My new kitten, Stitch (I raised her and her siblings from 7 days old and decided to keep her), is 14 weeks old and LOVES those little mouse toys. She will play with them for hours at a time batting them and carrying them in her mouth. Today her and another foster kitten were out in the living room and Stitch was playing with her mouse. When the other kitten, Tebow, got near her she would hiss at him. She did this every time he got within a foot of her (this is the first time she has ever hissed over this!). Eventually when he got too close she would also swat at him. Obviously she is guarding her "catch"...
But is this a behavior I should correct before it gets worse ( like food aggression)?? Or is this something harmless and natural for her? If I need to correct her...what is the best way to do that?
Since she has never done this until tonight, I am thinking she may have learned this from our cat Roxy (we have been introducing them and Stitch has been subject to LOTS of hissing from Roxy the past few days)
THANKS !!!
But is this a behavior I should correct before it gets worse ( like food aggression)?? Or is this something harmless and natural for her? If I need to correct her...what is the best way to do that?
Since she has never done this until tonight, I am thinking she may have learned this from our cat Roxy (we have been introducing them and Stitch has been subject to LOTS of hissing from Roxy the past few days)
THANKS !!!