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I'm new to the site, and to be honest, I just need some advice on a pretty common topic. I have a one year-old orange tabby named, Toulouse! (Yes, after the little orange guy on The Aristocats!
) He is loving, comical, and a true "people's cat." He has no problems being held, or pet, and he is my little man! He comes when I call him, and is a perfect little angel...
About 3 weeks ago, I rescued a beautiful grey and white kitten (8 weeks old), and named her Siberia. <3 <3 I took her to the vet, and got the first series of shots and made an appointment for a later date for her spay. She was healthy, and I took her home! I proceeded with a cautionary introduction. She stayed in my room for a few days, allowing Toulouse to come in and eat (his food stays in my room so my dog won't eat it) as usual, only I put Siberia in her kitten carrier while he came in. For those few days there was hissing, and my Toulouse boy seemed terrified of the "thing in the carrier."
Sometimes we would have Siberia out in our room, and I would hear Toulouse at our door hissing, only to see that Siberia was curiously sniffing the bottom of the door as well.
After about a week, the hissing subsided, and Toulouse would walk up to the carrier and sniff, only getting scared when the kitten would suddenly move or meow.
One night, while I was at work, my boyfriend took Siberia and Toulouse, after about 2 weeks of having her, and put them in a more neutral area (my downstairs bathroom), and let them meet for the first time. It was supervised, and everything went pretty well. They were nervous at first, but they eventually were just walking around doing their own things.
Now, 3 weeks after getting her, Siberia is more curious about Toulouse than ever, and vice versa. They have started to play with eachother, which mostly entails of Toulouse chasing her, pinning her down, biting her, kicking her, and then Siberia gets away and runs to her safe spot. She whines and screams and, initially, I broke it up every time it started. However, Siberia NEVER has any punctures, scratches, blood, or any visible injuries. Listening to it sounds like she is being eaten alive! She is a very vocal kitten, I've noticed. More so than Toulouse EVER was. She growls at her toys, she meows just prancing around! lol! Sometimes I watch and Toulouse doesn't even put his mouth on her yet and she is already wailing. Yet, everytime, nothing's wrong with her. She will run back at Toulouse sometimes, too.
They are still not allowed to roam free together. The only introductions have been done in my room, and I've been letting the introductions get longer and longer everyday.
Now, to my question. The kicking can get pretty vigorous and violent, and the kitten screams and cries! (The look in Toulouse's eyes sometimes is CRAZY lol like a psycho) I think she is being slightly overdramatic, but I don't know how to PROPERLY handle the situation. I think my introduction was pretty by the book, and I don't want to hear "what I should have done differently." Only positive responses, please. Should I let this go on and have them work it out themselves? I don't want the kitten to be fearful. However, I think this kitten may end up being the dominant cat in the household, considering she doesn't let up and tries to intimidate Toulouse. I'm sorry this is so long, but I just needed some advice, and felt that the whole story was necessary.
I'm new to the site, and to be honest, I just need some advice on a pretty common topic. I have a one year-old orange tabby named, Toulouse! (Yes, after the little orange guy on The Aristocats!
) He is loving, comical, and a true "people's cat." He has no problems being held, or pet, and he is my little man! He comes when I call him, and is a perfect little angel...About 3 weeks ago, I rescued a beautiful grey and white kitten (8 weeks old), and named her Siberia. <3 <3 I took her to the vet, and got the first series of shots and made an appointment for a later date for her spay. She was healthy, and I took her home! I proceeded with a cautionary introduction. She stayed in my room for a few days, allowing Toulouse to come in and eat (his food stays in my room so my dog won't eat it) as usual, only I put Siberia in her kitten carrier while he came in. For those few days there was hissing, and my Toulouse boy seemed terrified of the "thing in the carrier."
Sometimes we would have Siberia out in our room, and I would hear Toulouse at our door hissing, only to see that Siberia was curiously sniffing the bottom of the door as well.
After about a week, the hissing subsided, and Toulouse would walk up to the carrier and sniff, only getting scared when the kitten would suddenly move or meow.
One night, while I was at work, my boyfriend took Siberia and Toulouse, after about 2 weeks of having her, and put them in a more neutral area (my downstairs bathroom), and let them meet for the first time. It was supervised, and everything went pretty well. They were nervous at first, but they eventually were just walking around doing their own things.
Now, 3 weeks after getting her, Siberia is more curious about Toulouse than ever, and vice versa. They have started to play with eachother, which mostly entails of Toulouse chasing her, pinning her down, biting her, kicking her, and then Siberia gets away and runs to her safe spot. She whines and screams and, initially, I broke it up every time it started. However, Siberia NEVER has any punctures, scratches, blood, or any visible injuries. Listening to it sounds like she is being eaten alive! She is a very vocal kitten, I've noticed. More so than Toulouse EVER was. She growls at her toys, she meows just prancing around! lol! Sometimes I watch and Toulouse doesn't even put his mouth on her yet and she is already wailing. Yet, everytime, nothing's wrong with her. She will run back at Toulouse sometimes, too.
They are still not allowed to roam free together. The only introductions have been done in my room, and I've been letting the introductions get longer and longer everyday.
Now, to my question. The kicking can get pretty vigorous and violent, and the kitten screams and cries! (The look in Toulouse's eyes sometimes is CRAZY lol like a psycho) I think she is being slightly overdramatic, but I don't know how to PROPERLY handle the situation. I think my introduction was pretty by the book, and I don't want to hear "what I should have done differently." Only positive responses, please. Should I let this go on and have them work it out themselves? I don't want the kitten to be fearful. However, I think this kitten may end up being the dominant cat in the household, considering she doesn't let up and tries to intimidate Toulouse. I'm sorry this is so long, but I just needed some advice, and felt that the whole story was necessary.
