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How to get older cat to get on with kitten?

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Sean Black - 31 May 2006 09:00 GMT
Have got two cats, male and female, had them from kittens, both from the
same litter for about 4 years.

The male, we rarely see. He comes in for food every now and then, once
he's eaten, he's off again, sometimes we don't see him for weeks at a
time.

The female spends most of the days outside, except for mealtimes, can
always be found very close to the house, she never goes very far, always
comes in at night, she likes her home comforts :-)

We have now got a new kitten, a male. Our older male cat has yet to put
in an appearance so hasn't met the new arrival so far. The female is not
too impressed with the new kitten. For the first couple of days, she was
off her food, although she is eating normally now. In the evening she
normally comes into the living room and sleeps on her favourite chair.
Now, she is very reluctant to come into the same room as the kitten. She
hasn't attacked him or anything, although she keeps a very sharp eye on
him, and will hiss at him, if he gets too close. The kitten is wary of
her, but doesn't seem frightened and he will attempt to approach her,
although not too close. They spend a lot of time staring at each other
from about 3 or 4 feet apart :-) Then the older cat will slink off into
another room and we won't see her for the rest of the evening.

I guess the older cat is just feeling jealous, after pretty much having
the run of the place to herself for so long. Is there anyway we can get
them to get along together? Will the older cat eventually get used to
the kitten? Any tips?

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Matthew aka NMR - 31 May 2006 17:15 GMT
Let it be  they will work it out  right now what you are doing is the best
thing leave them alone  only interfere if it turns to real violence where
blood or wounds are occurring

> Have got two cats, male and female, had them from kittens, both from the
> same litter for about 4 years.
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> them to get along together? Will the older cat eventually get used to the
> kitten? Any tips?
ThePeriwinkle - 01 Jun 2006 05:47 GMT
I had exactly the same problem when my boyfriend brought home a kitten 8
months ago. My 2 year old cat Monty was not impressed to say the least and
displayed the same behaviour as your cat, staring from a few feet, hissing
when approaching too close etc but after a few weeks he settled down and
started to interact with kitty. Now they get along fairly well. They don't
fight, only play fighting but when Monty has had enough he bats kitty off
and she gets the point. Monty basically tolerates her. Just make sure you
give your cats plenty of loves as I know kittens can take away alot of the
attention from them. And enjoy having a new furry little bundle of energy :)
Sean Black - 01 Jun 2006 08:41 GMT
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<447e7153$0$7855$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au>,
ThePeriwinkle <ThePeriwinkle@hotmail.com> writes
>I had exactly the same problem when my boyfriend brought home a kitten 8
>months ago. My 2 year old cat Monty was not impressed to say the least and
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>give your cats plenty of loves as I know kittens can take away alot of the
>attention from them. And enjoy having a new furry little bundle of energy :)

Thanks for the replies, guys. Will leave them to it to work it out
amongst themselves.

Kitten doesn't seem the least bothered anyway :-)

He walked right up to Fizz (the older one) last night, bold as brass,
while she was eating. Fizz took a swipe at him, but he jumped out the
way, after that there was just hissing, growling and sulking :-)

We'll just make sure to make a bit of extra fuss of Fizz, so she doesn't
feel too jealous or left out.
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