I am really hoping that someone will know what I should do as my ituation at home with my cats is really upsetting me.
Basically 2 weeks ago my husband and I called our local cat rescue centre as we wanted to rehouse a cat. We were told about 2 cats (Mother and daughter) who's owner had kicked them out so they had been living in a garden but being fed by someone who lived in the street.
As soon as we heard the story we decided oto adopt them.
When we went to pick up the cats only the kitten was there so we brought her home, she settled in straight away and was loving and gorgeous.
Then we got a call a week and a half after taking the kitten home and were told that the other had turned up so as we had already agreed to take the two we took her home as well.
The problem is that the kitten hisses at the adult cat and if we stroke her she goes to bite us, hisses at us or scratches us.
The adult cat spends the day hiding under my bed and it makes me sad.
Please help
Can anyone help me with my Cat problem???
well the kitten is jellous spend time with both of the cats and they will learn to love each other
Reply:although they are mother and daughter the kitten has had the two of you to herself for 1 1/2 weeks she is the "queen" of the house and does not like the newbie interfering. in august, we introduced 2 cats that were not related to each by buying a collapsable kennel cage big enough to allow for play, litterbox, bed and dishes for food and water. we put our new baby girl into cage. for the first week she stayed in the cage while the older cat who we had since 3-21-07 had all access to all rooms and was able to observe kitten through cage. after the first week, we gradually would let tory out of cage for longer and longer periods. at beginning of sept. tory was staying out of cage overnight. we did not leave them unsupervised. yesterday, 9-25-07 was her first day out all day unsupervised in house with her"sister" betsy. the only thing that happened- tory knocked my pillow off my side of bed.
you may have to do the same to rintroduce the 2. just give them both lots of love, equal attention and time
Reply:Don't worry. They will soon remember each other. Keep them apart for a few days, allowing them to see each other and smell each other's stuff. In the meantime gain both cats' trust (wait until the mother feels comfortable with you). Then, bring them together for small periods of time, preferably at feeding time. When the hissing is much less, after a couple of days, leave them together more and more. They will become friendly again, I am sure. The process may take from 2 days to a month, but it will work. If they fight, separate them only if you see that there is danger of injury.
Reply:The kitten got one/one attention, love, etc for a couple of weeks, then learned he had to share you...just keep doing what you are doing, make sure the older cat is getting just as much attention and love, and let them be..baby will come around when he realizes there is enough of you 2 for the both of them, give them both time...Good Luck!!
Reply:The kitten is territorial. It's a cat thing. Correct kitty and have them spend time with each other under supervision. They should learn to get along. They are both female, so it could get interesting. If the kitten gets physically aggressive, spritz her with a spray bottle and show who the boss is. She'll learn the house rules if you teach her.
Reply:Either give them time to adjust to each other on their own cat terms or return the older cat. We had a younger cat/kitten and she was very antisocial like that to newcomers...her companion/sister died in a freak accident when we were not home so we got her a new friend from the pet store. It took her 2 weeks to adjust to him, she would hiss and spit and scratch if he came near here and if you were holding her and went near the new guy she would just about tear your hands off getting away...now they are best friends, groom each other and curl up together. Give the hissy kitten time to adjust on her own, if in a couple weeks they are still not getting along then find the older one a new home.
Reply:So sorry to hear this problem. It is because they were separated. They don't rec anise there sibling. Give the cats time to get re a gaunted with one another. I have a couple cats that bite also I don't know why that is I raised all my cats with love...Have Patience with them they should chill out....Best of Luck
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