Hi there I'm in need of some help, i have a cat called Sally who is 9-10yrs old we decided to get a new kitten i was thinking at the time it would be good for Sally to have a little friend to play with, i was wrong about that the kitten is so the opposite of sally he wants to play and has loads of energy his name is Raider (husband chose it) when they met the was lots of growling and hissing from Sally i don't have the space in my hose to keep him in a room so he sleeps in the kitchen i did all i could think of and what i found when researching on how to introduce them cross matching their scents small slow meetings but last couple of days Sally has been hiding upstairs in the corner of my room i did buy a rescue remedy made with holly this was said to calm the cat against an intruder and help with feelings of jealousy I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it but shes not the same, i really don't want to give up the kitten but Sally is the main cat and i don't want her to feel left out.
She is a very timid cat anyway when our daughter is up and downstairs Sally is usually upstairs and comes down when she goes for her nap and then same again at night.
The kitten is also trying to eat Sally's food and he keeps using her litter tray, i read that the should not need to share litter trays, eating areas and sleeping areas, I've made sure this is not the case but I'm at a loss, i love sally dearly she is my baby but i am also starting to get attached to the kitten and my daughter loves him, I don't want to re-home him so if anyone out there can help me i would be so very grateful.
Sorry for the long story ;-)
Thanks
Vicki
Sally&Raider
She is a very timid cat anyway when our daughter is up and downstairs Sally is usually upstairs and comes down when she goes for her nap and then same again at night.
The kitten is also trying to eat Sally's food and he keeps using her litter tray, i read that the should not need to share litter trays, eating areas and sleeping areas, I've made sure this is not the case but I'm at a loss, i love sally dearly she is my baby but i am also starting to get attached to the kitten and my daughter loves him, I don't want to re-home him so if anyone out there can help me i would be so very grateful.
Sorry for the long story ;-)
Thanks
Vicki
Sally&Raider