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Hi everyone! I have a 3-year-old rescue cat named Miso who is hyper, friendly, confident - and a VERY hard player! She LOVES to be chased, to chase things, to attack her toys, etc. She is the definition of CRAZY CAT! I decided she might benefit from a young male who can play with her while I am out at work. I brought home a 6-month kitten named Kimchi from a shelter 1.5 weeks ago who is super sweet, gentle, and just starting to come out of his shell after a lot of neglect. He is doing great, living separately from Miso. I started supervised interaction time a few days ago, since Miso was doing well with behind-the-door introductions. These in-person interactions go well for about 15-20 minutes, Miso just mostly watching Kimchi. She will sometimes gear up like she is about to attack her toy, run up to up to him, then run away. However, after about 15 minutes, Miso gets over-excited and tries to chase him pretty aggressively, and then bats at him repeatedly. He just either a.) takes it and lays down or b.) runs away and hides. Either way, he clearly does not like/gets scared by this behavior from her. Her ears are forward, whiskers forward, so I know she is just excited to have a feline friend in the house. Is this progress? Any way I can help Miso learn how to play "nicer" or should I just let them figure out their own feline friendship and not intervene? I usually just separate them again as soon as Miso starts batting. It's just so sad watching little Kimchi get batted repeatedly!!! He still lets her come close to him when they are together, but sometimes he flinches like she is about to bat him even when she doesn't. What do you all think?!?
Attached is a photo of Miso, hiding in her haunted house, ready to spook Kimchi.
Attached is a photo of Miso, hiding in her haunted house, ready to spook Kimchi.
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