Hi, everyone. This is my first post, I was hoping to get some information about how to introduce my new kitten to my older cat.
My older cat is a female, not spayed, almost two years old. She's afraid of pretty much everything, always has been. I got her when she was just three months old. We let her out on the balcony of our third-floor apartment only because she's too afraid to go past the stairs. She's not afraid of the three of us that live here, but is dead scared of the hallway to the building and new people.
Now, I just got a new female kitten, about two months old. I got a female because my older cat isn't spayed. My older cat is pretty small, always has been. But all of a sudden since I brought in the kitten, the older one seems much bigger, I mean, not just because the new cat is small, but she really is bigger. She's still small compared to most cats her age anyways, though.
She's scared as hell of the new kitten. Now she just hides in a corner in the kitchen or behind the bed in another room. I read some guides that said to keep the kitten in a room for a few days while the older cat gets adjusted, but she's always scared! Sometimes my older cat will walk past the door or if the youngin gets out, they will see each other and the older will hiss a lot and growl. Then the new tiny kitten just puffs herself up a bit and the older goes flying into hiding. She even hisses and growls when we try to comfort her.
Hopefully someone out there will be able to help me with this problem. Also, we aren't really for spaying, but considering all the usual trouble that has come with the older cat not being spayed, we were considering having it done to the kitten. Will this be a problem if one is spayed and the other isn't?
Thanks in advance.
My older cat is a female, not spayed, almost two years old. She's afraid of pretty much everything, always has been. I got her when she was just three months old. We let her out on the balcony of our third-floor apartment only because she's too afraid to go past the stairs. She's not afraid of the three of us that live here, but is dead scared of the hallway to the building and new people.
Now, I just got a new female kitten, about two months old. I got a female because my older cat isn't spayed. My older cat is pretty small, always has been. But all of a sudden since I brought in the kitten, the older one seems much bigger, I mean, not just because the new cat is small, but she really is bigger. She's still small compared to most cats her age anyways, though.
She's scared as hell of the new kitten. Now she just hides in a corner in the kitchen or behind the bed in another room. I read some guides that said to keep the kitten in a room for a few days while the older cat gets adjusted, but she's always scared! Sometimes my older cat will walk past the door or if the youngin gets out, they will see each other and the older will hiss a lot and growl. Then the new tiny kitten just puffs herself up a bit and the older goes flying into hiding. She even hisses and growls when we try to comfort her.
Hopefully someone out there will be able to help me with this problem. Also, we aren't really for spaying, but considering all the usual trouble that has come with the older cat not being spayed, we were considering having it done to the kitten. Will this be a problem if one is spayed and the other isn't?
Thanks in advance.