I have 2 cats and 1 kitten. One cat (Lily) is about 3 yrs old and the other cat (Ozzie) is 1 1/2 yrs old before are females and have been fixed. The kitten (Tini) we got in June and is about 7 to 8 months old. Ever since the first day that I brought Tini home, Ozzie has been hateful towards Tini. Ozzie has always tried to attack or go after Tini. Lily is very easy going, she took her time warming up to the kitten, just as she did when Ozzie arrived, but she plays and has a blast with both of them. Ozzie is fine with Lily, as she seems to think that she is her momma, but with Tini we can not leave them unsupervised as Ozzie always tries to attack Tini. Tini is pretty quick and has always gotten away from Ozzie every time. We tried keeping Tini away and out of sight for the first month or so but then tried bringing her back into the "family life" but Ozzie can not stand Tini at all. We are continually telling Ozzie that she has to be nice to the baby and that they could have lots of fun together but Ozzie acts as though she would rather hurt Tini. Tini has adjusted fine to everything, she has even learned that when in a certain part of the house that if she hears Ozzie coming to get in the dining room window and Ozzie never sees her there. Lily has started chasing and running off Ozzie when she see Ozzie going after Tini, Lily doesn't give up easily, she usually corners Ozzie and sits and stares at her, when this happens Ozzie will cry. But no cat/kitten should have to be afraid in their home life. Does anyone know what may cause this hatred/attacking and what we should try to do to get them to get along. Keep in mind that I treat all my cats extremely well and they are very very very spoiled.....if you ask my kids I treat the cats better than them
Any information or help would be greatly appreciated, as I am getting very sad that Tini has to hide around the house and the bully Ozzie (is living up to her name).
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