Hi all.
My wife and I just brought home a new kitten. We have isolated her from our two year old cat who has lived with us for...two years. We did this after much advice from the animal shelter and from online help. We have found various things we need to do to make sure the cats get used to each other's scent, but we seem to have a problem. Everywhere we look, we are told to be sure and shower both cats with plenty of attention (lest the old cat feel like she's being replaced), but our two-year old, who is normally very affectionate, wants nothing to do with us. She runs away and has even hissed at us. Sometimes, this seems unprompted. Earlier, we were just sitting there, and our old cat walks by my wife and hisses at her, and acts like she's getting ready to attack.
WHAT CAN WE DO? Do we just need to give her time to adjust, or what? It has only been about 24 hours since our new kitty came home, should we just wait and see what happens? When should we let them meet?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
My wife and I just brought home a new kitten. We have isolated her from our two year old cat who has lived with us for...two years. We did this after much advice from the animal shelter and from online help. We have found various things we need to do to make sure the cats get used to each other's scent, but we seem to have a problem. Everywhere we look, we are told to be sure and shower both cats with plenty of attention (lest the old cat feel like she's being replaced), but our two-year old, who is normally very affectionate, wants nothing to do with us. She runs away and has even hissed at us. Sometimes, this seems unprompted. Earlier, we were just sitting there, and our old cat walks by my wife and hisses at her, and acts like she's getting ready to attack.
WHAT CAN WE DO? Do we just need to give her time to adjust, or what? It has only been about 24 hours since our new kitty came home, should we just wait and see what happens? When should we let them meet?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!