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Hello everyone!
We have a 6mo old female resident kitty, Harlie. She was fostered with a bunch of cats and kittens, and when we bought her she was in a showcase with other kittens as well. We have had her since she was 12 weeks old.
About 4 days ago, we brought home a 14week male kitten who we named Loki. He is from a household with about 10 other cats. We have kept Harlie and Loki seperated for the most part.
On the first day, Harlie seemed quite intrigued by our newest addition. Even went right up to the carrier and sniffed him out with no sounds. So, we decided to open the carrier after about a half hour and she started to hiss and growl and we have had them seperated ever since.
Today, Harlie and Loki spent hours smelling each other under the door with no growling or hissing - so we decided to give it another try. They were kind of hesitant at first. Harlie gives Loki the death stare but no sounds. Eventually, it started to look like they were playing. Ears were normal, I didn’t see any claws come out, no sounds, no puffy tails - but Harlie wouldn’t stop chasing Loki and making him trip and fall. All Loki wanted to do was play with the toys or lay down. He eventually just starting rolling onto his back. After about a half hour of being chased, and after Harlie knocked him down again, he hissed at her basically saying “enough!” and we seperated them. They are now in their seperate rooms again.
Does anyone know what was happening? Loki is extremely tiny compared to her, and I’m not gonna lie, she can be a bit of a pain sometimes even to us. We don’t know if it’s normal, her being a bully or trying to assert her dominance over him.
Please help! Any advice would be greatly appreciated
We have a 6mo old female resident kitty, Harlie. She was fostered with a bunch of cats and kittens, and when we bought her she was in a showcase with other kittens as well. We have had her since she was 12 weeks old.
About 4 days ago, we brought home a 14week male kitten who we named Loki. He is from a household with about 10 other cats. We have kept Harlie and Loki seperated for the most part.
On the first day, Harlie seemed quite intrigued by our newest addition. Even went right up to the carrier and sniffed him out with no sounds. So, we decided to open the carrier after about a half hour and she started to hiss and growl and we have had them seperated ever since.
Today, Harlie and Loki spent hours smelling each other under the door with no growling or hissing - so we decided to give it another try. They were kind of hesitant at first. Harlie gives Loki the death stare but no sounds. Eventually, it started to look like they were playing. Ears were normal, I didn’t see any claws come out, no sounds, no puffy tails - but Harlie wouldn’t stop chasing Loki and making him trip and fall. All Loki wanted to do was play with the toys or lay down. He eventually just starting rolling onto his back. After about a half hour of being chased, and after Harlie knocked him down again, he hissed at her basically saying “enough!” and we seperated them. They are now in their seperate rooms again.
Does anyone know what was happening? Loki is extremely tiny compared to her, and I’m not gonna lie, she can be a bit of a pain sometimes even to us. We don’t know if it’s normal, her being a bully or trying to assert her dominance over him.
Please help! Any advice would be greatly appreciated