Introducing 2 cats..

Question

so I have a 4 month old kitten that I adopted about 2 months ago....now my sister's boyfriend adopted a cat for her that is 1 year old. they are both spayed females. We're having trouble introducing them..we kept them in seperate rooms for a while...then slowly put them where they could get each others scent....then tried introducing them from across the room...all they will do is hiss n stare at each other. when 1 even walks by the other...they start slapping at each other n freakin out. How can we help them get along? Is it normal for them to fight at 1st? we just dont want the new bigger cat to hurt my lil 4 month old.

Answer 1

Takes a while. Females together can be nasty. Give them time, it's normal for them to be nasty, but don't leave them alone yet. But just know, there is a possibility that they will not be friends, as much as you'd like them to.

Answer 2

you did exactly what you're supposed to do when introducing 2 cats.  if they're not getting along, don't force it.  that could cause a fight.  

try sitting on the floor and coaxing them both to you with some tasty food or treats that they both like and talk softly to them.  expect more fights at first, but eventually they'll either learn to co-exist and they'll just ignore each other or they'll become friends.  it takes a while.  

if they're not getting along, introducing another cat into the mix could make things worse.  especially a kitten .. they're fearless and will try like crazy to make friends.  that might get ugly.  :(

just make sure that a full fledged cat fight doesn't break out.  i would separate them if you have to go out for an extended period of time at first.  if a fight DOES break out, make a loud noise to scare them out of it!  

good luck!

Answer 3

Boy did I get lucky I just brought my new 2lb kitten home to the 20 pounder. Opened the box and said here is your new sister! The big one ran away and hide under the bed and the little one followed me every where. I went to sleep that night with them both on me and the next day they were laying together and the big one was cleaning the little one. And this is how my parents did it when they got new cats and new dogs. They just need to go at there own pace.

Answer 4

cats are very territorial so it's normal for them to want to fight and defend what is theirs. they need to get used to being around each other even if it takes a long tme. they might not necessarily even end up liking each other, but at least they can tolerate one another. be sure to pay attention to both of the cats equally so they don't get jealous over you. it's also possibly that their fighting is friendly play to get to know one another, although i doubt it. they aren't going to hurt each other. i had a one year old and a 6 year old and they fought all the time and the younger one never got hurt. so don't worry :D

Answer 5

Kellie gave you some great advice above.  Another thing you can try is feeding them meals on different sides of a closed door.  

How long after they brought the new cat home did you guys try to introduce the cats?  It's usually a good idea not to rush it, to let them get used to the scent of the other cat while getting treats and attention before you ever introduce them.

Answer 6

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