I'm having some introduction worries with a new kitten. We also have a deaf cat and a hearing cat.
We just adopted a blind kitten a week ago and slowly introduced him to our hearing cat, who just adores him. The cat licks him, wrestles with him, and is all-around a great buddy to him. We've got the kitten isolated in our bedroom, blocked off by a door or several child gates, depending on whether we're home or not. When the deaf cat watches him through the gate, he seems very interested but doesn't show any aggression. Ears are forward and he lies right in front of the gate watching the kitten. They play pawsies through the gate sometimes.
Our deaf cat did jump the gate the first day (I only had one up at the time) and sniffed the kitten for a few seconds before hissing over and over again before I could chase him out. Yesterday, I tried putting our deaf cat in a carrier and letting the kitten have the run of the room. The deaf cat was completely calm until the kitten approached the bag. Then, he screamed (at least, that's what it sounded like) and lunged at the kitten--it happened twice before I removed him from the room. Is he afraid of the kitten or is he trying to attack?
I know this is pretty early in the introductory stages, but I was wondering if anyone has been in any similar situations and might have advice.
Any suggestions??!?
We just adopted a blind kitten a week ago and slowly introduced him to our hearing cat, who just adores him. The cat licks him, wrestles with him, and is all-around a great buddy to him. We've got the kitten isolated in our bedroom, blocked off by a door or several child gates, depending on whether we're home or not. When the deaf cat watches him through the gate, he seems very interested but doesn't show any aggression. Ears are forward and he lies right in front of the gate watching the kitten. They play pawsies through the gate sometimes.
Our deaf cat did jump the gate the first day (I only had one up at the time) and sniffed the kitten for a few seconds before hissing over and over again before I could chase him out. Yesterday, I tried putting our deaf cat in a carrier and letting the kitten have the run of the room. The deaf cat was completely calm until the kitten approached the bag. Then, he screamed (at least, that's what it sounded like) and lunged at the kitten--it happened twice before I removed him from the room. Is he afraid of the kitten or is he trying to attack?
I know this is pretty early in the introductory stages, but I was wondering if anyone has been in any similar situations and might have advice.
Any suggestions??!?