Hi all,
Yesterday I adopted two female kittens that are about 10 weeks old. They are from different litters and are the smaller of the littermates. When adopting them, the foster parents there let them sniff each other (wrapped up in a blanket) since they were going in the same crate home. They got along just fine in the crate and drive home. Then when I brought them into their new environment and showed them their new home, one of them keeps growling and hissing at the other. There is a black and multi-colored cat, and the multi-colored one is the one that growls and hisses. They both were introduced to their new area at the same time, so I'm not sure why all of a sudden there is growling and hissing going on. They haven't fought or anything, but the multi-colored cat definitely lets the black cat know that she isn't happy. It hasn't even been a day since they have both been here, so I may be worrying about nothing, but do any of you cat parents out there have suggestions? I was Googling some suggestions and some say they they will work it out themselves and other sources say to separate them and re-introduce them slowly. The thing I don't get about separating them is that normally I see that when you are introducing a new cat to a resident cat. Since these are both kittens and new to the place, I wasn't sure what is preferred. My last cat was an adult when I adopted her and I only had one. This is the first time I've had two cats, and kittens at that.
Cheers
Yesterday I adopted two female kittens that are about 10 weeks old. They are from different litters and are the smaller of the littermates. When adopting them, the foster parents there let them sniff each other (wrapped up in a blanket) since they were going in the same crate home. They got along just fine in the crate and drive home. Then when I brought them into their new environment and showed them their new home, one of them keeps growling and hissing at the other. There is a black and multi-colored cat, and the multi-colored one is the one that growls and hisses. They both were introduced to their new area at the same time, so I'm not sure why all of a sudden there is growling and hissing going on. They haven't fought or anything, but the multi-colored cat definitely lets the black cat know that she isn't happy. It hasn't even been a day since they have both been here, so I may be worrying about nothing, but do any of you cat parents out there have suggestions? I was Googling some suggestions and some say they they will work it out themselves and other sources say to separate them and re-introduce them slowly. The thing I don't get about separating them is that normally I see that when you are introducing a new cat to a resident cat. Since these are both kittens and new to the place, I wasn't sure what is preferred. My last cat was an adult when I adopted her and I only had one. This is the first time I've had two cats, and kittens at that.
Cheers