New kitten...when to intro to others?

We just got a new baby this morning...he is 2 months old, neutered, all shots (adopted from the HS).

I have 2 other kitties...Juju is 3 and Tibi is a bit over 1. When & how do I intro my kitties?

When we got Zaide (RIP) for Juju, we just let Zaide wander in the house right away....we had no issues, they were best friends right away. Same with Tibi when Zaide had passed away.

Now I am not sure if letting our new baby out with 2 bigger adult cats is the right idea? The baby is tiny. I have spend all day in our spare room with him...he has been sleeping on me, already ate wet food, and went potty in his litter box.

I guess I am just nervous to leave him alone in the room because he cries even when you aren't touching him.

Thanks so much you guys! That is a relief that I can intro them now.

My kitties are acting like nothing is wrong. The sniffed under the door in our spare room for about a half an hour when I first brought the baby home, but now they could care less. They smell him on me, but aren't acting any different towards me! They were fine when I rescued a 6 month old girl kitty, so I suppose they will be find with this new baby.

My only worry is my dog. He's a 2 year old Doxie/Min Pin mix weighing in at about 12lbs. He LOVES the kitties. He likes to chase my 1 year old kitty around the house, but they always do that.....the cat ends up chasing him back. He really loves the kitties, but I've seen him play rough with Tibi (1 year old)...but Tibi plays rough with him. I'll see how Sam does with the new baby and let him know that he needs to be nice to him. Sam will just have to get supervised visits with the baby until I know he will behave. I think all the baby needs to do is show him who is boss!

I am happy we have a younger kitty now. Juju (3 years old) HATES playing like a kitten...he is a big momma's boy and just likes to relax. Tibi, however, always tries to get Juju to play and they end up getting into fights. So, I am hoping the baby will do good for us and keep Tibi from trying to play (errr...fight!) with Juju.

I'll let you all know how it goes .

Then why are others saying it is okay to intro them? The kitten has been at the mall alone since Sunday and was taken into the HS on November 11th....wouldn't issues show up in that time frame? I already had Juju, but I had left Zaide (RIP) and Tibi around him when we got them. Then when I had my rescue/foster kitty I was told by the rescue that I only had to keep her seperated from my cats until she had her shots & testing done...but I had to check for sores in the mouth, too.

Phew! Thanks temperpolk....because I had already intro'd them after you & LDG said to go ahead.

Tibi was hissing and seemed pretty mad. Juju was hissing only when him & the baby locked eyes. The baby was hissing, but didn't seem too upset. My dog is a bit scared of the baby and the baby really didn't want him getting close. I let the kitties see him first for about 10 minutes, then let the dog into the room for about 5 minutes. I'll do some more tomorrow.

I have to head to bed soon, but I am really nervous about leaving the baby all alone in his own room. We don't have a spare bed in here. I can't lock the dog & my other kitties out of our bedroom because it wouldn't be fair to them....they sleep with us every night and I am sure would be clawing at the door all night. I know the baby is going to cry all night. He screams until you touch him...all you have to do is put him in your lap and he snuggles in.

That sounds good, Temperpolk! I just did laundry, but luckily I still have the shirt I am wearing. I know the baby will miss me tonight & while I go to work for a few hours tomorrow....he seems so bonded to me already.

I was talking to a vet tech friend of mine who said I should get him into the vet for a fecal float, in case he as worms since he is a shelter kitty. I'll call tomorrow and see if we can get in on Saturday to have an exam. I have a free exam & dewormer certificate to use within 10 days of adoption .

Well, whats done is done. They have already been together for a meeting since I got 2 quick responses to go ahead and do it. No one is at fault. We will deal with any issues that come, if that's the case. If shelter kitties had ringworm all the time.....I'd surely have gotten it by now because of how many times I have gone to shelters/adoption days to put endless amounts of cats...trying to find the perfect one like I found yesterday, but I never have.

We took baby kitty to the vet this morning for a wellness exam. My vet said he definitely isn't any older then 8 weeks. He is 1lbs 3 oz...very tiny little guy. He checks out good, though!

I couldn't get any fresh poo this morning, so my vet gave me a container to get a sample & bring it into the office on Monday. I forgot to ask how long the testing takes. Anyone know?

My vet said that having come from an adoption center in the mall housing 7 cats tops that his chances of having the resp. infection is slimmer then if he was in the shelter around many many many cats coming day-in and day-out. He had been alone for about 3 days before I adopted him because the vet receptionist had seen my little guy at the mall and he was alone when she saw him. She wanted to adopt him when she saw him, LOL!

I called HS on Friday and they said that they dewormed him, but I don't know what they used as a dewormer.

A vet tech friend of mine said that as long as my kitties didn't get near the little kittens litter box or close to my kitten, then their chances of getting any parasites are slim. My cats haven't gotten any closer then 4-5 feet of the kitten and haven't gone near his litter box. For now we are just keeping the baby in his own room because Tibi (1 year old kitty) is pretty upset about the kitten wandering around the living room.

For now the kitten stays in his room. I'm sure by the time the fecal test results get to me, Tibi should be used to the baby's smells & sounds by now. Maybe I'm a sucker....but I love my little Tibs and don't want him being so upset right now. I've been giving him extra attention and talking to him outside by the door of the rooom where the kitten is.

The kittens litter box is so tiny that I don't think my cats could even try to potty in it, lol. Its a tupper ware container....the kitten really is very small!

Wow....$43 for 2 minutes under a microscope? I wish they would knock $20 off the price because I am doing half the work of picking it out of the litter box with the little shovel thing .

Is it just me or does the fees at the HS seem a bit confusing? I mean, I know it takes money to get an animal in better health/speutered/all shots....but it was $95 to adopt my kitten and he still needs 2 more shots at $24 total, needed $43 for a fecal float, and then meds if he does have worms. The cats at the shelter are $50 to adopt and I am sure they need to speuter & give shots & testing to more then half of them. I guess it doesn't make much sense to me. I'm not really complaining about the price....but if I didn't have this forum I'd be "in trouble" with all of this extra stuff that I didn't know I had to get done.

Thank you so much for telling me more about the fecal testing. I am fostering my irrisponsible MIL's cat for the next 3 years (she's moving to WI and can't take him). He is 3 years old, never has had a shot & hasn't been neutered....outside most of the time. She is stubborn and doesn't listen to anything I've said over the past years about getting him neutered. I do feel bad, like I should have taken him to get it done, but we just recently got the HS's spay & neuter clinic built....$85 for neuter and all shots & testing. It cost $250 plus at a vets for all of that before. I just had MY own pets to think about before someone else's...ya know?

So...I am taking the cat to get neutered, tested, and all shots done on Dec. 3rd. If you guys hadn't have told me about the fecal testing....I never would have known. He technically is "off the streets" so to say, so I want to be sure he is totally healthy before I let him around my babies. I'll now be having the MIL pay for the fecal testing & everything for HER cat. If the cat checks out positive for aids/luk/whatever....then we will have to find him another foster home with positive kitties, as I won't be able to care for him.

Our new little guy came at the wrong time, so to say. We move house in 2 weeks, so my cats need to get used to a new kitten, a new house, and then possibly my MIL's cat. I hope we get through this okay!

I got a call from my vet today saying that Quil's fecal test results came back okay .

Now he is sneezing . I'm pretty mad at the HS through this whole experience. This is the first time I have gotten a cat from them....I always have went to our local cat rescue. I know pets cost money, but they were supposed to have everything "covered" in the adoption fee. Quil came with 30 days worth of pet insurance, but the deductible is $75.....so its barely worth it.

Hopefully my vet can get us in today when I get off of work .

ETA: Now I am reading on the forum some signs of URI and Quil doesn't have any besides some sneezing. His sneezing started when I let him out of his room yesterday. Could it be the other pet hair, hay from the bunnies, dust, etc in the main part of the house? He is still very playful, huuuuuuge appetite, no discharge at all. He just sneezes randomly, sometimes twice in a row.