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I get SO MANY questions about how to introduce cats…so here's what I have learned about new kitty introductions to other cats. Hopefully it will help you keep the peace in your home! Let us know in the comments if you have experience bringing a new cat in your house – good or bad!
Hi so I just got a new kitten back in August and my roommate already has a female cat for about 4-5 years. They don’t get along too well because the kitten likes to chase her and she’s territorial and usually hides or goes to her room to avoid him.
What should I do to help change their behaviors towards each other?
thankyou so much for this video. we are introducing a new cat and our resident cat hissed, she has NEVER hissed or shown aggression before :'( i was so so so worried and stressed out, now i know this can be normal, i feel more determined x
Your videos are always the best. They make the most sense, seem the most knowledgeable, and most importantly, help me relax knowing things are going to be alright. Thank you!
Really trying to be patient here. We're at 2 months and 1 week with our two new kittens, and our resident 10-year-old cat, who lived with another cat for the first 5 years of her life, is having NONE of it. We have done a VERY slow introduction: kittens in their own home base, cat/kittens eating on either side of the door, site swaps, visual contact through a screen or crate, and lastly supervised short 10-15 minute visits with us attempting to entertain the kittens and ply the resident cat with treats. Our resident cat growls and hisses when seeing them from a distance, and swips at the kittens if one of them gets anywhere close. I don't know how much slower we could have taken this. The kittens spend most of their time downstairs, and the resident cat gets upstairs, with daily site swaps and supervised visits, and they're still eating on opposite sides of the doors, with food or treats only given to the resident cat when the kittens are near. We're at our wit's end and don't know what else to try. Please help!
We had a failed introduction that ended in tragedy because our older cat became very mean to both us and the new cat. Sadly, the shelter would only take her for euthenasia. We tried for months to get it to work doing things mostly like this video. It was getting dangerous for everyone. Now we're hoping it will work better with a sweet cat my husband's mother gave him. I'm hoping it's not too soon for Pugsley (the new cat from before). He seems a little traumatized from the vicious attacks from before. I'm afraid we're a bit slow and she got at him a few times before we could break it up. 🙁
I was put in a less than ideal situation. I have two cats who never really got along, they merely tolerate one another. Over the years I've fostered over 60 cats and my tortie who is 8 wasn't thrilled but got used to all of them over time, even liking some. I moved to a much smaller place and agreed to help foster two kittens with a rescue I had never worked with before.
The rescue was a nightmare to deal with. They did not deworm the kittens and ignored my pleas about their bloody diarrhea. One of the kittens was adopted but the other one stayed. I had bought panacur on my own which resolved the diarrhea so I started to have the solo kitten spend some time with my cats but they never liked her at all. She wasn't getting any interest though. No applications or anything despite my constant social media posts about her.
The rescue suggested she go to their facility where potential adopters can see the adoptable cats but once I realized she would spend most of her time in a cage my heart broke and I thought about her nonstop. I asked the rescue if I could foster her again and they basically said that I either adopt her or she stays in the cage. They said it's not fair to her to have to keep adjusting and how she had a really hard time adjusting to the cage. Well of course!! But why they felt that she would have a hard time adjusting back to her foster home she had spent 7 weeks at made no sense to me. She was only gone for 2 weeks. I could not live with her being there so I adopted her.
But the issue is of course my older cat hates her so much and is constantly stressed and growling. I live in a tiny place with 3 cats and everywhere my oldest turns, the kitten is there. She now is getting stressed by her brother who she lived with for 5 years. I feared this would happen and it's why I wanted to just foster.
Anyway, I feel such guilt over considering rehoming her. I do not want her back at the rescue as they did not provide adequate vet care. Also I would not have chosen to adopt a cat that didn't get along with my residents. It was just a bad situation with no good options. Ideally they would start to get along but it's not fair to my two cats. They are all very stressed.
I am actually considering buying a home due to this situation. If I rented a bigger place, the rent would cost more than a mortgage. But it's all very emotion-driven decisions to get to a resolution. I really need help with this situation. I do put my kitten in a separate room every night to give my residents a break. I miss the harmony that my home had before this situation.
We recently adopted two kittens, a 3mo girl and a 6mo boy. I think we might’ve made the mistake of putting them on the same room together as soon as we brought them home. The calico hissed a bit at the other cat and we assumed that she was scared because she came from a litter and was alone with an unknown cat who was very curious about her at first. We decided to separate them and we slowly started to let them explore the house on their own without seeing each other, then we started to slowly exchange toys and blankets and everything seemed to be going along well. They went into each others’ rooms every other day to sniff the scent but didn’t have direct contact. The older cat is allowed a bit more space but the other one is a bit too small yet so she is let out with supervision while the other cat is in another room.
Today tho, that changed, the older cat was on his free time but the little cat scurried out of her room when the door was opened so we could get in to give her food, and as soon as he saw her the older cat went at her. There were some growls and hisses and batting but no biting as far as we could see. We managed to get them apart and into separated rooms but I’m afraid of how we’re going to introduce them now 😢
My Senior Cat (male 12 years) dont like the new kitten (female a little bit over 3 Month) … she is now almost 1 Month here and it doesnt look good. Not really serious behavior beside today my senior cat starded to drool a loot (i guess he was so much under stress). I hope so much that he will love her. wish me luck .__.
What about separate litter boxes? Thx
This helped alleviate my anxiety thank you
very helpful. I have a 9 year old cat who is quite sedentary. I'm planning on getting an active Bengal kitty. This video gives me hope. I also have a dog who loves cats. So that's going to be interesting.
my friend brought the kitten in and lust let him loose i did not want to do that but it made a dramatic introduction how can i fix this. now my older cat already knows his smell and does not like him at all. my kitten wants to play with her all the time but she just want to be left alone . now she does not even want to stay in the house she stays outside and only comes in to eat and greet me in the morning in by bed.
Thank god this lady just talks nonstop and never can shut the hell up.
This was a very helpful video about someone who is absolutely in love with their own voice
What if your resident cat is a blind senior? I can’t seem to get the blind cat to understand that the kitten is around unless they are verrrry close and then my blind cat is very grumpy about it.
Also my kitten keeps trying to play with my blind cat and sneaking up on her and scaring her. I do my best and protect her and separate them when this happens.
I have 3 adult cats. I rescued an abandoned 5wk old kitten some weeks back.. He's been staying strictly in my bedroom until he has shots and is successfully de-wormwd (and a little bigger). He's coming up on 12weeks old soon. Do you recommend introducing each older cat to the kitten on his territory (my bedroom) or theirs (the rest of the house)?
Great video – thank you!
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Just brought home two new kittens. They're sisters so they're already bonded. My housemate has two cats, a brother and sister. Her cats are acting weird, but not in a bad way per se. Her male is growling and watching the kittens play through the pet gate we set up. Her female runs and hides, but keeps returning so I think that's a good thing since that's pretty normal for her. Neither have been aggressive toward my housemate or me, but I think the male is jealous. My kittens are being very friendly toward them, so no issues there. So far so good, I guess? I hope things get better from here but the lack of aggression so far, apart from the growling, has been a good sign.
our 4 month old growls and hisses at her new 1 month old sibling, we're hoping she can come around later. We've separated them now and we'll get them better associated together before we have them meet again.
2 months in. My cat is anti-social
My cats understand punishment and reward. They dont understand time-out 😂
They get water sprits and scolding. Being aggressive is usually outside time, but they only understand that cuts them off from treats & A/C. Also, my alpha male kitty knows better than to be aggressive with me bc of scolding and a pat on the bum. He is too tough for outside and he gets depressed not nice from that type of thing. They have different personalities and intelligience. Nice sentiment, but the only agrressive one is the retarded, inbread stray who probably nearly died of fks. No hope for anything but water, the reward system doesnt work for her as she only sees her elders as competition and picks on the other beta. She absolutely will get a spanking. I have never hurt any of them, they always come back for loving and food. Even in the lap the same day. If an animal wants to harm you, they will sometimes not respect you. Duh
Thank u!! Just two days ago I took home a new kitten, my resident cat who has been living with me for half year, attacked him immediately and then also attacked me. Since then she started to get aggressive towards me and attack me every time I get close to her, it got me really worried that I made a mistake and there’s no hope for her to ever get used to him, but that video gave me hope. I really hope they will get along eventually bc I don’t know want to give up on the little one.
Some cats adjust faster than others to a new addition to the family, but in my experience they do adapt & come to love each other. Some pet owners don’t have the space & patience to gently introduce a new cat/kitten to their older cat(s). The most important thing is to protect all your pets from bites & scratches.
Looking for help & suggestions…
The new cat is 10 and never lived with other cats. It’s been 2 weeks and there’s still a ton of growling from the new one & this crotchety old cat looking like she is about to pounce. The 2 resident cats are super chill – one of them is a “special” cat who has no sense of danger & doesn’t understand hissing or growling at all.
The other is 3x her size and very cool, only hisses when the new one looks about to attack or if he is surprised by her.
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If it were up to me, I’d let the old fangless cat go ahead and try to swat at either of the residents… but every time she hisses, my roommate calls her and coddles her. …
It’s been nearly 2 weeks. I’m being as patient as I can but it’s hard with the mixed signals. We still have a blanket blocking under the door. Idk how to make the new human comfortable enough to remove it.
I all ready messed up number 1 and my cat all ready hates me and our relationship is done idk what to do now
Hi everyone, my cat is 9 years old and it won’t sleep with me anymore since my kitten sleeps with me also.
However they do sleep together on the same sofa side by side. I miss the affection of my cat it’s been nearly 2 months now…what should i do? I tried giving it treats every time it comes in my room at night but still won’t sleep with me like he did everyday before.
Day 1: They were actually ok. The 1 yr old was ok and friendly. The kitten was playful. The old cat was following her around. They play supervised.
Day 2: Still ok. Playing together. my ginger has always been very sweet and kind. I even left them in one area but I put my new kitten in her cage. there were some hissing but resident ginger was ok. I got home, played with them. Everything was perfect. i thought i was lucky coz i didnt have to go through all the old cat new cat drama. and then i noticed the litter box the kitten was using was a little too small as she couldnt turn around and do her business. So I decided to buy my ginger cat a new one and use the old litter box for the new one. Everything went great.
Until… I put that old litter box of my resident cat inside my new kitten's cage. (cage is huge with layers).
That's when all the horror stories of cat drama unfolded.
I allowed the new kitten play with the resident. The kitten went up the sofa where i was also sitting. kitten was just seating beside me. My resident cat started meowing and then all of a sudden pinned the kitten's neck down really hard and i could really see those teeth. so i had to break it and he (old cat) started to actually try to bite me. He was in a hunting position. he tried doing it twice. i had to get up with the kitten and put her back to her cage. the resident cat is just sitting and waiting infront of the kitten's cage patiently. he even went all over it and stayed at the top and wanting to grab the kitten inside. I decided to fully separate them and never let the kitten out.
Just a while ago when i was about to go to bed, my cat came at me and tried to bite my leg. i got sad coz i was starting to see this predator side of him to either me and the kitten. i dont want him to turn to an evil cat. he is known to be sweet and kind and gentle.
I know it was my fault. So I had to start over and do it the right way.
Removed the old litterbox from the kitten's cage. I let the resident cat eat first and shower with attention and love. If i do playtime with the kitten, i do it in another room. I dont let them play for now. Just enough that they see each other. the only thing thay separates them the cage's door.
I will update any progress. it will be Day 3 tomorrow. I hope i can still correct this.
Lesson learned: Follow the experts
Hey question my boy he’s 10 months has been play fighting quite rough with my husband since a baby now we have a new 9 week old kitten he is rough with her he tries to tackle her and bite her neck we separate him doing that and he backs off and lays down or even just walks away and watches her from about a foot away but then will do it again if not monitored with me sitting right inbetween them. Is this normal is this hurting her? And a she too young still? She doesn’t hiss or yelp when this happens and sometimes it looks delicate but sometimes he gets Carrie away I think due to the rough and tumble he’s been doing with my husband. How can I address this? TIA
Like how long at the end because I’m leaving with my family in 11 days
I really want to get a 2nd cat but my current cat kind of has a biting and scratching problem with me and no matter how many videos I watch and tactics I try he still does it sometimes. Im afraid he’d do that with a little cat too so I want to be very cautious cause he is only a year old so maybe he sees it as playing and will mellow out when he gets older but he is my first cat so maybe I am not handling him correctly but I want to give him a little sibling but im nervous he would attack a little sibling.
I have a 1-year-old male cat that I’m trying to introduce to a new 2-month-old female kitten. My male cat doesn’t hiss or growl, but he has been biting the kitten’s neck, and I can’t tell if it’s play, aggression, or aggressive play that my adult cat can’t control. The little kitten hisses and tries to fight back, but I can’t figure out what my male cat is trying to do. Do you have any advice? When should I draw the line? I’m worried that my male cat might accidentally or intentionally hurt the kitten by overusing his strength.
I made the mistake of setting up cold turkey. One of our cats who has been here 1 month is a sweet boy, not a mean bone in his body and very playful.. about 6 mos old. So I figured he would love his new buddies.. brought home 2-8 wk old kittens and nope, he is growling, hissing and swatting at them. Doesn't seem real thrilled with me either. I hope I didn't ruin my sweet boy who gives me love and kisses.. I'm tempted to rehome the 2 kittens who have been here for less than 24 hours.
I brought home 2 new 8 wk old kittens.. introduced cold turkey because 1 of our resident cats who is actually new (1 month) didn't have a mean bone in his body.. happy go lucky kind of cat. Not a good idea! Now I don't know what to do yet! I feel like I've lost my sweet boy, I hope he doesn't stay like this and I'm very tempted to rehome these 2 kittens I've only had for less than 24 hours.
Gonna meet my new kitten this Thursday!! I am curious how my older cat will react when I bring her home 😂
What if I messed up step one and let them meet right away and am no going to the door thing cus my older cat hissed at a toy today that smelled like the new kitten. For context they are 1 year and the other is 3 months both females
Does anyone have any tips for doing this in an apartment. I just got a kitten 3 days ago and I have a one bed room so I can’t really separate them too much. I keep my new kitten on the bed with me and the resident cat on the couch but she used to sleep on the bed with me at night and it’s getting difficult.
Mine aren’t getting along at all! Does it make a difference when the new cat gets desexed?
My cat has been a mother before we got her, we got a kitten and she came right up to the crate and seemed super calm, I stupidly let him out and she is now NOT happy, I am so annoyed at myself and sad for her because she is on edge, we have separated the kitten from now on but please somebody tell me I can salvage the first impression 🙁
And don't shove your new cat toward the old cat. Like the person in the video. Do not force them. Your just asking for them to fight and get stuck in the middle.
Yes, slow and steady wins the race, but now our older cat has been struggling now for four weeks with the new roommates. Is that too slow?