My GF has had her cat, Kitty (8-9 yo female, former stray) for about 5-6 years. We have lived together for 3 years. We decided to get a kitten (6 mo male) to try to keep Kitty company.
I was worried Kitty wouldn't like it because she seems so unique. She is almost like a person. ALWAYS has to be around us. Has us wrapped around her little finger. The GF thought we could make it work if we did a slow intro.
So we got the kitten on Saturday. He has stayed in my office except for an escape today. Kitty has done nothing but hiss and even attacked my GF at one point when she was trying to hold her. She has not and won't attack me, and the attack on my GF wasn't that horrible, but it really hurt our feelings. We are worried that Kitty is always going to be very sad.
Today the kitten got out and kitty was able to eat with the kitten about 15-20 feet away, but hissed and growled like never before when this tiny little kitten started to come close.
Will this behavior stop? How do we take the next step? Are there signs we are doing permanent damage to Kitty's personality?
Bonus question: I feel SUPER guilty leaving the kitten alone in the office. Especially when we are at work all day. Is this horrible? What can I do?
I was worried Kitty wouldn't like it because she seems so unique. She is almost like a person. ALWAYS has to be around us. Has us wrapped around her little finger. The GF thought we could make it work if we did a slow intro.
So we got the kitten on Saturday. He has stayed in my office except for an escape today. Kitty has done nothing but hiss and even attacked my GF at one point when she was trying to hold her. She has not and won't attack me, and the attack on my GF wasn't that horrible, but it really hurt our feelings. We are worried that Kitty is always going to be very sad.
Today the kitten got out and kitty was able to eat with the kitten about 15-20 feet away, but hissed and growled like never before when this tiny little kitten started to come close.
Will this behavior stop? How do we take the next step? Are there signs we are doing permanent damage to Kitty's personality?
Bonus question: I feel SUPER guilty leaving the kitten alone in the office. Especially when we are at work all day. Is this horrible? What can I do?