Older cat, new kitten: HELP

goddessoftroy

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Two weeks ago, we acquired a new kitten, now 14 weeks old. We already had a five year old cat. Both are females. We did all of the slow introduction stuff, and the kitten sleeps in the bathroom at night. However, our cat seems to be really upset with us. She used to be sweet and loving, but now she avoids us. We try to spend time alone with her, giving her petting and love, but she doesn't seem to want anything to do with us. She even growls and hisses at us, along with occasional swat. Tonight she even bit my boyfriend.

We aren't sure what to do. Will this behavior cease? Will she ever go back to being our loving cat again? Please help!
 

ethiope

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Fortunately I've never had a cat react like this, but I'm one month into introducing a new cat to my 7 year old, and things have steadily improved over the month, so perhaps since it's only been 2 weeks for you, things will get better as she gets used to the new kitten. I wish you luck and hopefully someone will have some idea of something proactive you can do to improve things.
 
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