Now we have Jaskier in bedroom and he also have access to the rest of the house except the living room.
The kitten only has access to the living room.
What should we do now? I feel like we completely lost Jaskier's trust... We should've known better but I thought it would be okay since he wasn't aggressive towards my friend's cat
should I exchange the rooms during the day? put the kitten in the bedroom and jaskier in the livingroom?
Sorry for my english, I hope this wasn't too long and I thank you for reading! (I read the full guide on introduction and how to fix unsuccessful one)
7 months ago I got a 3 years old cat (Jaskier) who was going to be abandonned by his humans. Before I got him, he stayed for 2 weeks at a friends house (the one who rescued him) who also had a cat. Apparently he his at the begining but after 2 days became friends with the other cat (playing and cuddling).
This led me to believe that he's probably prefer to have another cat in the house...
Fast forward to now: he's at ease, playful and we decided to get a new kitten. 4-5 months old, very playful, was in a house with his brother and 2 adult cats for the past couple of months (he was picked up off the streets as a baby). The kitten loved following and playing with the adult cats. So I thought the kitten would get along well with Jaskier!
House situation: 2 fairly large rooms + kitchen and hallway from entrance to the kitchen and through both rooms.
Failed introduction: we didn't lock in Jaskier the moment my bf entered the house with the kitten so they were directly exposed, Jaskier became very violent, making aggressive noises and hissing loudly at the kitten, we took the kitten to the other room and the cat actually wanted to follow to continue hissing etc so I took him to his room (our bedroom where he usually feels safest). Kitten was in my BF's arms all this time and didn't seem to understand what was happening.
After failed introduction: we kept kitten in the living room (closed with door), he didn't hide, we played a lot, he ate, he let us pet him and purred. He also found a hidden place to sleep in. He seems alright.
Jaskier on the other hand mostly stayed hidden under the bed (he does usually like to play/sleep under the bed but not the whole day, normally he also comes on the bed for petting and playing). When my bf (who was initially carrying the kitten) comes to the bedroom and tries to approch Jaskier, the cat hisses at him and growls. I guess because he smells kitten on him (but I also play and pet kitten and he doesn't do that to me).
At the end of the day, we decided I sleep in the bedroom with Jaskier, and BF with kitten in the living room.
Jaskier came out during the night, he even played with me with the fishing rod and let me pet him and slept on the bed. But usually during the night or in the morning he comes sleeping on me while purring. He didn't do that.
Now we have Jaskier in bedroom and he also have access to the rest of the house except the living room.
The kitten only has access to the living room.
What should we do now? I feel like we completely lost Jaskier's trust... We should've known better but I thought it would be okay since he wasn't aggressive towards my friend's cat
should I exchange the rooms during the day? put the kitten in the bedroom and jaskier in the livingroom?Sorry for my english, I hope this wasn't too long and I thank you for reading! (I read the full guide on introduction and how to fix unsuccessful one)
