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Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone can share some insight and help us out with this situation.
We recently picked up a ragdoll kitten, Oscar. He's just over 12 weeks old and is the most loving, affectionate kitten you could hope for. He's also very sociable, which worried us that he would get lonely once we both have to go back to work in September; so we decided to find another kitten so they could keep each other company while we're at work.
We picked up our second kitten, Ivy -also a ragdoll, 2 days ago. She's 8/9 weeks old, but quite a bit smaller than Oscar. Ever since we brought her home, Ivy has hissed at Oscar every time he's come near her. On the first occasion they met, he tried to start grooming her; only for her to take a swipe at him. She missed, but you could see Oscar was quite shaken up by it.
We've kept them separated since then and tried to gradually introduce them. Ivy continues to hiss at Oscar and they'll regularly chase each other round the room. Even though Oscar is bigger and older, he's usually the one to give way. I've read some articles suggesting this could be just rough play, but Ivy always seems to be really flustered around Oscar which makes me think she's afraid of him. Does anyone have any tips for helping with this situation?
We recently picked up a ragdoll kitten, Oscar. He's just over 12 weeks old and is the most loving, affectionate kitten you could hope for. He's also very sociable, which worried us that he would get lonely once we both have to go back to work in September; so we decided to find another kitten so they could keep each other company while we're at work.
We picked up our second kitten, Ivy -also a ragdoll, 2 days ago. She's 8/9 weeks old, but quite a bit smaller than Oscar. Ever since we brought her home, Ivy has hissed at Oscar every time he's come near her. On the first occasion they met, he tried to start grooming her; only for her to take a swipe at him. She missed, but you could see Oscar was quite shaken up by it.
We've kept them separated since then and tried to gradually introduce them. Ivy continues to hiss at Oscar and they'll regularly chase each other round the room. Even though Oscar is bigger and older, he's usually the one to give way. I've read some articles suggesting this could be just rough play, but Ivy always seems to be really flustered around Oscar which makes me think she's afraid of him. Does anyone have any tips for helping with this situation?