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We've had our kitten Amber for six months now, and when I first brought her into our home, her and my older cat Jake didn't really get along. She just wanted to play with him, and he wanted nothing to do with her (which I expected). However, by now I expected her to have let up a little on the playing and give Jake some peace, and although they do show signs of getting along better(sometimes they'll sleep together, and I once saw Jake lick Amber as she slept), they're still pretty much at odds. I'm mainly concerned because Amber's playing is very aggressive and every time Jake comes into the house (he's an indoor/outdoor cat, whereas Amber is strictly indoors) she's pouncing on his head, biting his hind legs (which looks painful), and practically body slamming him (he'll give it back sometimes, but mostly he just runs to the door to be let out again
). She also jumps on him when he's sleeping, and I get very upset because she wakes him up and gets him agitated. Last night for instance, they were both sleeping nicely on our bed, but when I got in bed, Amber woke up and first started licking Jake on his side, but then bit him a couple of times so hard that he "cried out", woke up, growled, and jumped off the bed.
I just don't know what to do. I love Amber very much, but I also want Jake to get a little peace in the house, and not always want to run outside the minute he's done eating because he's so mad. It's funny because when they're outside together (I let her out with me sometimes but never alone) she doesn't bother him. Maybe because there's so much to see? Anyway, is there anything I can do about this? TIA.