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Hi everyone! I have a ~2 year old neutered male Siamese mix who has been the love of my life for the past eight months. When I adopted him, the rescue mentioned that he loves other cats (especially kittens) and recommended that I adopt one when I was able to. I moved recently and was finally able to adopt another cat, an eight month old spayed female DSH from the same rescue; the people who run the rescue remember my boy well because he spent some time there and they matched the two based on personalities.
My girl has been with us for almost two weeks and we did a slow introduction; she was really eager to meet him while he was a little more wary. He has gradually been getting more used to her and is swiping at her significantly less; they're able to boop noses sometimes, and he will sometimes allow her to brush against him without swiping at her. At this point, we allow them both free range during the day while one of us is home and separate them at night or if my boyfriend and I both have to leave the house.
For the most part, they're doing really well! However, sometimes my boy will seem to get "set off" and will pounce at the kitten; his body language looks like he's trying to play, but she usually ends up low to the ground, ears back and hissing. He also sometimes gets her trapped in a corner or, worse yet, swipes at her when she's in the litter box and traps her in there until I distract him so she can escape. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of situation? Does it seem like it's something that will just get better with time, or is there something else I should be doing to teach him not to trap her or to encourage them to play well together?
My girl has been with us for almost two weeks and we did a slow introduction; she was really eager to meet him while he was a little more wary. He has gradually been getting more used to her and is swiping at her significantly less; they're able to boop noses sometimes, and he will sometimes allow her to brush against him without swiping at her. At this point, we allow them both free range during the day while one of us is home and separate them at night or if my boyfriend and I both have to leave the house.
For the most part, they're doing really well! However, sometimes my boy will seem to get "set off" and will pounce at the kitten; his body language looks like he's trying to play, but she usually ends up low to the ground, ears back and hissing. He also sometimes gets her trapped in a corner or, worse yet, swipes at her when she's in the litter box and traps her in there until I distract him so she can escape. Does anyone have any experience with this kind of situation? Does it seem like it's something that will just get better with time, or is there something else I should be doing to teach him not to trap her or to encourage them to play well together?