hi

i recently bought a new kitten a couple of days ago she is 9 weeks old and i also have another older kitten who is 6 months, when i first introduced them i would of thought that my older kitten would be the problem but the new addition does not like him one bit, she hisses, growls and swats at him. i do keep her in a pen with supervision when let out as she is quite small compared to my big boy and he tends to be very rough, what i would like is some tips on introducing and also will she be more friendly as she gets older?

thanks

I have found that leaving them to their own devices tends to work well. The new kitten will be getting used to its new surroundings and it takes time for it to settle. A friend lodged with me for a while and brought her 12 week old bengal kitten with her. He HATED my cats for at least 3 days..... then all of a sudden all was well and they even shared beds and cleaned each other.
Best not to force them into anything. They will make friend when they are ready usually.
Though i have to say ..... i am no expert by any means and im sure others on here will have great advice too

Good luck!

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hi, thanks for your reply. it seems to be getting worse i think my boy wants to hurt her maybe his jealous? guess i'll have to wait it out

Dont be too over protective though - let them scrap it out if need be (as long as they not seriously hurting each other)
My kittens used to fight something terrible - they actually alot tougher than you think and often this allows them to find their order.

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The best way is let your kitten sleep on a blanket and then put the blanket in the older cats bed (transferring the kittens sent) each time you stroke one of the cats then do the same to the other again (transferring sent)
This will help the cats relax don't worry they will settle down and become good pals! it's early days yet within a week you will see a massif change

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Mazpahs Siamese & Orientals

hi and thanks for replies

i will try that thanks

Any joy yet??

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Burnthwaites Siamese

how they doing?????

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Adorable Ragdoll Cats

well she is better with him but he is biting her, i dont think its playing coz he has a violent look in his eye. could i have a kitty killer on my hands??

No But you could have a horny adolescent on your hands and her tailThough she is too young , he doesn't know or care as not unlike most adolescents he isn't thinking with his head upstairs-probably not thinking full stop-just acting on natural instinctMaybe think about neutering him or he may start spraying which can lead to all kinds of unnecessary and frustrating problemsWhat are their names Khadija and any pics to post for us lot-please

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