stray kitty

Welcome to the site! You'll find lots of friendly people who have valuable insight into kitty behavior.

Congrats and blessings to you for saving that little kitten! It was good of you to see it in need and reach out to it. I would say that you just need to be patient. Sometimes it can take time for animals to become accustomed to a new animal in their "turf," but often time will smooth things over. I'll bet in a few weeks everyone will be settled into a routine and enjoying (or at least tolerating) each other's company.

If your kitten has been in the wild its whole life, it may be a bit "feral" or unused to the way we humans live. We took in a stray kitty (a few years old) who I suspect has always been a stray, and it took quite a bit of time for him to pick up on human cues. We'd call his name and he'd just stare into space. We'd do "snappy thing," which is when we snap our fingers and our cats know to come close so we can love on them, and he'd just look at us weird. But now he's learning all those cues and is a comfortable member of the family.

As far as introducing the animals, give the kitten a blanket that is all hers. Then after her scent is all over it, give it to the dog who is not as interested in her. Keep switching the blanket back and forth, and eventually they'll be used to each other's scent. That might help a bit. Oh, and make sure the kitten has a way to get away from the dogs (and vice versa), so they can observe eachother without feeling threatened.

Time is surely your best friend in this, and as adaptable as kittens are, I'm sure things will be running smoothly very soon.