bringing a new kitten home

[kimmy]

i have two cats, a seventeen year old girl and a twelve year old boy. i just brought this little baby girl cat home last night and both of my cats are really mean to her...especially my boy cat. he keeps just trying to beat her up, even though she doesn't fight back or anything. my old lady cat i think i already over it because she doesn't seem too upset.

my boy cat is like my favourite thing ever in the world though, so i want him to be happy. if he's being mean right now does that mean he'll never like her? the person i got the kitten from said it's no problem if i need to bring her back, if she doesn't work out or whatever...but she's so cute and i think if my boy cat would stop being a pouty drama queen, they could be good friends because they both like to play alot.

 

[Mabelle]

bringing a kitten into a situation with two cats (especially older cats) can be difficult, but it will prob. work out.
First of all, you're not supposed to just plop the kitten down in front of the older cats. it'll upset them. thats their turf and there some new cat there, what the hell?! i know that info is too late, but for furture refrence, there are many online guides to introducing a new cat to older cats. You're supposed to do it over a couple days to a week.
Now! When i got a kitten i didnt know about this introduction process either. I was only introducing her to a 1.5 year old male cat, but he was spoiled.. so he was not please at all. at first he followed her around and would bat at her. She was tough and stood her ground. What we found taht really helped was putting the kitten in a carrier (to sleep at night) on the bed. That way the older male cat, grumbles, could get used to her, put she would be protected. it was a bit tense for a couple of days, but he got over it. theyre best friends now.
You need to give your animals time to adapt to a new sibling. Same thing with kids. There not always so accepting at first, but they come around. Obv. cats are a little more difficult, but i think taht eventually your male will accept the kitten. Be firm with him. If hes being a brat spray him with the water bottle... but don't be too mean, then he'll think that you don't love him anymore.
good luck! im sure that within a week or so, everything will be much better.

 

[xsnowwhite]

My cats didn't accept our kittne at first and they are not best friends still but they at least get along. I think it just takes some time.

 

[Hilly]

My cat Keeney was such a witch when a "new" cat would come in...and by new cat I mean if her brother came home from the groomer and had a new smell on him (ie- clean kitty smell), she would hiss and be mean. After a few days, he started smelling back to normal and Keeney would be nice again. I think once your lil baby kitty starts smelling like the others then they will get used to her.

Good luck Kimmy!

 

[purrtykitty]

Yeah, you should be fine. When we brought our kitty home we shut him in a room and let the other kitty sniff around the door. Then the next day we took the new kitty out of the room and put him in another so our other kitty could sniff around some more. Then we finally introduced the two. I held on to the little guy so our biggun could sniff. There were a few growls and hisses, but all is well now.

 

[MACATTAK]

When I brought home a new kitty, my old bat cat was already in her twilight years. She hated us, and the new kitty for a good 6 months. She never tried to beat her up though, only hissed a lot and growled. Eventually, she came around. When I say "around," I mean tolerate, though I have caught her a few times actually playing with the younger cat. I use a spray bottle frequently with my cats, so that's a great idea. Just ease the cats into it. It can work

 

[melliquor]

I introduced a second cat when my bigger cat was almost two years and she was completely spoiled. It took her a bit of time to get used to her... don't worry they eventually do get used to each other. They may not be friends but will at least tolerate each other. My two still hiss and growl sometimes... my older cat likes her space and the little one is very playful and needy but you can see they are friends because they cuddle each other sometimes. Good luck.

 

[kimmy]

yeah, my old lady cat wasn't stoked when i brought home my little boy. that was twelve years ago, and they still don't really like each other but they get along fine. they play fight once in a while, and sometimes if he gets too close to my old lady cat, she'll smack him around and he'll run off and go to sleep under my comforter haha.

thanks for the advice, ladies! it's been so long since i brought a new cat home, i got kind of upset when my boy was being so mean because i didn't think that was normal...but i feel better now knowing he probably just needs some time.

 

[Beauty Mark]

My girl sulked for a few weeks when I brought home the boys. She loves eating more than anything, and she sat under my bed, sulking. When I brought the boys hope, she stuck her face too close to the carrier and got smacked by my orange cat.

Then, she finally warmed up to the friendlier boy. I've had them for almost a year, and about 6 months into it, she finally warmed up to the orange one. She holds a grudge, I guess

 

[Brittni]

picctasss

??? no idea on this subject as mom only lets me have one for this very reason of it upsetting our lil angel but best of luck!

 

[kimmy]

see why i don't want to have to give her up? she was mad because i just woke her up.

 

[MACATTAK]

OMG Kimmy..you must keep her! It will work out. My cat has a freckle on her nose too (at least that's what I call it). Sooo adorable! Have you named her yet?

 

[Zantedge]

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Originally Posted by MACATTAK OMG Kimmy..you must keep her! It will work out. My cat has a freckle on her nose too (at least that's what I call it). Sooo adorable! Have you named her yet?

So did my kitty! But yeah, you can't give her up she's too cute.

 

[NicksWifey]

Damn Kimmy this kitty is sooooooo adorable! She has such gorgeous eyes! I can see why you wouldn't want to give her up!

My cats are both much older adult cats now, but when my cat Diesel was just a kitten and we brought him home, my cat Baby (who was a few years older than him at the time) got really upset and stopped coming around for a few days. She got over it though. While they are still not "lovey dovey" with each other years later, they get along fine. Sometimes they play fight and bite and claw at each other but they both care for each other because whenever one of the cats would go missing for a few days, the other would pace around frantically until the cat came back.

I'm sure as your kitty gets older and matures more and spends more time with your cats, they will all get along and be a happy little cat family.

 

[Brittni]

kimmy SHE'S GORGEOUS!!!

 

[Pinkcaviar]

Your kitty is so precious! Hope they get along evetually! I don't have any tips for kitties because I have only have puppies, but when I first introduce my two pups to my older dog, he wasn't too found of them.

It takes a couple of months for them to even out and later they'll get to the idea of another member of the family! Good Luck! =)

 

[xsnowwhite]

awwww soo cute! I hope it all workso out! Im sure it will

 

[Beauty Mark]

She's adorable.

Hopefully, your cats will warm up to her in cute ways. I knew my girl was becoming okay with the two boys when she let one of them eat her food.

 

[kimmy]

just now, my boy cat smacked her (but he actually got me worse because i was holding her haha) and she ran off to get some food...comfort food i guess. but then she ran behind his back like he couldn't see her and she got caught in between him and my old lady cat...nobody was pleased with that situation, but it was kind of funny to watch.

my boy's relaxing more now so hopefully it'll work out. i think i'm gonna keep her.

she just needs a name now!

 

[Mabelle]

bagels!!