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Thank you!
@seasaltysiren...Your kittens are just beautiful.
The advice given above is all spot on, with having cats/kittens being separated for awhile, and then slowly introduced, so that they don't go into 'fight or flight' mode, and begin cat fights.
But I'm really wondering, if what you are seeing is not just 'normal kitten behaviour'?
As in, are the kittens postering and 'play-fighting'? Is it playing...kitten style...or is it really aggression?
Even with stalking, hissing, growling...when it comes to kittens...it is not the same as with older cats.
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Oh, and remember...that this time is going to be very fun, and a little chaotic, too,...because both Gypsy and Mysti are kittens.
Take a lot of photos, and relax between 'crazy, zooming-kitten time', and remember to laugh. (Sure 'house rules' will have to happen, too,...but that will take time, as well.)
And what 'talkingpeanut' said is so true..."they will get back to this"...sleeping together and bonding. (they're probably playing..."who wants to be top kitten"...for now.)
I have them separated for now. I don't think they're actually fighting when together though... I think they might be establishing boundaries. I've read tons of articles, but thank you for listing some I'll check them out and see if I've already read them lol.
I know Gypsy stalks her toys... so that's her idea of playing... I noticed while playing with Mysti today that it sounds like she hisses at her toys while she swats at them... She hisses VERY quietly (Even when it was directed at Gypsy) So I've been wondering myself if it's not just kind of rough play... I've never had more than one cat at a time (even as a child growing up) so this is all very new to me.
I recently tried the rubbing them down with a sock and swapping socks... Mysti didn't want anything to do with Gypsy's sock, just sniffed it and walked off... Gypsy, however, started pouncing on the sock and biting it playing with it...
My friend who works with animals (vet tech) said she would keep them totally apart for 1-2 days then try to reintroduce them since they're so young... that it shouldn't be as long as if they were grown cats, and that it's good for them to establish boundaries (the hissing and swatting and whatnot)
I feel like I've been asking everyone I know for advice, and online, and it's all conflicting lol... I'm afraid I've over informed myself and confused myself!!!!