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Hi everyone, just reaching out in case someone’s gone through something similar and has kind words/advice to offer. Haven’t slept properly/rested much in the last 10 days so please be gentle.
My partner and I have had a neutered male kitten since September last year. He’s now 10 months old and is the sweetest, most gentle little fella.
10 days ago, we got a second kitten who is only 10 weeks old (thus not neutered).
We live in a one bedroom apartment and are doing the slow intro approach. The resident kitten has access to most of the house, and the wee one has mostly been in his basecamp until 2 days ago. We’ve done the whole feeding close to the door, playing under the door, scent/sight swap, short intro with play and treats and so far it’s all going sort of alright. No hissing or growling, a few licks when they’re eating, chasing, etc but we always cut the session short when the resident cat goes for the kitten’s throat, chases him relentlessly, or pins him down for too long. Some sessions are shorter than others and the most they’ve been together has been 1hr and a half.
My partner and I have had to sleep apart all this time because the resident cat has separation anxiety and we simply cannot leave the kitten alone all night because he’s too young. I know people’s opinions can diverge on this but please know we’ve tried leaving the resident cat alone gradually (and all that’s recommended) to no avail. He once had to spend time alone at the hospital and hurt himself/had to be given relaxing drugs.
On top of all this, the kitten has had a bad tummy since arriving and is peeing everywhere. (Vet is involved).
I’m really just looking for people who have experienced something similar, who were exhausted, whose resident cat was at the kitten’s throat at any given opportunity... and now they’re ok.
My partner and I have had a neutered male kitten since September last year. He’s now 10 months old and is the sweetest, most gentle little fella.
10 days ago, we got a second kitten who is only 10 weeks old (thus not neutered).
We live in a one bedroom apartment and are doing the slow intro approach. The resident kitten has access to most of the house, and the wee one has mostly been in his basecamp until 2 days ago. We’ve done the whole feeding close to the door, playing under the door, scent/sight swap, short intro with play and treats and so far it’s all going sort of alright. No hissing or growling, a few licks when they’re eating, chasing, etc but we always cut the session short when the resident cat goes for the kitten’s throat, chases him relentlessly, or pins him down for too long. Some sessions are shorter than others and the most they’ve been together has been 1hr and a half.
My partner and I have had to sleep apart all this time because the resident cat has separation anxiety and we simply cannot leave the kitten alone all night because he’s too young. I know people’s opinions can diverge on this but please know we’ve tried leaving the resident cat alone gradually (and all that’s recommended) to no avail. He once had to spend time alone at the hospital and hurt himself/had to be given relaxing drugs.
On top of all this, the kitten has had a bad tummy since arriving and is peeing everywhere. (Vet is involved).
I’m really just looking for people who have experienced something similar, who were exhausted, whose resident cat was at the kitten’s throat at any given opportunity... and now they’re ok.
