Resident Cat And New Kitten

[elishamariem]

Hello! I'm new to this site and I signed up to ask some advice. I have a resident cat that is about 2 years old..her name is Charlie. She's a fluffy Maine coon mix cat and she loves to cuddle. She is very much attached to me and sleeps with me every night. So recently I adopted a new kitten that is a few months old.Her name is Khaleesi. The kitten is a ball of energy and seems to bother my resident cat. Every time that my kitten sees my resident cat she runs over and tries to play.. but Charlie will not have it. Charlie will hiss and try to bite the kitten. Charlie will pin the kitten and bite her. She never draws blood and never goes for the kittens neck... but it's obvious she's very annoyed with her. I also have introduced them very slowly. I kept them completely separate for a week and a half. I did everything right in introducing them... but Charlie does not like the kitten still. I even bought some calming spray to see if it would stop the hissing... but that did not work. So my question is.. will Charlie ever accept my new kitten? Is there anything else I can do?

 

[tabbytom]

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[abyeb]

Welcome to TCS! We’re glad to have you here. I have a cat named Charlie, too!

Regarding the introduction, cats are territorial by nature, so introducing them can take some time and patience. But it definitely can be done! This article: How To Fix An Unsuccessful Cat Introduction gives some very helpful info.

 

[rubysmama]

Welcome to The Cat Site. First off, we love pictures here, so if you have pix of Charlie and Khaleesi, feel free to post them.

About Charlie's unwelcoming behaviour towards Khaleesi, abyeb has already posted a link to an article that might have some helpful ideas.

I've heard before that female cats don't always become best buds. Have they both been spayed? If not, that might help. Good luck.

 

[Kreatorcat]

Patience. New cat dynamics will work out(we hope).