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 My cat hates the new kitten

I have an adult cat who is 9 years old. i have had him since he was 8 weeks. his name iis oscar. he’s had other cats with him. there was one with us when we got him. he has been introduced to a kitten before who was the meanest little kitten ive ever met, but he was fun ( for me not oscar.) felix had disapeared tho.. oscar had been an only cat for a few year. i moved in with my dad an got the idea of getting him a friend. so just sunday we got a 6 week old kitten. oscar hates him. he was just hissing at first then he decided to start charging at him, and my dad(while he was with the kitten). oscar who is.oth inseide and out, refuses to come in at all accept at night. oscar wants nothing to do with him,any help on them getting along?
04/28/09  05:49am

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   Message To: Mastyx   In reference to Message Id: 1994432


 My cat hates the new kitten

You need to separate them, the adult cat could seriously hurt the kitten. Then you slowly introduce the kitten into the household. it can take a few days or a few weeks, it’s up to the cats, you can’t rush it.

First, you give the kitten it’s own room, put it’s water, food and cat box in that room. Let the adult smell the kitten under the door, they may even stick their paws under the door. Do that for a few days then start switching them out for a few hours, putting the adult in the kitten’s room and letting the kitten roam around. This gives each cat a chance to really get used to the others smell. You can also rub a small towel or sock on one and then rub it on the other, transferring their scents to each other. After you do this for a few days you can do what’s called supervised visits and you monitor them, making sure the adult cat isn’t being predatory towards the kitten. He’s probably a little jealous too so make sure he gets plenty of love and attention. When a new kitten comes in the home it’s like a new toy for you and the older established cat can feel really left out. If you want, you can PM me and I’ll give you some other web-sites that give pretty much this same information.

Good Luck
and remember, it takes time
and it’s on the cat’s schedule - not yours



04/28/09  03:52pm

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Mastyx
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   Message To: Trudi   In reference to Message Id: 1994635


 My cat hates the new kitten

thanks. i usually separated but occasionally my older cat comes in the house and we have to make sure they dont get too close. My adult cat has been introduced to kittens before and has never reacted this badly. He also tries to eat the kittens food
04/28/09  06:24pm

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   Message To: Mastyx   In reference to Message Id: 1994712


 My cat hates the new kitten

Maybe it’s because he’s getting older.

Believe me, I understand. My husband and I had 3 cats: 2 9 yr old brothers and a 19 yr old cat. I had to put the 19 yr old cat to sleep last May, he had stomach cancer. Those three had lived together for 9 years. I waited a couple of weeks and adopted a 2 yr old female and the boys terrorized her so bad that after 3 months I ended up giving her to my mother. We couldn’t even have a supervised visits
because they would attack her, literally just jump right on top of her. She started to live under the dresser in her room even with the door closed. Well, I spoke to vet about it, she said that it didn’t matter if it was a male or female once they’re fixed but a kitten or teen-ager (5-8 months) would be accepted easier than an adult. So I adopted a 7 month old. That was 8 months ago and the boys have still not accepted her, we have to always keep them separated. We close off a room with 3 dog gates stacked on top of each other so they can see each other but not fight. The boys, especially one of them, still tries to fight through the gate. He lunges at her if she walks by the gate, puts his front paws up and growls, yowls and hisses at her. We have another room that my husband installed a screen door so everyone can see each other. We rotate the cats around so no one has a territory and we rotate who sleeps with us, the boys or the little girl .... it’s crazy!!! And I don’t think they’ll ever accept her.
04/29/09  12:35pm

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Mastyx
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   Message To: Trudi   In reference to Message Id: 1995055


 My cat hates the new kitten

ya ive heard of cats being like that. my grandparets have 2 cats tht hated each other for over a year before they got along. but as of now my older cat only comes inside when he wants to eat or at night. other than that he is at our front door wanting out. he wants nothing to do with the kitten other than to hurt him.



04/29/09  06:37pm


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