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Tips for stopping an adult cat from attacking the new 4 month old kitten?
I kept her in another room for a week at first. They sniffed each other under the door. I rubbed them with clean socks to exchange their scents. Left the kitten's blanket in the living room so they could get used to her smell.
Eventually I let the kitten out into the kitchen area(closed off with a baby gate) so they could watch her. This went on for about another week.
After the hissing stopped I let her into the rest of the house. The older cats kept their distance but appeared to at least tolerate her presence.
After several days my youngest adult cat (the most dominant) has started stalking the kitten at various times throughout the day. She doesn't hiss or growl, but corners her and slaps her repeatedly until the kitten hisses and fights back. Then it starts to escalate until I intervene. The kitten is very hyper and outgoing but not aggressive unless cornered.
Older cat is on prozac for aggression problems (towards me). I also give her an herbal liquid for anxiety and aggression, called devil b gone. And there is a feliway multicat diffuser, as well.
Any idea why she's suddenly aggressive towards the kitten or what I can do to discourage it? They don't need to be best friends. I just want to be able to leave the kitten out overnight without worry.
I kept her in another room for a week at first. They sniffed each other under the door. I rubbed them with clean socks to exchange their scents. Left the kitten's blanket in the living room so they could get used to her smell.
Eventually I let the kitten out into the kitchen area(closed off with a baby gate) so they could watch her. This went on for about another week.
After the hissing stopped I let her into the rest of the house. The older cats kept their distance but appeared to at least tolerate her presence.
After several days my youngest adult cat (the most dominant) has started stalking the kitten at various times throughout the day. She doesn't hiss or growl, but corners her and slaps her repeatedly until the kitten hisses and fights back. Then it starts to escalate until I intervene. The kitten is very hyper and outgoing but not aggressive unless cornered.
Older cat is on prozac for aggression problems (towards me). I also give her an herbal liquid for anxiety and aggression, called devil b gone. And there is a feliway multicat diffuser, as well.
Any idea why she's suddenly aggressive towards the kitten or what I can do to discourage it? They don't need to be best friends. I just want to be able to leave the kitten out overnight without worry.