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post #1 of 5
11/19/10 at 5:52am
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we have a 5 month old kitten (male) last night we brought home a new kitten, she is about 4 months old. when she came out of the box he was all freaked out but she just wanted to check him out. then after about 20 minutes it was the other way around. he was trying to check her out but she was hissing at him. then after about another 20 minutes they seemed to get along just fine. and then she started hanging around under the bed and when ever he came near her she would hiss and growl. but he kept trying to bat at her and pounce her.
i tried putting her in our walkin closet (with food water liter and a bed of course) but she just scratched at the door and wanted out!
they both slept on the bed with me and my husband. our male slept on my pillow like he always does and the female slept by our feet and eventually moved up to our stomachs.
ever since we woke up this morning they have been growling and hissing at eachother. what should i do to help them get along?
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post #2 of 5
11/19/10 at 11:17am
Your two kittens will start getting along in no time. It takes a while for cat introductions to go through correctly. Usully it can take up to a couple weeks, but with two kittens I'd assume they will be getting along well within a couple days
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post #3 of 5
11/19/10 at 2:52pm
It is really best to do a slow introduction... A few days separate and a bit of extra work introducing them can mean a life time of strong bond and great relationship... I am coming in the middle of an introduction - I rescued a 12 yr old who was living out in my building grounds - she was for 2 weeks in my bathroom... She is now in the house, still hissing and growling at the other cats, but no stressed and nothing extreme. I think she will come around in time... But again, she is 12, and was an outside cat... With you it shouldn't take this long.

Please read these articles carefully, it has what you need to know - we will be here to help you
http://www.thecatsite.com/Behavior/49/Id-like-you-to-Meet...-Introducing-Cats.html

http://www.thecatsite.com/Behavior/49/Id-like-you-to-Meet...-Introducing-Cats/2.html
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post #4 of 5
11/19/10 at 7:11pm
At that age, with the behaviors you describe, I think they'll be best friends within a week. Kittens usually adapt quickly. A certain amount of hissing and growling will occur, they just need to work some things out.

Nobody else has addressed this--are the fixed yet? At least one of them? They're old enough now to mate. Some females do go into heat at 4 months, and some 5-month-old males are fertile. They might end up getting along "too well", and she's far too young to have a healthy pregnancy (plus the whole overpopulation problem). If she's not spayed yet, I'd do that ASAP, before there's a surprise! Just neutering him may not help if she does go into heat, as males can retain sperm for a while after neutering, and a pregnancy is still possible.
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post #5 of 5
11/19/10 at 7:43pm
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Originally Posted by Willowy View Post
At that age, with the behaviors you describe, I think they'll be best friends within a week. Kittens usually adapt quickly. A certain amount of hissing and growling will occur, they just need to work some things out.

Nobody else has addressed this--are the fixed yet? At least one of them? They're old enough now to mate. Some females do go into heat at 4 months, and some 5-month-old males are fertile. They might end up getting along "too well", and she's far too young to have a healthy pregnancy (plus the whole overpopulation problem). If she's not spayed yet, I'd do that ASAP, before there's a surprise! Just neutering him may not help if she does go into heat, as males can retain sperm for a while after neutering, and a pregnancy is still possible.


That was my first thought too, girl kitten+boy kitten=trouble, if the girl is not spayed yet.

Unless you know the health status of the new kitten they should be kept separate until the new kitten has been to the vet for a check up and testing (for FeLV/FIV),

but not in a closet, unless the closet has a window. A kitten needs light and air.

As for the kittens their behavior is perfectly normal and they will work it out in their own time.
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