When to introduce kitten to other cats?

Originally Posted by Monarchcat

Hi, I've posted a few times now about a stray mom cat and her litter of kittens that we have here. Misty (mom cat) and all the kittens (six) are doing really well. We have decided to keep one of the kittens, and I'm wondering when we should introduce him to our other three cats, and our dog. Right now none of the animals have met the mother cat or any of the babies, and it can stay that way until they go to their forever homes (Misty is going to my parents house, and we are working with a rescue group to home the kittens).

The kittens are 4 weeks old tomorrow, and I'm wondering if it would be better for the other cats to meet the little guy now, or wait another few weeks? I don't want to stress him out, but I want the relationship between him and the others to be as good as possible. Any advice?

In case anyone would like to see these babies...
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Originally Posted by PaulaS

I think it would be ok to introduce them now, just short periods at a time and supervised very closely so the little guy doesn't get hurt.

They are adorable! Which one are you keeping?

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Originally Posted by GoldenKitty45

Actually any of my kittens are introduced to the other resident animals when they are able to start walking around - about 4-6 weeks old. They are supervised at all times. I let them socialize for about 15-30 mins at a time, maybe once or twice a day. The resident cats might run from them or hiss a bit, but they actually get used to them a lot faster at the younger age.

My resident cats were all indoors and up to date for shots, so no harm in passing anything on.

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