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First time poster! We have a 1 year old tuxedo female and we got an 8 week male kitten 6 days ago from the shelter. Both are fixed. Introducing went slowly, no contact until hissing stopped under the door, scent swaps, site swaps, etc. They do well now in the same room...EXCEPT play time. Kip (my resident female) will groom Cosmo (kitten), they will play with toys. They even sleep together now! However sometimes grooming or coexisting turns into playtime. Cosmo will hiss and yelp out. No claws come out, no blood, no hissing from Kip. We separate them when Cosmo says he has had enough, but I worry since he’s so much smaller this is not good for him. We positively reinforce Kip with treats for good playtime, social grooming, etc. Hoping for suggestions on how to curb this habit.
Pic included of them bc why not
First time poster! We have a 1 year old tuxedo female and we got an 8 week male kitten 6 days ago from the shelter. Both are fixed. Introducing went slowly, no contact until hissing stopped under the door, scent swaps, site swaps, etc. They do well now in the same room...EXCEPT play time. Kip (my resident female) will groom Cosmo (kitten), they will play with toys. They even sleep together now! However sometimes grooming or coexisting turns into playtime. Cosmo will hiss and yelp out. No claws come out, no blood, no hissing from Kip. We separate them when Cosmo says he has had enough, but I worry since he’s so much smaller this is not good for him. We positively reinforce Kip with treats for good playtime, social grooming, etc. Hoping for suggestions on how to curb this habit.
Pic included of them bc why not
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