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I have two new kittens . We’ve had them about 2 months actually. They were 10 weeks and about 20 weeks now . Sibling brothers both neutered . One is more brave and ver loving and outgoing . The other is more shy and slow to warm up but very sweet once he does .
My older cat hissed at first but seems fine with them now . He’s seen them through the gate to the room .when they go to bed in the bathroom for the night he would come in the room where they stay during the day and smell their scent . We began gradually letting them out of the room recently for short periods .
The more friendly named Arlo goes right up to our older cat George and is not at all afraid but also very friendly . It seems George and Arlo have decided they are friends and they run around playing . George the 10 yo chunky male will lay on his back playing with Arlo the 5 month old and they seem really to like each other .
Finn on the other hand , the more shy kitten , seems to have developed more anxiety and is just really anxious over everything now
when I go in their room he hides under the bed . When I let them out he will cry for his brother and keep dashing back to the bedroom to hide . He does venture out slowly . But if anyone even looks at him he’s back in hiding and I can hardly touch him . Before I could pet him and force some snuggles . Which he would relent and then calm down once he realized I meant no harm . But now he’s freaking out and running to hide anytime I touch him . Nothing has happened to him . Only change has been letting them come out of their room , to acclimate to the house .
I’m worried about him not adjusting well . I do have a noisy toddler . Toddler never picks them up or hurts them just is noisy . But he’s been around the toddler since day one so that’s not “new “ : the only new thing is being allowed to come out of their room and acclimate to the rest of the house . They need to come out , this has become apparent as they are getting bored in the room even with toys and getting into trouble . But going slowly has helped my older cat who is generally a big softy and had a bad experience with a kitten in the past who would only attack him . So I’m happy to see him bonding with the more friendly kitten . I’m just worried about our shy anxious little one and wonder if it’s all to much for him or how ti help him . Maybe just time . Maybe he isn’t a good fit ? I’m not sure .
My older cat hissed at first but seems fine with them now . He’s seen them through the gate to the room .when they go to bed in the bathroom for the night he would come in the room where they stay during the day and smell their scent . We began gradually letting them out of the room recently for short periods .
The more friendly named Arlo goes right up to our older cat George and is not at all afraid but also very friendly . It seems George and Arlo have decided they are friends and they run around playing . George the 10 yo chunky male will lay on his back playing with Arlo the 5 month old and they seem really to like each other .
Finn on the other hand , the more shy kitten , seems to have developed more anxiety and is just really anxious over everything now
when I go in their room he hides under the bed . When I let them out he will cry for his brother and keep dashing back to the bedroom to hide . He does venture out slowly . But if anyone even looks at him he’s back in hiding and I can hardly touch him . Before I could pet him and force some snuggles . Which he would relent and then calm down once he realized I meant no harm . But now he’s freaking out and running to hide anytime I touch him . Nothing has happened to him . Only change has been letting them come out of their room , to acclimate to the house .
I’m worried about him not adjusting well . I do have a noisy toddler . Toddler never picks them up or hurts them just is noisy . But he’s been around the toddler since day one so that’s not “new “ : the only new thing is being allowed to come out of their room and acclimate to the rest of the house . They need to come out , this has become apparent as they are getting bored in the room even with toys and getting into trouble . But going slowly has helped my older cat who is generally a big softy and had a bad experience with a kitten in the past who would only attack him . So I’m happy to see him bonding with the more friendly kitten . I’m just worried about our shy anxious little one and wonder if it’s all to much for him or how ti help him . Maybe just time . Maybe he isn’t a good fit ? I’m not sure .