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Hello all! Im hoping to get some advice. We just adopted 2 kittens, a boy Morris 13weeks old and a little lady Ruby- 8 weeks old. they shared a cage in the shelter for a day before we got them. Morris claimed himself king of the castle pretty quick.. took no time adjusting to the new home, not much time adjusting to us either.. Ruby on the other hand has hid for the past few days. Which I know is pretty normal, ,and she was just spayed the day before we picked her up.(he is fixed as well) But Morris tries to get into her safe space any chance he can get and swatting at her.. Day 2, she started to come out, but every time she emerges he runs to her and ambushes her.. I closed the door and just have me and Ruby in the room to get her acquainted to me and build her confidence.. I got her to start playing with the wand toy. Took almost an hour but slowly but surely she started jumping and attacking the toy. Then when she got tired I held her on the bed and my boyfriend held Morris and we all laid on the bed together.. to try to have them comfortable being close to eachother and both having our attention. It seems morris gets a little annoyed when we are trying to give her attention.
Now, on day 3, she is getting a little more brave, but he is still ambushing her every chance he gets. She wants to come socialize and come to the living room with us but he prevents her from doing so. Every time she comes out of hiding he runs after her.. sometimes she tries to fight back but I think since shes younger and smaller shes just too weak to handle him on top of her.. she hisses and yells at him and we try to let them hash it out but after hearing the yelling we intervene by clapping or scaring Morris to get off her. I know they need to establish their own relationship, but its so hard to know she cant come out without fear of him. He literally doesn’t let up. I think he just plays too rough for her. And now during the week, we have to go to work so they are left alone together.. We are wondering if we should keep them in separate rooms when we are gone? At least while she gets a bit bigger and more comfortable? Or would that be counterproductive? I know its only been 4 days since we’ve taken them home, but they’ve been 4 days of stress for Ruby. Any advice on how to make this transition easier for all of us would be greatly appreciated!
Now, on day 3, she is getting a little more brave, but he is still ambushing her every chance he gets. She wants to come socialize and come to the living room with us but he prevents her from doing so. Every time she comes out of hiding he runs after her.. sometimes she tries to fight back but I think since shes younger and smaller shes just too weak to handle him on top of her.. she hisses and yells at him and we try to let them hash it out but after hearing the yelling we intervene by clapping or scaring Morris to get off her. I know they need to establish their own relationship, but its so hard to know she cant come out without fear of him. He literally doesn’t let up. I think he just plays too rough for her. And now during the week, we have to go to work so they are left alone together.. We are wondering if we should keep them in separate rooms when we are gone? At least while she gets a bit bigger and more comfortable? Or would that be counterproductive? I know its only been 4 days since we’ve taken them home, but they’ve been 4 days of stress for Ruby. Any advice on how to make this transition easier for all of us would be greatly appreciated!
