I have two cats that are approaching two years of age who are littermates and have had no problems with each other. Niko is extremely affectionate, always sitting on my lap and purring. Mischeif is everything the name implies. She doesn't like being held, but she loves playing and she's a great cat. She compliments her sister very well.
My roommate just got a new kitten. An Egyptian Mau who is only 9 weeks old. He wasn't around to pick up Isis so I went and picked up Isis and made the new kitten feel at home. I played with her and pet her and she seems to be adjusting well.
The problem is the other two seem distressed over this. They have only seen Isis - I haven't let them do anything more then that - they currently are in seperate rooms. Now Niko won't come anywhere near me, running away from me and making small pathetic sounding chirping noises like I have done this great injustice to her. Mischeif sniffs me and runs away.
I want to introduce these cats right and I have read many different methods on the internet. Where as I have found many solutions to cat introductions I have not found much about the jealousy that incurs from the resident cats and how to deal with that. Any ideas? I don't want my cats to think they have been abandoned or replaced.
My roommate just got a new kitten. An Egyptian Mau who is only 9 weeks old. He wasn't around to pick up Isis so I went and picked up Isis and made the new kitten feel at home. I played with her and pet her and she seems to be adjusting well.
The problem is the other two seem distressed over this. They have only seen Isis - I haven't let them do anything more then that - they currently are in seperate rooms. Now Niko won't come anywhere near me, running away from me and making small pathetic sounding chirping noises like I have done this great injustice to her. Mischeif sniffs me and runs away.
I want to introduce these cats right and I have read many different methods on the internet. Where as I have found many solutions to cat introductions I have not found much about the jealousy that incurs from the resident cats and how to deal with that. Any ideas? I don't want my cats to think they have been abandoned or replaced.