Hey! ^_^ This is actually my first post over here. I'm sure there is a thread about this somewhere, but I'm pretty much forum illiterate, so it takes me a while to find things
Anyways, my mom brought my a kitten over the summer. The mom was a wild cat from around my mom's house. She brought the kitten at about 7 weeks old, and he hasn't had any other interaction with other animals since then. He is incredibly shy of anyone other than me or my boyfriend (he actually hid in the bathtub last time someone came over). I'm not home as much as I would like to be, and I wanted to get him someone to play with and keep him company. Lil Bit is about 5 months old now.
I picked up a kitten yesterday from a girl at work (again from just a wild mom). He is about 10 weeks old. She has people come over fairly often, and the new baby is fairly bold. When I brought the new baby home (I haven't picked out a name for him yet) my Lil Bit freaked. I let them sniff noses through the carrier, and from the get go, Lil Bit has been puffed up and hissing/growling/etc. I put the new baby in the bathroom last night (it wasn't long after I brought him home) and today while I was in class, so there wasn't any fighting. The baby for the most part ignores my boy, and when the baby is in the bathroom, Lil Bit is perfectly fine. He doesn't go anywhere near the bathroom door, though.
I let the baby out when I'm home, and earlier today the two were "playing". It was still pretty rough, but nothing got out of hand. There wasn't any growling or anything either. It started up again after a while.
I guess my question is, is there a better way to let these two get used to each other? I hate to see my boy all stressed out, and the new baby is having a hard time looking around, b/c he always has a slightly larger, growling shadow.
Anyways, my mom brought my a kitten over the summer. The mom was a wild cat from around my mom's house. She brought the kitten at about 7 weeks old, and he hasn't had any other interaction with other animals since then. He is incredibly shy of anyone other than me or my boyfriend (he actually hid in the bathtub last time someone came over). I'm not home as much as I would like to be, and I wanted to get him someone to play with and keep him company. Lil Bit is about 5 months old now.
I picked up a kitten yesterday from a girl at work (again from just a wild mom). He is about 10 weeks old. She has people come over fairly often, and the new baby is fairly bold. When I brought the new baby home (I haven't picked out a name for him yet) my Lil Bit freaked. I let them sniff noses through the carrier, and from the get go, Lil Bit has been puffed up and hissing/growling/etc. I put the new baby in the bathroom last night (it wasn't long after I brought him home) and today while I was in class, so there wasn't any fighting. The baby for the most part ignores my boy, and when the baby is in the bathroom, Lil Bit is perfectly fine. He doesn't go anywhere near the bathroom door, though.
I let the baby out when I'm home, and earlier today the two were "playing". It was still pretty rough, but nothing got out of hand. There wasn't any growling or anything either. It started up again after a while.
I guess my question is, is there a better way to let these two get used to each other? I hate to see my boy all stressed out, and the new baby is having a hard time looking around, b/c he always has a slightly larger, growling shadow.