We have a new kitten. She is adorable! It's a white and ginger female, 8 weeks old. I wasn't sure how bubbles would react, but thought I would give it a try. He is only 10-ish months old, so I wasn't worried he would kill her.
He hasn't been too bad, allthough definitley not happy. He growles and hisses at her, but his back-fur stays down, his tail doesn't puff up, and she is basically ignoring it, allthough she gives him a wide berth, but otherwise gets on with whatever she wants to do. He is still very curious about her and tries to sniff her bum and her back when she isn't looking. The moment she looks, he hisses. He hasn't attacked her at all, and tried a swat at her, but no claws.
She is now in my daughter's bedroom, especially as she isn't litter trained and had a couple of accients already (my daughters carpet is getting replaced in 3 weeks anyway) and he has the run of the rest of the house as usual. I didn't trust the situation enough to leave them together unsupervised over night.
Now what do I do ? Do I have to do a long intro ? Can I just let them together supervised ? And how do I litter train her ?
I am also a bit worried about locking her in my daughter's bedroom. She is only a kitten, and we aren't in the bedroom all the time. When my daughter is out, I check on her every 20 minutes, but it still feels wrong. I remember Bubles being attached to me 24/7 when we first got him. That's why I would like her to come out of that room as soon as possible. How do I do that ?
He hasn't been too bad, allthough definitley not happy. He growles and hisses at her, but his back-fur stays down, his tail doesn't puff up, and she is basically ignoring it, allthough she gives him a wide berth, but otherwise gets on with whatever she wants to do. He is still very curious about her and tries to sniff her bum and her back when she isn't looking. The moment she looks, he hisses. He hasn't attacked her at all, and tried a swat at her, but no claws.
She is now in my daughter's bedroom, especially as she isn't litter trained and had a couple of accients already (my daughters carpet is getting replaced in 3 weeks anyway) and he has the run of the rest of the house as usual. I didn't trust the situation enough to leave them together unsupervised over night.
Now what do I do ? Do I have to do a long intro ? Can I just let them together supervised ? And how do I litter train her ?
I am also a bit worried about locking her in my daughter's bedroom. She is only a kitten, and we aren't in the bedroom all the time. When my daughter is out, I check on her every 20 minutes, but it still feels wrong. I remember Bubles being attached to me 24/7 when we first got him. That's why I would like her to come out of that room as soon as possible. How do I do that ?