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I'm feeling really guilty but I really need help. I had cats for many years but made many mistakes with this introduction. I had a older cat for 18 years and got a Holy Birma named Minna when she was 4 years old. She is from a cattery and had kittens there 4 times. She is very clingy and always want to lick my hands. Both cats never really liked each other but tolerated each other - I'm living with my sister, so every cat had "her" human, room, toys. My beloved cat died last year and I thought that Minna would love to have a kitten, to groom and play. I got a very confident and energetic 3 month old British Shorthair named Mochi. I skipped the introduction phase because I thought she would love him like one of her kittens. Big mistake! She hates him, stalks him, corners him and hurt him (he had a claw in his tail and a bloody ear). He on the other hand growls and hisses at her, whenever he sees her. We tried for two months with them getting along - another mistake which I know now. I should have separeted them much sooner. The fighting got worse amd worse, culminating in Mochi having a bloody ear. We have them now separeted in two rooms, they can explore the flat but not together. I'm buying a door with netting so they can see but not hurt each other. So I'm starting from the absolut beginning. I helpful for every tip and suggeston. Please don't berate me, I'm feeling bad enough already. The introduction with Minna and my beloved older cat went well, I've never would have thought that she can be so extremly agressive.