Hello everyone, I just became a member today, thanks for having me! I've read in the forums before and found lots of helpful info but this time around, I had to post our situation...I really need some advice.
We have a male cat Gizmo, 12 yrs and a Blossom, a female 5 yrs who we've had since they were babies.
Mid-May we took in Timmy, a stray 3 1/2 month old male kitten with a fractured hip. We had to keep him in a crate for 4 weeks until he was healed. While he was in the crate he was separated from the other two but on occasion we would bring the crate into the living room where the other cats saw him and sniffed and Timmy was curious too and things seemed ok. We have had him neutered but not declawed. We set up a spare room for Timmy with his own litter box, food, water, toys, beds, etc. where we keep him while we aren't home. In the last week or so we have let Timmy out with the other two for supervised visits. Timmy won't stop chasing the adult cats. He chases them under our bed and they hiss and growl at him but he won't stop. After a few hours the cats come out but as soon as Timmy sees them he goes after them again. We have tried the water bottle and clapping our hands but it seems like he is in his own zone and those things don't have an effect. We have a Feliway diffuser in the living room. Timmy seems worse with the female then the male cat. I can't figure out if he's just playing or being mean to them. He is a loveable kitten when it's just us and our other 2 cats are wonderful.
Have any of you had this problem? How long did it take for them to start tolerating each other? Is there anything I should be doing different?
I feel so bad for the adults, is there anything anyone can recommend?
Thank you so much!
We have a male cat Gizmo, 12 yrs and a Blossom, a female 5 yrs who we've had since they were babies.
Mid-May we took in Timmy, a stray 3 1/2 month old male kitten with a fractured hip. We had to keep him in a crate for 4 weeks until he was healed. While he was in the crate he was separated from the other two but on occasion we would bring the crate into the living room where the other cats saw him and sniffed and Timmy was curious too and things seemed ok. We have had him neutered but not declawed. We set up a spare room for Timmy with his own litter box, food, water, toys, beds, etc. where we keep him while we aren't home. In the last week or so we have let Timmy out with the other two for supervised visits. Timmy won't stop chasing the adult cats. He chases them under our bed and they hiss and growl at him but he won't stop. After a few hours the cats come out but as soon as Timmy sees them he goes after them again. We have tried the water bottle and clapping our hands but it seems like he is in his own zone and those things don't have an effect. We have a Feliway diffuser in the living room. Timmy seems worse with the female then the male cat. I can't figure out if he's just playing or being mean to them. He is a loveable kitten when it's just us and our other 2 cats are wonderful.
Have any of you had this problem? How long did it take for them to start tolerating each other? Is there anything I should be doing different?
I feel so bad for the adults, is there anything anyone can recommend?
Thank you so much!
