I adopted Milo, who is now 11 weeks old, to be a companion to my 6 month old kitten, Teddy. I've had Milo for about 2 weeks now and I have kept him in a separate bedroom because he had an URI and to slowly introduce them. They have been playing with each other under the door so I thought Teddy would be fine with Milo. The other day I let Milo out of his room to roam the house. The two play very aggressively with each other. Teddy is twice the size of Milo and plays really rough. I had hand raised him since 3 weeks old so I know he doesn't know his own strength. I used to let him play with my friend's 3 year old cat, Molly, and they were great friends. They used to wrestle, but Molly was very gentle and was aware of Teddy's small size. Now Teddy is a terror with Milo. He jumps on him and pins him to the ground.
However, Milo is no angel. When he manages to break free, he'll run away for a second and then come back to play with Teddy. I know they're probably trying to establish dominance, but the fighting is so non stop that I'm afraid that Milo is going to get hurt. If they are not separated, they will fight until they are. Also, now that Milo knows what it's like to run free, he cries and scratches at the door when I try to put him back in the spare bedroom. (They are never left together when no one is home or at night when I'm sleeping)
I feel so torn between them. I can only spend time with them individually and I feel guilty when I'm not with the other one. Does anyone have any insight? I was thinking about getting Feliway to help calm down Teddy. I've heard it suggested to others, but I never have used it personally. Do you think it would make a difference?
However, Milo is no angel. When he manages to break free, he'll run away for a second and then come back to play with Teddy. I know they're probably trying to establish dominance, but the fighting is so non stop that I'm afraid that Milo is going to get hurt. If they are not separated, they will fight until they are. Also, now that Milo knows what it's like to run free, he cries and scratches at the door when I try to put him back in the spare bedroom. (They are never left together when no one is home or at night when I'm sleeping)
I feel so torn between them. I can only spend time with them individually and I feel guilty when I'm not with the other one. Does anyone have any insight? I was thinking about getting Feliway to help calm down Teddy. I've heard it suggested to others, but I never have used it personally. Do you think it would make a difference?