We recently adopted 2 kittens (4 months old), but they were brought home separately. On Saturday we went to someone's house to pick up both, but one of the kittens was hiding. The people have a cat house that connects to their house and the kittens were living with 15 other cats. So we brought the first one home, and the people just brought the other one over. We thought this would be great, since the first one mewed under the bed the entire first day and night, before warming up enough to want to come out. The other one hasn't mewed much at all, but the first one doesn't seem super excited that her sister is here. She's growled a little when the other one has been in the kitchen eating (she didn't growl much, just a little).
The other kitten has hardly been out, but at least has eaten and used the little box (which is more than her sister has done). So, I'm hoping they'll warm up to each other. I thought they'd be so happy to have each other. Is this a common reaction for them to have? They were only apart for a couple days.
Also, our first kitten is still pretty skittish. She'll be fine with us and happy and them one of us stands up and she gets all nervous and jumpy. And she still hisses at us, even if she was just happily sitting next to us. Is there something I should do to help any transitions better for both kittens into the house? Thanks for any help!
The other kitten has hardly been out, but at least has eaten and used the little box (which is more than her sister has done). So, I'm hoping they'll warm up to each other. I thought they'd be so happy to have each other. Is this a common reaction for them to have? They were only apart for a couple days.
Also, our first kitten is still pretty skittish. She'll be fine with us and happy and them one of us stands up and she gets all nervous and jumpy. And she still hisses at us, even if she was just happily sitting next to us. Is there something I should do to help any transitions better for both kittens into the house? Thanks for any help!
We rescued our first kitten. We decided he needed a friend, so 10 days later we rescued one of his siblings. We thought they'd be so happy! Instead, Lazlo saw a moving target, and went for it. They were a hissing rolling ball of flying fur. 
Right now, they're just scared of being in a new environment. Hopefully you've got them enclosed in a room, not having full run of the house? They need a smaller space to make their own first - a "safe" room. Cats are very territorial and they've just had theirs switched, and it's scary. It smells, looks, and sounds different, and they don't really "get" what's going on.
