Hi everyone!
Almost 2 weeks ago, I got a 3-month-old kitten. She is exceptionally small because she was the runt but is now growing much better. She was a bottle baby so she’s very loving.
I’ve been doing a slow introduction with the other three cats. 2 of them get along great and groom each other. They both came from situations where they’d lived around other cats. However, the largest cat came from a shelter and even though she had an extra slow introduction with the other two, she still occasionally attacks them (not playing!). They’re big enough to take care of themselves but it still disturbs me and worries me to an extent. However, I also see them sleeping near each other at times (never right next to but close enough to know the more submissive two must not be deathly afraid of the territorial one).
Those two are already great with the kitten.The female hissed once or twice at the beginning but has mostly been curious and I can safely let the kitten be around those two. But the territorial one still acts like the kitten is the spawn of Satan. She makes the most terrifying noises toward her even after almost two weeks of very slow introductions. I also have a large crate for the kitten for right now and leave my door open so they can all come in and safely smell her. But even like that, my territorial cat almost never comes into the room and when she did, it was more of the low growls, hissing, and she never even got close to the crate.
I’m prepared to stretch the introduction to maybe a month or so purely because of my territorial cat, but I don’t know what to do if even after all the time she is still acting the same. Any advice? When is it safe to leave them alone together?
Almost 2 weeks ago, I got a 3-month-old kitten. She is exceptionally small because she was the runt but is now growing much better. She was a bottle baby so she’s very loving.
I’ve been doing a slow introduction with the other three cats. 2 of them get along great and groom each other. They both came from situations where they’d lived around other cats. However, the largest cat came from a shelter and even though she had an extra slow introduction with the other two, she still occasionally attacks them (not playing!). They’re big enough to take care of themselves but it still disturbs me and worries me to an extent. However, I also see them sleeping near each other at times (never right next to but close enough to know the more submissive two must not be deathly afraid of the territorial one).
Those two are already great with the kitten.The female hissed once or twice at the beginning but has mostly been curious and I can safely let the kitten be around those two. But the territorial one still acts like the kitten is the spawn of Satan. She makes the most terrifying noises toward her even after almost two weeks of very slow introductions. I also have a large crate for the kitten for right now and leave my door open so they can all come in and safely smell her. But even like that, my territorial cat almost never comes into the room and when she did, it was more of the low growls, hissing, and she never even got close to the crate.
I’m prepared to stretch the introduction to maybe a month or so purely because of my territorial cat, but I don’t know what to do if even after all the time she is still acting the same. Any advice? When is it safe to leave them alone together?
