Kitten/kitty behavior question?

Question

so i just got 2 new kittens and they dont get along with my 2 adult cats, my oldest one is pretty chill, with the kittens, but my second oldest is sh*tting a brick over it, and the litttle girls hiss and get scared which makes my boys uncomfortable, so shousd i let them all get used to each other or should i keep working on it, like sit down next to the older ones with the little ones in my arms?

Answer 1

Don't push them.  It will only add to their anxiety.  Cats get to know each other better by smell before they ever meet.  Ideally, keep the kittens separated at first, like in another room.  Use a towel or something for the little guys to sleep on, and several times a day rub it on your adult cats (both of them).  Then take other items from the kittens room and switch them out often with items from the adult cats.  What you are trying to do is get the adult cats used to the smell of the kittens on them and around them all the time.  

After a couple of weeks of this, move the kittens to cat play pen or a metal dog crate so the adults can see them, but the kittens can't go wandering around the house and making the adults feel threatened. After a while, the adults will likely grow bored with it.

You might even try switching the cats rooms every 12 or 24 hours so hours each set of cats gets very accustomed to the other set of cats' odors, etc.

After this initial getting acquainted stage, you can try sitting and watching television or something with the kittens on your lap.  When an adult approaches, let it sniff, but don't push one way or the other.  Just gently stroke each cat in turn so they all know that you're not favoring another cat over themselves.  Odds are, it will be only a few weeks and they will all be getting on like old friends.  

Good luck.