So... we are new around here, and new to having two cats. Got kitten #2 yesterday, in case you aren't familiar with our other posts, here's a brief background.
Malcolm we got a month ago, he's 3 months old now, we've done everything we can to really, really socialize him. he's a BIG suck. He loves new people, he's good with a guinea pig we are currently pet sitting, and he's just a friendly little sweet kitten that loves to cuddle and play.
Bailey we got yesterday. She is 4 months old and is fairly shy as it is, so says her former owners. We have set her up with a safe house in our bedroom and she seems to be adjusting well. We now go in and she's happy to see us it seems, or at least doesn't run and hide, and we sit on the bed with her and stroke her.
We've had her and Malcolm see one another through a grate and with our supervision and nothing more has happened than some hissing and growling and then we each play with one of the kitties to try and show them it was a "positive" thing.
Last night we brought Malcolm into our room and let Bailey out into the rest of the house, set her up with a nice bed etc. Bailey meowed the whole bloody night long, until D (one half of us ) got up and slept on the couch with her, although it seems she wanted back in the bedroom. After doing lots of reading I figured out that I THINK that we made a mistake by swapping them - malcolm was just FINE in the room with her (He is not behaving very territorial, he's more interested than she is and so far she has been the aggressor) but I think we really disrupted her idea of her safehouse. So, we switched them up today and Bailey seems to have re taken over the bedroom. So what we are wondering now, is whether or not one of us should sleep in there with her, or whether we should leave her be in her safe house for the night without either of us. I dont want to disrupt Malcolm's routine as he is used to sleeping with us so I do not think it is a good idea for BOTH of us to go and sleep in the room without him there, because then HE will meow all night long because he wants to be with us.
Any advice? Leave Bailey be in our room alone overnight? Or should one of us go in there with her?
Thanks...
Malcolm we got a month ago, he's 3 months old now, we've done everything we can to really, really socialize him. he's a BIG suck. He loves new people, he's good with a guinea pig we are currently pet sitting, and he's just a friendly little sweet kitten that loves to cuddle and play.
Bailey we got yesterday. She is 4 months old and is fairly shy as it is, so says her former owners. We have set her up with a safe house in our bedroom and she seems to be adjusting well. We now go in and she's happy to see us it seems, or at least doesn't run and hide, and we sit on the bed with her and stroke her.
We've had her and Malcolm see one another through a grate and with our supervision and nothing more has happened than some hissing and growling and then we each play with one of the kitties to try and show them it was a "positive" thing.
Last night we brought Malcolm into our room and let Bailey out into the rest of the house, set her up with a nice bed etc. Bailey meowed the whole bloody night long, until D (one half of us ) got up and slept on the couch with her, although it seems she wanted back in the bedroom. After doing lots of reading I figured out that I THINK that we made a mistake by swapping them - malcolm was just FINE in the room with her (He is not behaving very territorial, he's more interested than she is and so far she has been the aggressor) but I think we really disrupted her idea of her safehouse. So, we switched them up today and Bailey seems to have re taken over the bedroom. So what we are wondering now, is whether or not one of us should sleep in there with her, or whether we should leave her be in her safe house for the night without either of us. I dont want to disrupt Malcolm's routine as he is used to sleeping with us so I do not think it is a good idea for BOTH of us to go and sleep in the room without him there, because then HE will meow all night long because he wants to be with us.
Any advice? Leave Bailey be in our room alone overnight? Or should one of us go in there with her?
Thanks...