Now I know this has been discussed, but I couldn't find any posts that
fit my current situation. I have a total of four older cats, the
youngest of which is about eight (but I'm not sure if we count him as
'ours' since he is actually quite terrified of us for some reason and
won't come near us if he can avoid it. All that feeding and
care-taking we've been doing the last eight years, oh horror! Poor
kitty ;)) and the oldest will be thirteen in a few months. My oldest
(Peekaboo by name) only shares the house with our eleven-year-old, who
is actually Peek's 'kitten'. The other two are outdoor only. But
yesterday a kitten showed up on our doorstep and (pending a vet visit)
we intend to keep her.

The biggest problem here is going to be adjusting Peekaboo to Kaylee
(the kitten). Peek has never been an overly friendly cat and doesn't
even seem to like Sweets (the eleven-year-old 'kitten') too much. But
lately she has gotten much worse, hissing and growling when anyone
other than my mother or sister so much as walk past her. She's had
other health problems, and we've all accepted that she probably won't
be with us much longer. This is probably not the best time to be
taking in a new cat, but now is when Kaylee appeared and we can't turn
her away.

If anyone has any recommendations for how to ease the adjustment for
Peekaboo, please share. I really want this to work, and to minimize
the shock for Peek.

Thanks for reading my rambles, and for any advice you can give.

-Coru