I rescued my oldest kitty from a kill shelter, he had a week before he was to be put to sleep. Then this morning I found a baby kitten in my parents garage all by itself. The mother who we had since I was 10 recently passed away, the other kittens passed away and the only one left was this beautiful little girl, who I couldnt stand to let be left alone. I just want my oldest to accept her and still love me in the meantime.
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First off .. i have 5 cats .. i started with one, a 2 year old male cat who i've had since he was born .. 2 years later i have 4 more.
Everytime i got a new kitten Nemo [my oldest] would get very very upset. He wouldn't want to be around me, pet him.
All you can do is act normal .. love your cat like you would any other day. Feed it, play with it, talk to it, cuddle, pet it [whatever it is you do]
What NOT to do:
DO NOT give the kittens more lovin' then the older cat!
That is something you should deff. stay away from.
Good luck .. my oldest cat was fine with then new kitten after about 1-2 weeks.
=) Patience
You need to put the kitten in a spare room or bathroom with the door shut for about a week. Make sure it has a litter box and food and toys and a bed, of course. Your adult cat will sniff at the door and will slowly become accustomed to the kitten.
Cats aren't naturally social. You'll need to introduce the cat and kitten slowly, over a period of months. Put the kitten in one room and switch out the bedding from the cat and the kitten every couple of days. Then let the cat interact with the kitten for short periods of time under supervision.
Your cat may never accept the kitten and you may end up with the two cats in separate sections of your house.
This is a hard situation. I have 3 cats and all of them were babies at different times. My other cats were mad each time I brought a new cat home. It takes alot of time. You have to let your cats get used to the new kitten. My cats never grew to like each other but they grew to be able to hang out in the same room together. One thing that helped my older cats cope was to pet them first upon entering a room before peting the kitten. Show your older cat that you love/him her too by giving him/her attention. Give him/her treats when he/she is nice to the kitten.
It's going to take time. We've had our former neighbor's cat and her kittens at our house for a month now and our cat ( almost 2 yr old) has only begun to stop hissing at the momma cat, her kittens and us (after we've held the kittens). She still turns her back on me and walks away until I've washed my hands after petting the kittens or momma cat.
you just got to wait it out ....they will become friends eventually your old cat needs to get used to you giving attention to another kitty too
it will just take some time
This attitude from your cat is perfectly normal. It will take around a week or maybe even two until your cat starts to warm up or at least be tolerable around the kitty. She's just jealous right now.
Just give the older cat time. Love the kitten as much as you can, and in time, the older cat will accept her into the home.
Give it time the to cats may never be friends but they will co-exist. you need to show the older cat more attinon so he knows the new cat is not a threat to your relationship
It will take a while for the older cat to get used to a new cat being in it's territory. Your older cat is scared and frightened. If possible separate the kitten from the older cat for a few days, for a kitten even a bathroom is fine as long as it has litter, water, food, toys, and a small scratching post. This will allow your kitten to become comfortable in its environment and will let both cats sniff each other out under the door. Expect your older cat to stand by the door and hiss and growl, this is completely normal. After a few days reintroduce the cats. Your older cat is probably going to hiss and growl at the kitten and maybe even take a swat at her, but as long as no one is getting hurt this is fine. If you feel that one cat is becoming too aggressive separate the aggressor in a room by itself for an hour and than reintroduce the two cats. Never leave the kitten alone with the older cat until you are certain that she won't get hurt. Remember to give your older cat a lot of love and attention. If he plays with the kitten, or does something else positive reward him with a treat. It will take a while, maybe even a few weeks, but eventually he should adjust to having a kitten around.
They will eventually become aclimated to eachother. While it is true that cats are not naturally social, there is no need isolate them from eachother and traumatize the kitten. Be sure and spay or neuter the kitten that will help the process. Your cats will eventually be friends and play together. The opposite is rare.
the only thing you need to do is just give it a couple of weeks. that's what i've realized. cats aren't like other domestic animals in any way. once your oldest gets used to having another running around she'll start to play and be back to her old self.
That's normal-- follow the tips that the others here have given you and give it t-i-m-e.
Meanwhile if you feel bad about your cat being upset, i can very well sympathize with you-- I felt absolutely rotten when my Princess cried an cried and cried when I brought Big Bad Baby Twinkle (who was a dainty kitten back then, that I adopted from a Kill Shelter).
Also, give em both love, wash your hands or use a hand sanitizer after you play with the kitten (have you taken your kitten to the vet yetfor a checkup?) , and then give your cat LOTSA loving and maybe a new toy or some tasty (safe..egads) cat treats.
Princess and Big Bad Baby Twinkle never toally became best buddies, but they lived with one another and played and then did their own things by themselves.
Enjoy your kitties!!!%26lt;:-)
PS-- if you found the baby in the garage- chances are the mama and other babies are around somewhere and may need some help. Is there a rescue group in your area???
I had the same problem I just left them too it they got used to each other eventually now they are inseperable just bare with it it'll be fine my oldest cat also ignored us for weeks but then she went bak to normal lying on our laps and having plenty of fuss aslo try and get them to interact by getting then to play together with a few toys
It just takes time. There is nothing you can do to speed the process along. But remember, your older cat has seniority. She was there first and she deserves your attention. You'll have to help establish the pecking order between the cats. Always pet your older cat first and try to show her some preferential treatment from time to time (while making sure the kitten is taken care of, of course). Give them both individual attention and make them comfortable in seperate areas of your house. That was everyone has their own space, and they can choose to mingle or not to mingle. Eventually your older cat will get use to the little one and they'll at least be happy to co-exist.
your other cat will adjust just give them time i have 4 cats and a dog they all get along fine it just takes time
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