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Hi, I am posting this for my aunt since she is not that good with a laptop. She has a 2-year-old cat who is very laid back. He likes to occasionally plays with toys (not jump on or chase mice-like wand, more like sits there and plays with plastic springs) but spends more time looking outside a window quietly. He does enjoy petting and will come to you and purr. My aunt brought back a new kitten about two weeks ago, and the cat introduction went well ... sort of. She did the toy exchange, room swap, and eat between a door thing. Finally they are able to eat with each other side by side, and there is no hissing or anything in the process. Right when my aunt is about to think she did a good job, the kitten tried to play with the resident cat and accidentally bump into the resident cat's eye because the kitten tried to ambush him (typical kitten play), but that hurt the resident cat and he is very upset about it. My aunt stopped that meeting and waited for a few days for re-introduction. She went through everything again and finally arrived at the stage where two cats are in the same room again, but this time the kitten wanted to play with adult cat so hard that he landed on adult cat's belly. I can tell that the adult cat had that "that's enough of it" thing and attacked the kitten, and he is always alert when seeing kitten. The kitten, on the other hand, does not seem to get the sign. He tried to ambush the adult cat all the time and things got a lot more violent later. My aunt tried to play the toys with them, but all kitten see is the other cat when he is around him. She also tried to play with kitten alone to run him out, but the kitten is always "fully charged" when sees adult cat. Treats didn't help either, since it has gotten a point where the adult cat refused to eat whenever the kitten is around.
She also said that the adult cat is losing appetite, and he is sleeping in the same spot more and more. He used to love treats, but now he barely responds. Even worse, he looks at my aunt and stays alert as if she has done some horrible things. She is a bit desperate, and the adult cat likes to sleep on her bed yet the kitten keeps screaming when no one is there during night. She can't keep separating them completely. So she was wondering if she should return the kitten now to give both of the cats a relief. The kitten is so adorable, and I am sure he could be taken within in 2 hours. Any advice on this? Should she return the kitten?
She also said that the adult cat is losing appetite, and he is sleeping in the same spot more and more. He used to love treats, but now he barely responds. Even worse, he looks at my aunt and stays alert as if she has done some horrible things. She is a bit desperate, and the adult cat likes to sleep on her bed yet the kitten keeps screaming when no one is there during night. She can't keep separating them completely. So she was wondering if she should return the kitten now to give both of the cats a relief. The kitten is so adorable, and I am sure he could be taken within in 2 hours. Any advice on this? Should she return the kitten?