Hi! My adult cat is 8 years old, and was never socialized with other cats. He did adapt well to life with our dachshund and Pitt Bull, so we weren't too concerned about him when we brought home a new kitten several weeks ago. We are letting him take a LONG time to get used to the kitten, though. The adult has the run of the house, and the kitten lives in our bedroom right now with short, supervised visits into the main house.
The thing is, now that my adult has stopped hissing at the kitten, he's started letting her chase him all over the place. I don't think he's having fun, though he's never been totally cornered. She seems to be awfully forward about trying to play, wapping him in the nose with her paws and so forth. He's unfortunately declawed, but the kitten will be keeping her claws. He'll do a little "air boxing" sometimes (the kitten delightedly rolls over onto her back for the game) but basically he always starts to run and she thinks it's great so she chases him. I know he's alarmed but he never retreats to a high perch, just lets her run him around the room like my dogs do to the rabbits out back. Once he even ran right into a rocking chair in his haste. Is this normal? I'm not sure what to think since he doesn't get up on the table or counter top to get away from her. I'm no longer worried about the kitten's safety, I'm more worried about the adult's sanity. What's y'all's advice?
The thing is, now that my adult has stopped hissing at the kitten, he's started letting her chase him all over the place. I don't think he's having fun, though he's never been totally cornered. She seems to be awfully forward about trying to play, wapping him in the nose with her paws and so forth. He's unfortunately declawed, but the kitten will be keeping her claws. He'll do a little "air boxing" sometimes (the kitten delightedly rolls over onto her back for the game) but basically he always starts to run and she thinks it's great so she chases him. I know he's alarmed but he never retreats to a high perch, just lets her run him around the room like my dogs do to the rabbits out back. Once he even ran right into a rocking chair in his haste. Is this normal? I'm not sure what to think since he doesn't get up on the table or counter top to get away from her. I'm no longer worried about the kitten's safety, I'm more worried about the adult's sanity. What's y'all's advice?
