Well, I blew it. I let my fiancee hold sway with our new kitten and now I am not sure if the damage done is permanent.
Here is what happened. We brought home our new kitty, Noah, an eight week old, to our house. We have an existing cat, Steven, who is 7 months old. As soon as we got home instead of putting the new little one in a room by himself, fiancee brings him right up to Steven for an introduction. Obviously Steven had a fit. Hissing and then ran away. Then over two days fiancee consistently took little Noah out to play with, but almost always in the prescense of Steven, further agitating him. Fiancee is now gone for four days and I am trying to get Noah and Steven back on the proper track of scented introductions, and isolation.
The little Noah mews and mews all day long and this has to be driving Steven crazy. and if I just touch Noah and then come out and touch Steven, he will hiss at my hand. I've never heard Steven grumble and growl like he has either. Even when he is on the third floor, far from the kitty's room, he still walks around looking and sounding angry.
So, how can I rectify this? I have started from scratch trying to follow the suggestions in the behavior section, but I think I need to know something more. But what?
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Here is what happened. We brought home our new kitty, Noah, an eight week old, to our house. We have an existing cat, Steven, who is 7 months old. As soon as we got home instead of putting the new little one in a room by himself, fiancee brings him right up to Steven for an introduction. Obviously Steven had a fit. Hissing and then ran away. Then over two days fiancee consistently took little Noah out to play with, but almost always in the prescense of Steven, further agitating him. Fiancee is now gone for four days and I am trying to get Noah and Steven back on the proper track of scented introductions, and isolation.
The little Noah mews and mews all day long and this has to be driving Steven crazy. and if I just touch Noah and then come out and touch Steven, he will hiss at my hand. I've never heard Steven grumble and growl like he has either. Even when he is on the third floor, far from the kitty's room, he still walks around looking and sounding angry.
So, how can I rectify this? I have started from scratch trying to follow the suggestions in the behavior section, but I think I need to know something more. But what?
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