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Hello everyone,
First of all I apologise for my having time to write an introduction post before asking for your expert advice but my question is quite urgent.
Today we adopted a little kitten who is 8 weeks old. She is settling in well and I have set up a room just for her. However the room is next to the loungeroom and has a glass door. The kitten happened to see our dog (4 years old very calm Leonberger) who was just looking at the kitten through the glass. My dog didn't move or anything but the kitten was terrified, her fur was ridged and she was hissing.
I never expected to have a problem because I thought at 8 weeks she would be indifferent to dogs (the previous owner told me the kitten has never seen a dog).
My question is how should I go about introducing the two and reducing the Kitten's fear? Do I wait for a week or so so that the Kitten feels comfortable in her new home? Or is it best I try and get her used to the dog asap?
Is it unusal that an 8 week old kitten is so terrified of dogs? In your opinion do you think with time she will get used to the dog?
I would know what to do if this was a puppy but I don't know anything about how cats socialise.
Thank you very much for your time
Jay
First of all I apologise for my having time to write an introduction post before asking for your expert advice but my question is quite urgent.
Today we adopted a little kitten who is 8 weeks old. She is settling in well and I have set up a room just for her. However the room is next to the loungeroom and has a glass door. The kitten happened to see our dog (4 years old very calm Leonberger) who was just looking at the kitten through the glass. My dog didn't move or anything but the kitten was terrified, her fur was ridged and she was hissing.
I never expected to have a problem because I thought at 8 weeks she would be indifferent to dogs (the previous owner told me the kitten has never seen a dog).
My question is how should I go about introducing the two and reducing the Kitten's fear? Do I wait for a week or so so that the Kitten feels comfortable in her new home? Or is it best I try and get her used to the dog asap?
Is it unusal that an 8 week old kitten is so terrified of dogs? In your opinion do you think with time she will get used to the dog?
I would know what to do if this was a puppy but I don't know anything about how cats socialise.
Thank you very much for your time
Jay