It's been almost 2 weeks since we brought our new kitten home and we've been doing a very slow intro with our resident cat (2yr old spayed female). The kitten is adapting beautifully to our home and to us, but of course the resident cat is not too happy.
We're at a point now where we're giving them some supervised time together in a big room with Feliway. Resident cat has been hissy and growly of course, but kitten just wants to play. Now they're kind of stalking one another, and when they get close they both cautiously swat at each other...sometimes there are brief chases. I'd swear they were just playing together but resident cat still does a LOT of hissing and growling during all this. She doesn't actually seem aggressive though...is this playing? Or more establishing the hierarchy?
We're at a point now where we're giving them some supervised time together in a big room with Feliway. Resident cat has been hissy and growly of course, but kitten just wants to play. Now they're kind of stalking one another, and when they get close they both cautiously swat at each other...sometimes there are brief chases. I'd swear they were just playing together but resident cat still does a LOT of hissing and growling during all this. She doesn't actually seem aggressive though...is this playing? Or more establishing the hierarchy?
